CLAAS dealership GJ’s Farm Equipment has announced several changes to its southwest Ontario location. The full service dealership will be changing its name to GJ’s Harvest Centre Inc. and will […] Read more
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GJ’s Farm Equipment gets new name with expanded CLAAS line
Court approval sought for Morris Industries sale
Rite Way deal the 'highest and best offer received'
The court overseeing creditor protection for seeding equipment maker Morris Industries is being asked to approve a deal for the company’s sale to another Saskatchewan manufacturer. Calgary consultancy Alvarez and […] Read more
Fieldbot can be quite bossy
One field robot runs the show and tells other robots what to do, system manages not just monitors events
Glacier FarmMedia – Fieldbot is no ordinary ag sensor. It issues orders, turns irrigation pumps on and off, controls fans and feeding equipment in livestock operations, even sends dairy cows […] Read more
Public relations groups create network on farm, food issues
Public relations and communications professionals from coast-to-coast have banded together to form Farmwork to Feed Canada (FTFC), a volunteer, not-for- profit initiative to support the farm and agri-food sectors amid […] Read more
Four join national ag hall of fame
Bradshaw, Halford, Harvey and Hedley tapped for 2020 induction
Glacier FarmMedia – A soil conservation champion, an agribusiness leader, a plant breeder and longtime public servant are the latest members of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame. The 2020 […] Read more
Breakthrough could make hydrogen vehicles more feasible
Science Notes: Less platinum generates more promise for fuel cells' potential
Only a few of the roughly one billion cars and trucks on global roads run on hydrogen. This could change after a breakthrough achieved by researchers at the University of […] Read more
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show looks to lock in land base
GFM plans to buy research land for eastern Discovery Farm
As Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show goes digital this week, its operator is preparing to secure its real-world footprint in southern Ontario and put that real estate to year-round work. Glacier […] Read more
Crop Plot Tours: See what’s growing
Preview: Canada's Digital Farm Show, Sept. 15-18
Sevita International Sandy Hart, Business Manager, Sevita International A primary focus of any variety plot demonstration is to see “what’s new” in the line-up for a seed company. Yet as […] Read more
Discovery Farm Woodstock to be established at COFS site
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show owner to purchase site, create farmer-led research centre
Glacier FarmMedia, parent company of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (COFS), is purchasing 100 acres, the current site of the show, from the province. The purchase will enable the company to […] Read more
U.S.-bound truckload of Alberta beef disappears
Over $230,000 in JBS beef hasn't turned up, RCMP says
A reefer truck loaded with over $230,000 in beef from the JBS plant at Brooks, Alta. is more than two weeks overdue and alleged to be travelling on “fraudulent documents,” […] Read more