New farming video game on the way

Feb 25, 2016

Could be released by fall 2016

By Diego Flammini
Assistant Editor, North American Content
Farms.com

Video gamers with a passion for agriculture, farmers with an interest in video games and everyone in between could see a new farming video game on store shelves by fall 2016.

Farming 2017: The Simulation will be available on PC and traditional game consoles including Xbox One and PS4.

The game allows players to run nearly every aspect of their farms.

From planting, harvesting and spraying to marketing products and reinvesting into better equipment, the player can be in complete control of the entire farm.

“Farming Simulator is a one of a kind story in the video game industry,” said Cédric Lagarrigue, president of Focus Home Interactive (the game’s publisher) in a release. “Years ago we imagined a unique destiny for this game.”

Not much is known about any possible new features of the game but one thing that is confirmed is that agricultural manufacturer Lely is on board as a licence partner.

As a result, some of Lely’s products including the Lely Splendimo 900 MC Mower, the Lely Astronaut A4 Milking Robot and the Lely Luna cow brush will be available to game players.

Join the discussion and tell us if you’re interested in playing the new farming video game when it’s released.

Video: New colours and more durability for Case IH RB6 round balers

Farmers will see a new look and more efficiency and durability from Case IH's RB6 Series variable chamber round balers for model year 2026. In this report from the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois, Case livestock product specialist Brian Williams notes that the first thing farmers will notice is a new colour scheme. "For the tailgate, the frame, and also the pickup, we've changed to our Case IH red colour. One of the really nice things about changing that colour scheme is that you're able to see that crop flowing into the baler much better from the tractor." There's also changes to the pickup with the addition of a second roller. "On the 566 model, you can get it with the double windrower roller," says Williams. "For our customers that are baling corn stalks or large windrows, it helps to push that windrow down to let that feed into the chamber, so that they're able to bale a little bit faster, because everyone's looking for better efficiency." There are also modifications to the rollers in the bale chamber — the stripper roll and the fixed roll have been combined into a one-piece roller. "There's no welds on those rollers, so the dependability is going to be far greater than our previous model," adds Williams.