Day one of the EIMA international machinery show in Balogna, Italy, saw five tractor manufacturers take home awards for Tractor of the Year. There were six different categories in play – Fendt won in two categories – that ranged from horsepower to sustainability and a newly created category called 'TotyBot' for fully automated tractors without a cab.

Tractors of the year announced at EIMA agricultural machinery show

EIMA 2024 opens its doors to the world
Glacier FarmMedia digital editor Greg Berg takes in the 2024 EIMA International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.

VIDEO: New tool helps prevent spoilage in silage
Just 'Face-it'. It's a good idea to maintain your silage pile
It’s always fun to see new products at the Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show site, especially when their inventor is on-hand to talk about them. In this case, it was Eli Wideman who spoke with us about how this simple, but effective silage tool called ‘Face-it’ helps maintain a silage pile to avoid spoilage.

VIDEO: ‘Made in Italy’ aims to grow farm equipment presence in Canada
At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, a group representing Italian companies visited the Woodstock, Ontario farm site during the show. The stop was part of the group’s Italy AgTech Roadshow that toured in Ontario and Quebec to get a first-hand look at what agriculture in the two provinces looked like, and what opportunities there […] Read more

VIDEO: Tines level the playing field for Kubota’s Power Harrow
One event that often sees great attendance at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show each year is the tillage demonstration. One of the participants, Kubota, had two of its tools represented in the daily event – the Great Plains Field Cultivator and the Kubota Power Harrow. Here, Travis Grubb with Kubota shares how the active tines on […] Read more

VIDEO: Marcrest showcases tandem baling unit at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
At the baling demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show earlier this month, Marcrest Manufacturing ran a tandem system for turning square bales into larger bundles. Marcrest’s new, high-capacity 210 baler picks up the hay from the windrow, bales it into a small square bale and feeds it down a conveyor to the Bale Baron 5250T […] Read more

VIDEO: iLGi Aragon takes to the field at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
The tillage demonstrations are always a big draw at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, offering a first-hand look at how equipment from different manufacturers performs in the field Equipment manufacturer iLGi Canada was one of several companies that took part at the event, bringing its Aragon disc unit to the field for the daily demonstrations. Here, […] Read more

VIDEO: Thunderstruck Ag Equipment receives innovation in agronomics award
TNT plates are designed to balance the separating area in a rotary combine
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment received the innovation in agronomics award at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show for its TNT Cover Plates.

VIDEO: Kubota BV5160 baler at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, we spoke with Chris Ennis with Kubota about hay growing conditions in Ontario this year. Kubota participated in the baling demonstrations at the show site, and here Ellis highlights some of the features of the company’s BV5160 baler such as the ability to customize the density of the bale. RELATED: […] Read more

Italian contingent visits Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
A group of Italian delegates, representatives and business leaders gathered at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show as part of its Italy Agtech Roadshow that’s visiting locations in Ontario and Quebec. The group aims to raise awareness for Italian technologies and businesses in order to look for opportunities to help promote them in Canada.