CLAAS Celebrates Milestone with Special TERRA TRAC Combine

Dec 03, 2024
By Ryan Ridley
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

Special Wrapped Combine for 500,000th Units Produced

In case you missed it, CLAAS has rolled out a special edition combine to celebrate a special milestone.

The company recently celebrated the production of 500,000 global combines.

CLAAS has unveiled its newest flagship combine harvester: the 8900 TERRA TRAC wrapped in a special edition design.

This machine is specifically designed for the North American market, boasting a maximum engine output of 780 horsepower, making it ideal for large-scale farms seeking to maximize productivity and efficiency.

Beyond its power, the 8900 TERRA TRAC incorporates several features designed to enhance performance and user experience. The machine prioritizes throughput, allowing you to harvest larger areas in less time.

Additionally, the new TERRA TRAC emphasizes efficiency, minimizing operational costs and maximizing output.

Farms.com caught up with Greg Frenzel to take a look at the new specially wrapped combine.

Watch the below video to see it for yourself.

Video: Alberta Honey: A Day at Molenkamp Honey Farms

When was the last time you read the label on your honey?

We spent a day at Molenkamp Honey Farms with Michael Molenkamp, who has been keeping bees for 17 seasons and runs three to four thousand hives. In mid-September, he was finishing treatments and getting his bees ready for winter, and he walked us through how Alberta honey gets made.

Alberta has just 150 commercial beekeepers running 300,000 colonies, and together they produce 40% of Canada’s honey. Long summer days and golden canola fields give Alberta honey a light flavour that’s hard to match anywhere else.

Molenkamp calls Alberta beekeepers some of the most resilient farmers he knows. There’s plenty of Alberta honey to go around, but a lot on our shelves isn’t from here, so his ask is simple. Give the label a second look and choose honey made by Alberta beekeepers, or buy straight from a beekeeper near you.