White Farm Equipment collection is a labour of love for Craig Rubeniuk of Gilbert Plains
White tractor tour supports rural Manitoba community
Unusual farm equipment collection is a labour of love for Craig Rubeniuk of Gilbert Plains
Electric eWeeder coming to North America
British companies Garford and RootWave team up to build a weed-control implement that doesn’t use chemicals
New weed control equipment coming to North America farmers to electrocute weeds rather than killing by chemical.
Can autonomous systems cut costs on the farm?
Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits
Agco claims its prototype Outrun autonomous system has return on investment benefits.
Light-based seed destructor opens door for smaller combines
Horsepower has been a limiting factor for seed destructors — Maybe not anymore
Combine horsepower has been a limiting factor for seed destructors. With new light-based technology, farmers with smaller machines can get non-chemical weed control on their combines.
John Deere expands right to repair
Customer Service Advisor and mobile app now available in Canada
John Deere says producers and independent shops will have more access to technical knowledge through its Customer Service Advisor and mobile app, thus giving more room on right to repair.
Rite Way and Morris to operate under new parent company
Farmers may soon begin seeing new names appearing on the sides of implements made by Rite Way Manufacturing and Morris Equipment as the two brands begin operating under parent company Superior Farms Equipment Ltd.
Nominations open for international Women in Ag Award
Do you know a woman working in agriculture that has made an outstanding contribution to the industry? If so, a nomination to receive an international “Women in Ag Award” may be in order.
‘Mobile skills lab’ to promote careers in ag
Saskatchewan equipment manufacturers receive government funding aimed at finding more workers
A new high-tech “Careers in Ag Mobile Skills Lab” will begin a summer tour of Saskatchewan at Ag in Motion July 16 to 18 to help develop a “talent pipeline” for ag and ag equipment manufacturing.
Başak Traktör of Turkey looks to move Versatile brand forward
Buhler Industries announced the Turkish firm had bought its majority stake
“One of the keys for us was making sure we found a partner that was committed to preserving the Versatile and Farm King brands,” said Adam Reid, VP of sales and marketing at Versatile. “We wanted to make sure the viability of the plant here in Winnipeg and our staff was secure. And taking care of all of our stakeholders, the suppliers, shareholders.”
Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017
Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics
In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.
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