Southpoint Equipment, in partnership with James Willms, has confirmed the purchase of Ross Doble Inc. Ross Doble Inc. is a farm, industrial, and residential equipment business based in Sunderland. Southpoint Equipment said in a release Ross Doble Inc. is known for its exceptional service and quality Kubota equipment. Integrating Ross Doble Inc.’s extensive product line […] Read more
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Southpoint Equipment and James Willms acquire Ross Doble Inc.
Roberts Farm Equipment evolves into Roberts Equipment
Company rebrands as it expands market reach into residential, commercial and construction sectors
Roberts Farm Equipment has rebranded its business as Roberts Equipment to reflect its strategic expansion while “remaining deeply committed to serving the farming community”, the company said in a release. Roberts Equipment has been a respected name in agricultural and construction equipment for nearly six decades with six locations in southern Ontario. It’s now expanding […] 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
Kubota debuts a concept robotic tractor
Autonomous unit has a four-hour run time, six-minute charge time and is comparable to a 100-horsepower tractor
Glacier FarmMedia – Automotive and agricultural equipment brands have been looking to the Las Vegas Consumer Electronics Show to debut new digital and robotic technologies as those features proliferate. This year Kubota chose that event to unveil its New Agri Concept fully autonomous tractor. Autonomous machines and data utilization are key elements in the brand’s Smart Agriculture […] Read more
Equipment manufacturers focus on technology
Major implement companies face high-tech future as they wrestle with automation, autonomy and precision agriculture
Glacier FarmMedia – Images of autonomous machines working on their own in fields can easily grab the attention of early-adopter producers, especially those facing a labour crunch. They also make impressive headlines and brand announcements. But even though several concept, prototype and even a few production machines have appeared on the scene, nearly all producers […] Read more
Kubota updates the M7 tractor line
The fourth generation of the M7 tractors are offered with a new front-end loader
Kubota has steadily grown its presence in the agricultural equipment sector during the past few years. That has meant adding more horsepower to the top end of its tractor line, including the previous introductions of the M7 and M8 models. In August 2023, Kubota introduced a fourth generation version of the M7 tractors. The three […] Read more
VIDEO: Kubota mowers offer versatility in the field
At the mower demonstrations at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show this past summer, Kubota equipped one of its tractors with a pair of mowers to show attendees how well its equipment cuts down forage crops in the field. Here, Travis Grubb, field product specialist, talks about Kubota’s entry at the demonstration and what features stand out […] Read more
Autonomous tractor retrofit arrives in Canada
A Kubota tractor outfitted with the Sabanto system is being demonstrated in Ontario
This tractor has a lot of firsts to it,” said Jordan Wallace, as he motioned to Deacon, the Sabanto Steward-equipped Kubota M5 111. In the sea of tractors and implements displayed at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, one might not immediately notice the technology draping the orange tractor at the GPS Ontario booth. Why […] Read more
Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge
Firms join Deere, CNH in pacts with Farm Bureau
Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with equipment firms Agco and […] Read more
Kubota adds to its legacy L series
Compact utility tractor line expands with new models
Glacier FarmMedia – We’ve talked in recent years about the top end of Kubota’s tractor offerings as the brand has added new and more powerful models. Those new higher-horsepower tractors, along with expanded implement lines, have been a high-profile part of the company’s widely known desire to become a significant player in the mainstream agricultural […] Read more
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