Fendt, Case IH, Kubota Headline Major Equipment Reveals at 2026 Farm Progress Show
05 September 2026, Iowa: Nearly every major farm equipment manufacturer used the 2026 Farm Progress Show to introduce new tractors, planters and retrofit automation systems, with several companies emphasizing affordable add-on technology for existing machines rather than only competing on horsepower and size. The reveals were compiled in a roundup published September 4, 2026.
Fendt, a brand of Association of Equipment Manufacturers member AGCO, introduced what it called its largest planter to date, the 80 foot Momentum model, which spans 32 rows at 30 inch spacing and carries a 130 bushel seed hopper and a 1,000 gallon fertilizer tank. Fendt also unveiled the second generation 1100 Vario MT track tractor, rated up to 680 horsepower with an active hydraulically driven steerable axle, in what the company said was its first global tractor introduction to be held in the United States. A smaller 300 Vario Gen5 series tractor, in the 113 to 152 horsepower range, was also shown with a redesigned cab and updated electronics.
British manufacturer JCB introduced its Fastrac 6300 Series high speed tractor, rated at 335 horsepower with a top road speed of 41 miles per hour, hydropneumatic suspension and hydraulic flow of up to 106 gallons per minute, positioning it for both field work and road transport tasks. The model is beginning to arrive at select North American dealers.
Precision agriculture supplier PTx Trimble showed two retrofit systems aimed at extending the life of existing sprayers and tractors: Symphony Vision, a camera based system for targeted spraying that can be added to sprayers already in a farmer’s fleet, and OutRun, a retrofit autonomy platform currently compatible with John Deere 8R tractors and select Fendt models, with compatibility for Deere’s larger 9R tractor planned.
Kubota introduced WorkSmart Autosteer, a retrofit guidance system starting at a 6,000 dollar manufacturer’s suggested retail price, aimed at bringing autosteer technology, normally associated with large row crop tractors, to compact and utility tractors used on smaller farms and specialty operations. Massey Ferguson, another AGCO brand, unveiled a new N-Series split and narrow row planter available in six configurations with 15 to 22 inch row spacing and factory installed Precision Planting technology, aimed at soybean growers seeking faster canopy closure.
Case IH showed an updated WD6 Series windrower with field yield variation mapping and active hydraulic flotation, along with updates to its Axial-Flow 160 Series combines that add its FieldOps data platform and SenseApply targeted spraying system. The company also displayed Heartland and Providence Magnum tractors finished in a red, white and blue paint scheme marking the 250th anniversary of American independence. New Holland introduced three new compact utility tractor models, the Workmaster 45C, 50C and 55C, spanning 47 to 57 horsepower, alongside a next generation Roll-Belt round baler slated for 2027 with optional automated bale wrapping. German manufacturer CLAAS used the show to roll out a new three family tractor lineup for the North American market, the Arion 6, Axion 8 and Axion 9 series, spanning roughly 165 to 450 horsepower, as part of a push to grow its U.S. market share.
Industry observers at the show noted that the dominant theme was retrofitting precision and autonomy technology onto machines farmers already own, a lower cost path to productivity gains at a time when high interest rates and softer commodity prices have depressed new equipment sales across North America.
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