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.



Main photo: the brakes on a towed trailer

How to overhaul electric trailer brakes

What you’ll find, and what to look for, when you pull the wheel hubs off an old stock trailer

Let’s look at what you’ll find when you pull the wheel hubs off your livestock trailer, and what you need to consider to keep those electrical brakes in good working condition.


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.




Competitors had to put a ball in a hoop using bale forks. Photo: Kristy Nudds

Farm disconnect becomes farm policy disconnect

The people drafting Canadian agriculture policy should understand agriculture and how it will impact the day-to-day reality of farms

The people drafting Canadian agriculture policy should understand agriculture and how said policy will impact the day-to-day realities faced by farmers, Farmtario’s Kristy Nudds writes.



A sod turning ceremony in Crystal City, Man., marks the start of a facility expansion for Manitoba farm equipment manufacturer PhiBer Manufacturing on June 5, 2025. Photo: PhiBer Manufacturing

Federal money to grow Manitoba agriculture manufacturers

Manitoba’s agricultural manufacturing sector got a financial booster shot Aug. 28, with benefiting companies ranging from faba bean processors to farm equipment makers

Manitoba’s agricultural manufacturing sector got a financial booster shot Aug. 28, with benefiting companies ranging from faba bean processors to farm equipment makers.