Padraic George shows the fence system he developed to keep rodents out of combines. Photo: John Greig

Electric fence to keep mice out of combines

Rodent Shield Systems, shown at Germany’s Agritechnica 2025 show, meant to reduce mice and rat damage while combines are in storage

Rodent Shield Systems reduces off-season damage in stored combines from mice and rats via an electric fence.



New Holland tractor can run on methane.

Methane power opens door for farm-made fuel

New Holland’s methane-powered tractor is ready to hit dealerships, particularly in Europe where on-farm methane producing biodigesters are more common

New Holland unveiled its production-ready version of a T7.270 methane-powered tractor at Germany’s Agritechnica 2025 farm show.

Zoomlions diesel-electric drive combine got a lot of interest at Agritechnica 2025. Photo: John Greig

VIDEO: Agritechnica 2025 Day 3

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show

Zoomlion’s diesel-electric hybrid combine drives draws interest, data standards look to keep up to technology change and tractors of the year are named at German farm show Agritechnica 2025.


Equipment manufacturing

Equipment manufacturing may return to Canada

The United States’ aggressive tariff policy could force a return to a pre-trade pact manufacturing landscape in Canada

Some ag equipment and automotive manufacturers are now adjusting their production and distribution to avoid tariff costs in relation to supplying the Canadian market.






A grain dryer and grain bin on the show grounds at Ag in Motion 2025.

Get your wet grains storage-ready: VIDEO

Farmers, you worked hard to get that crop to the combine, don’t let grain drying or grain bin storage headaches spoil that effort this harvest

Don’t let grain spoilage ruin your harvest: Installing a grain dryer shouldn’t be a last-minute decision, and a little preparation for bin monitoring can avoid a lot of farmer headaches.