Features, Machinery

Summer Series: Old machines,new technology

Reading Time: 4 minutes One of my first jobs was working as a mechanic’s helper at a farm equipment dealership…

July 22, 2024

Features, Machinery

Joining forces for new innovations

Reading Time: 4 minutes Alberta ranchers Austin and his father Larry Ruud came up with an idea for a new…

April 9, 2024

Equipment, Machinery

More features = more of your money

Reading Time: 4 minutes An unusual thing happened in the automotive industry during the last couple of years. Or, rather,…

May 3, 2023

Must Reads

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  CNH shows off its new farm tech

  Reading Time: 4 minutes We are in a difficult world,” said Scott Wine, CEO of CNH Industrial, as he took…

  April 11, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  Putting autonomous machinery to the test

  Reading Time: 4 minutes Anyone who has operated or worked on repairing machinery has from time to time cursed the…

  March 28, 2023

• Crops, Machinery

  

  If you can’t spray ’em… terminate them

  Reading Time: 4 minutes Maybe they can resist chemicals, but they can’t resist being crushed — or at least not…

  March 14, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  

  The energy transition for tractors has already begun

  Reading Time: 4 minutes This fall at the annual Bauma construction machinery show in Munich, Germany, Volvo Penta, a longtime…

  February 23, 2023

• Equipment, Machinery

  Should we pay more attention to European tractor competitions?

  Reading Time: 4 minutes Here in North America, many producers have a favourite farm machinery brand and wouldn’t think of…

  February 8, 2023

• Guide Business, Machinery

  Good, clean fun. The man behind #andyclean

  Reading Time: 4 minutes Business in 2023 is different. Sure, there are still the traditional paths. Some farmers still work…

  January 4, 2023

Machinery, News

More Canadian companies at Agritechnica 2025

By John Greig 5 days ago

Reading Time: 4 minutes A record number of Canadian agriculture machinery and tech companies are at Agritechnica 2025, with exporters being more aggresive looking for new markets.

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Machinery

Claas Axion 9.450 tractor wins ‘Tractor of the Year’ at Agritechnica 2025

By Greg Berg November 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute On opening day of Agritechnica 2025, Claas’ Axion 9.450 Terra Trac tractor was awarded ‘Tractor of the Year’ for 2026 in the HighPower category.

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Machinery

Case IH reveals new Optum tractor at Agritechnica 2025

By Greg Berg November 10, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute Case IH reveals its new Optum tractor at Agritechnica 2025.

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Machinery, News

Association of Equipment Manufacturers sets up lobby in Ottawa

By Geralyn Wichers October 3, 2025

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, an organization representing North America’s agriculture and construction equipment makers, is setting up an office in Ottawa.

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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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