Agriculture Machinery & Farming Equipment

New livestock transport rules include grace period for all sectors

By Dave Bedard December 20, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Enforcement of new federal rules for livestock transport, due to take effect Feb. 20, will focus on handler education and awareness for the first two years — and across all affected livestock species, not just cattle. The now-amended Humane Transportation of Animals regulations are meant to focus on the time frames during which animals are […] Read more

A rendition, by Genitique, of the planned biomethanization plant to be built at Warwick, about 65 km southeast of Trois-Rivieres. (Groupe CNW/Energir)

Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery

Quebec ag co-op to power up on dairy cattle manure

By GFM Staff December 16, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes About a dozen Quebec dairy farms will be getting their collective manure together next year for the province’s first-ever ag co-operative devoted to renewable natural gas. Coop Agri-Energie Warwick, launched Monday, plans to start construction this spring on a $12 million biomethanization plant which will take in slurry and manure from dairy cattle mixed with […] Read more

A 2018 Ford Super Duty F-250 Lariat. (Ford.com)

General, Machinery, Reuters

Ford recalls Super Duty pickups on post-crash fire risk

By Reuters December 13, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — Ford Motor Co. said Friday it would recall 547,538 of its Ford Super Duty pickup trucks across the U.S., Canada and Mexico, citing the risk of a post-crash interior fire. The second-largest U.S. automaker said the recall covers certain models between the years 2017 and 2019 with carpet flooring that could experience a […] Read more

General, Machinery, Weather

NFU paper lays out solutions for climate, farming challenges

By MarketsFarm Team December 13, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes MarketsFarm — The global climate crisis is interlinked with the financial crisis on Canadian farms, according to a new discussion paper from the National Farmers Union (NFU). The paper proposes changes to agriculture practices that could help the sector become part of the solution to both major issues. Compiled by Darrin Qualman in collaboration with […] Read more

AGCO adds two new models with Dyna-4 “brake-to-clutch” transmissions to its MF 5700 Global Series tractor line.

Equipment, Machinery, Machinery Guide

AGCO adds to its Global Massey Ferguson tractor line

Two new 5700 Series models hit the market for 2020

By Scott Garvey December 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes In the last couple of years, major brands have been producing utility and mid-range tractors with powershift transmissions that don’t require clutching. In October AGCO announced it, too, is adding that type of transmission to its “Global” 5700 Series Massey Ferguson tractor family. Two new models, the 100-horsepower 5710D and 111-horsepower 5711D models will join […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Dairy Cattle, Livestock, Machinery

Cattle producers get longer phase-in on new transport regs

By GFM Staff December 12, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes New federal livestock transport regulations, due to come into force in February, will now roll out on a longer timeline for the beef and dairy cattle sectors. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau has announced a “two-year transition period” for bovines, which is meant to provide “time to gather more data on effective solutions concerning the […] Read more

A uMetos soil moisture monitor at work. (Metos.at)

Crops, Machinery, Weather

Field monitoring systems to cast wider Canadian net

By GFM Staff December 11, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes Farmers will soon get a new entry point in the Internet of Things (IoT) as a new company brings field monitoring tools and services to the Canadian market. Austrian tech firm Pessl Instruments and Winnipeg-based Glacier FarmMedia, the owner of this website, on Wednesday announced a new joint venture, Metos Canada, to market and support […] Read more

Schuler’s MS550 multi-screw vertical mixer has a mixing capacity of 550 cubic feet. (SchulerMfg.net)

Crops, Forages, Machinery

Vermeer buys TMR mixer maker Schuler

By GFM Staff December 10, 2019

Reading Time: 2 minutes U.S. hay and forage equipment manufacturer Vermeer Corp. is expanding its reach in the cattle feeding business with a deal for fellow Iowa firm Schuler Manufacturing. Vermeer announced Wednesday it purchased Schuler for an undisclosed sum and that Schuler products will still “initially” be sold under the Schuler brand, but with an “intentional transition” to […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

That’s progress: Event rebrands as ‘Canada’s Farm Show’

By GFM Staff December 9, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute One of Canada’s biggest annual trade shows is downsizing its brand to three words for 2020. Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. (REAL) announced Monday that Canada’s Farm Progress Show, running June 16 to 18 next year at Regina’s Evraz Place, will now be titled Canada’s Farm Show, with a “new visual identity.” “With the increase of […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

Pattison to shut one Saskatchewan Deere dealership

By GFM Staff December 4, 2019

Reading Time: < 1 minute Pattison Agriculture’s chain of Deere ag equipment dealerships in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is preparing to cut one link. The Prairie farm equipment sales and service arm of B.C.’s Jim Pattison Group announced Tuesday on its website and social media it will permanently close its dealership at Foam Lake, Sask. effective Dec. 31. The Pattison store […] Read more

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