Chuck Baresich, a founding member of Agrobotics Working Group, discusses France’s Naïo Orio’s potential, successes and challenges during field trials in beets and carrots at the Ontario Crops Research Centre in […] Read more
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Syngenta celebrates R&D investments at Arva
Research centre renovation coincides with equipment fleet renewal
Syngenta has reopened its Arva, Ont., research centre after upgrading laboratories, buildings and equipment. The official opening on June 25 celebrated the first major interior upgrade since the facility opened […] Read more
Kearney Planters celebrates 45 years
Barry Kearney built the business by giving customers want they need, and being innovative
What began as a way for Barry Kearney to supplement his income has turned into a successful business, spanning 45 years, building and selling planters. Kearney Planters began on Barry’s […] Read more
Prices soften in used farm equipment market
Combines are one of the hardest hit equipment types as buyers have become much more selective
Ag equipment buyers were willing to take almost anything they could get their hands on when the COVID-19 pandemic severely hampered manufacturers’ ability to deliver new machines to customers. That, […] Read more
Leon Manufacturing for sale
Yorkton manufacturer's assets for sale as part of receivership process
The company, along with Ram Industries Inc., was placed in receivership June 11 after numerous financial difficulties were reported and the company missed payments to BMO. It owes BMO more than $16.6 million.
Some Co-op services still down after “cybersecurity incident”
Open cardlocks not currently selling dyed fuels, company says
Thursday, Federated Co-op Ltd. posted on X that it was "experiencing a cybersecurity incident" that was affecting some internal and customer-facing systems at cardlock and retail Co-op locations. It had shut down some systems as a precaution and had brought in experts, the company added.
Cyber attack frustrates farm equipment dealers
Dealers forced to use manual processes after software provider hacked
CDK provides business management software to dealers of all makes of farm equipment, so major dealers of John Deere, CNH and are working without digital systems across the country. CDK is also the leading provider of management software to automobile dealers and thousands of those dealerships are offline.
Premier Equipment announces cross-border partnership
Southwestern Ontario-based Premier Equipment and U.S.-based Stotz Equipment, both John Deere organizations, announced they have formed a cross-border partnership. In a release, Premier said it welcomes investment to “continue to […] Read more
New Holland loads up on wheel loaders
More models of light articulating loaders are designed to appeal to farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – New Holland has added three models to its line of light articulated wheel loaders, bringing the total to five. “We originally had the W50 and W80,” says […] Read more
Law to prevent machinery lockouts stalled in Senate
Federal budget outlines plans for consultations on equipment interoperability and the right to repair machinery
Canadian short-line agriculture equipment manufacturers raised the alarm recently when manufacturers of major brands locked the onboard digital systems on selected machines. The move effectively prevents short-line manufacturers from connecting […] Read more
