Insights and Stories on Machinery

Buhler pulls Farm King manufacturing back to Canada

Nov. 23, 2020 at 7:58 pm CST

Winnipeg farm equipment maker Buhler Industries is relocating its Farm King manufacturing work back to Canada from the U.S. this winter. After consolidating its U.S. manufacturing this summer into one plant at Willmar, Minn., about 140 km west of Minneapolis, the company said Thursday it will also halt production at […]

Agriculture training re-imagined: Programs evolve to fit modern needs

Nov. 20, 2020 at 2:24 pm CST

By Diana Martin

Massey Ferguson rolls out new E series compact tractors

Nov. 19, 2020 at 4:17 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Deere buys up ag software maker Harvest Profit

Nov. 19, 2020 at 3:25 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Telus’ farm and food sector acquisitions take new shape

Nov. 15, 2020 at 9:36 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

John Deere debuts new high-flow snow blowers

Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:36 pm CST

John Deere recently introduced three new snow blower models compatible with its compact track loader, compact wheel loader and skid steer models. The SB72D, SB78D and SB84D Snow Blowers have a direct drive motor at the auger and impeller and two auger options capable of moving snow up to 45 […]

By Glacier FarmMedia

Equipment dealer chain Rocky Mountain to go private

Nov. 3, 2020 at 5:25 pm CST

Canada’s biggest farm equipment dealership chain has made a deal to take itself private after almost 13 years on the TSX. Rocky Mountain Dealerships (RME) announced Monday it has an agreement in place with a numbered Alberta company controlled by CEO Garrett Ganden and board chairman Matthew Campbell, for 100 […]

By Dave Bedard

Tech firm aims to boost regenerative ag through A.I., machine learning

Nov. 2, 2020 at 10:02 pm CST

A Vancouver ag tech firm is pitching a proposal to both public- and private-sector investors that would use Microsoft technology to help the ag sector “pull carbon from the air.” Terramera on Monday put forward a $730 million proposal for an initiative it calls the Global Centre for Regenerative Agriculture, […]

By Dave Bedard

Big Two railways release plans for winter

Oct. 26, 2020 at 9:20 pm CDT

Canada’s major railways have filed their winter contingency plans, as they are now required by law to do. Since updates to the Canada Transportation Act in 2018, Canada’s major rail companies have been required to publish winter plans and can be forced to pay up if they fail to deliver […]

By D.C. Fraser

Case IH adds new configurations to seeders, planters

Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:44 pm CDT

New configuration of Precision Disk 500T single disk air drill The new soybean special configuration available for the 500T single disk air drill offers a single-rank design with a mounted tank. “Even in tough field conditions, the most important job of any air drill is to ensure even and accurate […]

By Glacier FarmMedia