Insights and Stories on Machinery

Impacts on ag expected as COVID-19 rocks markets

Mar. 14, 2020 at 11:57 pm CDT

Stocks continuing to plunge during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic have left agricultural producers in Canada concerned about the potential impact. Thursday marked the biggest drop in Canadian stocks in 80 years, highlighted by many economists warning the country is on the brink of recession. Beyond growing fears of COVID-19’s economic […]

Cervus to expand Saskatchewan reach

Mar. 14, 2020 at 11:21 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Oil price war spells bad news for Canada, global market

Mar. 9, 2020 at 3:20 pm CDT

By Glen Hallick - MarketsFarm

Diesel prices expected to trend lower

Mar. 6, 2020 at 7:04 pm CST

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Digital supercluster backs precision fungicide development

Mar. 4, 2020 at 6:39 pm CST

By Dave Bedard

Fendt takes (out) the wheel on new combines

Mar. 1, 2020 at 3:46 pm CST

Agco has officially declared itself to be the first major farm equipment player to put joystick steering in a combine. The ag equipment manufacturer unveiled IdealDrive on Thursday during the Commodity Classic in San Antonio, billing the new steering system for its Fendt Ideal combines as “the first joystick steering […]

By GFM Staff

NYC equity firm to buy Xplornet

Feb. 27, 2020 at 7:59 pm CST

A Manhattan private equity firm deep in “middle-market infrastructure” has committed to buy, and help improve service from, Canada’s single biggest rural broadband provider. New Brunswick-based, privately held Xplornet Communications announced Thursday it has signed a deal to sell majority control itself to Stonepeak Infrastructure Partners. The two companies’ announcement […]

By GFM Staff

Kubota rolls out new continuous round baler, FastBale

Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:49 pm CST

Kubota Canada recently launched the new FastBale to its line-up of hay tools. The FastBale uses a pre-chamber and a main chamber arranged in series to create an industry first, dual density bale from a fixed chamber baler. “Kubota is pleased to introduce the FastBale in Canada and we believe […]

By Staff

Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa

Feb. 25, 2020 at 10:48 am CST

Nanyuki, Kenya/Johannesburg | Reuters — It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere and Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a future where farmers summon machines with the touch of a button. The world’s leading farm equipment maker is outfitting its tractors with startup Hello […]

By Joe Bavier Omar Mohammed

Tile drainpipe supplier AccuPipe changes hands

Feb. 20, 2020 at 7:36 pm CST

Winkler drain tile manufacturer AccuPipe is back with its previous owners after a six-year stint under U.S. management. Precision Land Solutions (PLS) announced Friday it has bought the AccuPipe business — which makes HDPE tubing for the farm, commercial and construction tile drainage markets — from Minnesota-based manufacturer Prinsco for […]

By Dave Bedard