Features, Machinery

Summer Series: Old machines,new technology

Reading Time: < 1 minute One of my first jobs was working as a mechanic’s helper at a farm equipment…

July 22, 2024

Features, Machinery

Joining forces for new innovations

Reading Time: < 1 minute Alberta ranchers Austin and his father Larry Ruud came up with an idea for a…

April 9, 2024

Equipment, Machinery

More features = more of your money

Reading Time: < 1 minute An unusual thing happened in the automotive industry during the last couple of years. Or,…

May 3, 2023

Must Reads

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  CNH shows off its new farm tech

  Reading Time: < 1 minute We are in a difficult world,” said Scott Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial, as he…

  April 11, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  Putting autonomous machinery to the test

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Anyone who has operated or worked on repairing machinery has from time to time cursed…

  March 28, 2023

• Crops, Machinery

  

  If you can’t spray ’em… terminate them

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Maybe they can resist chemicals, but they can’t resist being crushed — or at least…

  March 14, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  The energy transition for tractors has already begun

  Reading Time: < 1 minute This fall at the annual Bauma construction machinery show in Munich, Germany, Volvo Penta, a…

  February 23, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  Should we pay more attention to European tractor competitions?

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Here in North America, many producers have a favourite farm machinery brand and wouldn’t think…

  February 8, 2023

• Guide Business, Machinery

  Good, clean fun. The man behind #andyclean

  Reading Time: < 1 minute Business in 2023 is different. Sure, there are still the traditional paths. Some farmers still…

  January 4, 2023

Machinery

Versatile brings updated Fury line of high-speed discs to Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

By Greg Berg September 11, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Versatile has added four new widths to its Fury line of high-speed discs. The company’s latest model was on display at the 2025 Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario.

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Machinery

Electric tractor wins innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show

September 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Haggerty AgRobotics won an equipment innovation award at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show 2025 near Woodstock.

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Machinery, Reuters, Weather

AI is transforming weather forecasting − and that could be a game changer for farmers around the world

By The Conversation via Reuters Connect September 3, 2025

Reading Time: 4 minutes In many low- and middle-income countries, accurate weather forecasts remain out of reach, limited by the high technology costs and infrastructure demands of traditional forecasting models. A new wave of AI-powered weather forecasting models has the potential to change that.

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Machinery

Precision ag, right to repair policies priority for Association of Equipment Manufacturers

By Geralyn Wichers August 28, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Policies that help farmers adopt precision technology and maintain their right to repair are among priorities for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers ahead of the fall parliamentary session.

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Machinery, Reuters

Deere’s quarterly profit falls as U.S. tariffs bite farm equipment margins

By Reuters August 14, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Deere & Co reported a lower third-quarter profit and tightened its annual profit forecast on Thursday, as U.S. tariffs dent margins on its farm equipment, sending the company's shares down six per cent.

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Machinery, Reuters

CNH Industrial posts upbeat results as cost-cuts cushion slump in equipment demand

By Reuters August 1, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial reported second-quarter profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates on Friday, as its ongoing effort to reduce costs helped offset pressures from lower sales and production.

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Machinery

MacDon shows new FD2 Plus FlexDraper at Ag in Motion

New FlexDraper has two inches of extra flex at cutterbar

By Greg Berg July 16, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute MacDon's new FD2 Plus FlexDraper was on display at the Ag in Motion 2025. It has two inches of extra flex at the cutterbar allowing it to follow the contour of the ground more efficiently to harvest more crop.

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Machinery, News

Ag in Motion innovation awards showcase top 2025 ag technology

Ceremony recognized new on-farm technology across five categories

By Jonah Grignon July 15, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes The 2025 Ag in Motion Innovation Awards celebrated winners across five categories: agronomics, agtech, business solutions, environmental sustainability and equipment.

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Crops, Machinery

Artificial intelligence put to work on extension

Farm Credit Canada, Results Driven Agriculture Research unveil AI tool designed to produce ‘timely advice’ for farmers

By Robert Arnason July 9, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Farm Credit Canada and Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR) have unveiled a generative artificial intelligence tool called Root

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Machinery, News, Reuters

Deere must face FTC’s antitrust lawsuit over repair costs, US judge rules

Suite alleges Deere violated U.S. antitrust laws by controlling too tightly where and how farmers could repair equipment

By Mike Scarcella, Reuters June 10, 2025

Reading Time: 2 minutes Agriculture equipment giant Deere must face a lawsuit by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission accusing the company of forcing farmers to use its authorized dealer network and driving up their costs for parts and repairs, a U.S. judge has ruled.

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