A Brandt manufacturing facility in Moose Jaw, Sask.

Brandt adds to New Zealand holdings

Deal brings North Island construction, forestry and ag equipment market under one umbrella

Saskatchewan equipment firm Brandt Group of Companies has added another arm to its international reach. The Regina-based manufacturer of grain handling and tillage equipment and John Deere distributor said Aug. 31 that it had acquired New Zealand equipment company Wairarapa Machinery Services Ltd. The acquired company is 100 kilometres northeast of the country’s capital, Wellington. The dealership will

A Concord Disc Drill HD double-disc opener. (ConcordSeeding.com)

Concord seeding equipment brand to be discontinued

Products and designs to continue, but under Vaderstad banner

A brand of air seeding equipment dating back almost five decades in North Dakota and beyond is poised to disappear in the 2024 model year. Concord — a brand owned since 2021 by an arm of Swedish seeding, planting and tillage equipment firm Väderstad — will no longer be sold under the Concord name, the


Provincial leaders at the Association of Manitoba Municipalities pre-election debate in April.

KAP, AMM set election priorities for rural Manitoba

Rural Manitoba could be key battleground in the upcoming election

With the provincial election less than two months away, rural Manitoba could become an important battleground. The rural/urban split falls roughly along party lines, so the provincial Tories must shore up support in their traditional strongholds of rural Manitoba if they want to remain in office. Their counterparts in the NDP will need to make

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U.S. grains: wheat pares gains after 5-month top; corn, soybeans retreat

The market pulled back from five-month highs as Russia appeared to slow its port attacks

Chicago | Reuters – Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat futures Wv1 pared gains after setting five-month highs on Tuesday after Russia’s attacks on Ukrainian ports and grain infrastructure raised concerns about long-term global supplies and triggered a round of fund short-covering, analysts said. The wheat market pared gains and even dipped lower at times


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At Ag in Motion: Seeding equipment gets its closeup

Multiple manufacturers seize opportunity to compare offerings

Ag in Motion’s 2023 edition continued to make equipment demonstrations a central part of its presentation to farmers. Not only can farmers kick the tires on a machine of interest — they can actually see how it performs compared to competitors. That definitely helps inspire confidence when making a buying decision. This year the show

Funding is available for upgrades to hog barn ventilation systems, which can help stop the spread of diseases such as porcine epidemic diarrhea.

Tight S-CAP deadline raises concern

The new funding focuses on sustainability and food safety

While the ag sector is welcoming the latest program announcement under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP), farm groups say there’s not a lot of time to get the paperwork in. “I think there are benefits for farmers across the board and I do give credit to [Manitoba Agriculture] minister Johnson and the department for


People mover 
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“Off the Beaten Path” research tour.

Excitement building for Ag in Motion

Ag in Motion will return to Langham, Sask., this year from July 18-20

All the favourite field tours and demonstrations will be back at this year’s Ag in Motion show, and according to show director, Rob O’Connor, the excitement is building. “I think what excites me as a show director is how the farmers really take the time to look at what’s here,” he said. O’Connor is in

“It doesn’t yet seem like there’s an abundance of used equipment in the market at this point, whereas before the pandemic, there would have been a good amount of used out there.” – Landis Stankievech, Trochu Motors.

Farm equipment status quo returns

Prices are still high, but experts say that’s largely not due to stalled supply chains

Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been a long, hard road, but the Canadian farm equipment industry is mostly back to its pre-pandemic state. The pull effect of two years of high sales has worked its way through the system and supply chain complications have eased. That means farmers are more likely to get their equipment when


Manitoba’s first potash mine begins production

Manitoba’s first potash mine begins production

Business plan focuses on local economic development

After decades of exploration and several attempts, Manitoba’s first potash mine is up and running. The Potash and Agri Development Corporation of Manitoba (PADCOM) mine is near Harrowby, 16 kilometres west of Russell. It is expected to produce between 100,000 and 250,000 tonnes of potash per year. “After years of researching the potential of this

For too long, the right to repair has been a casualty of the digital economy.

Comment: Giving Canadians the ‘right to repair’

This would empower consumers, support competition and benefit the environment

On March 28, the Canadian government’s budget announcement introduced a plan to implement a “right to repair” for electronic devices and home appliances in 2024, alongside a new five-year tax credit worth $4.5 billion for Canadian clean tech manufacturers. The federal government will begin consultations on the plan in the summer. The right to repair