Scott Garvey

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Scott Garvey is senior editor for machinery and equipment at Glacier FarmMedia.

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A red half-ton truck with a modified camper in the box and "Steffes Auctioneering" logos and URL on it. The camper has windows in it that allows an auctioneer to conduct business in all weather.
Farm Living

Farm auctions evolve with the times

Online sales and new technology reshape the auction environment, which was once dominated by on-farm sales

Times have changed. The number of live, on-farm auctions is seeing a drastic decline in recent years. Today’s younger farmers may actually never experience going to one.
An antique tractor' front end rises into the air as its driver takes part part in a tractor pull while fans look on at the Ag in Motion Farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan, during the July 2025 show.
Farm Living, Machinery

Vintage power on display at Saskatchewan tractor pull

This summer’s Ag in Motion farm show included a tractor pull that featured machines built before 1960

At the Ag in Motion farm show held earlier this year near Langham, Sask., a vintage tractor pull event drew pretty significant crowds of show goers, who were mostly farmers.
A photo of an autonomous tractor pulling a grain cart in a field.
Crop Management, Machinery

Agco autonomous farm equipment rig ready for limited release

Outrun, the autonomous grain cart and tillage system from Agco’s PTx Trimble, has improved since its 2024 debut and is now preparing for limited commercial sale

Agco’s PTx Trimble has made a few changes to its Outrun autonomous grain cart and tillage system in the past year, in which the company has “taken that system and converted it to look at it as an autonomy platform.”
A stock photo provided by John Deere showing, from above, a combine harvesting corn and augering it into a grain cart being pulled by a tractor beside it.
Crop Management, Machinery

Deere’s tier 4 engines get B30 upgrade

John Deere has increased the biofuel rating of its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30. Photo: John Deere

John Deere has just announced it is increasing the biodiesel approval rating on its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30.
Close-up of a two gray boxes mounted on the sloped roof of a metal grain bin with "GSI GrainVue" written on them, each with multiple black cables entering and exiting.
Crop Management

GSI’s GrainVue allows for remote grain bin monitoring

Customizable system can automatically control aeration, drying and cooling

GSI’s GrainVue bin monitoring system allows producers to monitor grain conditions inside the bin and automate any drying, cooling or aerating that is needed to keep grain in peak condition.
An artist's rendering of a new farm equipment shop owned by the AgWest company.
Farm Living, Machinery

Farm equipment dealership chain expands

AgWest is expanding its dealership network in Manitoba with two new buildings in Brandon and Russell

This summer, AgWest announced it was building two new dealership buildings in Manitoba to better service its expanding market area — one in Brandon and the other in Russell.
A new John Deere 1 Series baler sits on display at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan in July, 2025.
Crop Management, Machinery

John Deere balers get weave automation

The manufacturer’s 1 Series balers get additional features for 2026

John Deere’s 1 Series round balers for 2026 will include an automated weaving hitch that oscillates the unit over a windrow to better form a “square-shouldered” round bale.
An AGI smart auger on display at the Ag in Motion farm Show near Langham, Saskatchewan, in July, 2025.
Crop Management, Machinery

AGI unveils Smart Auger prototype

AGI unveils high-tech, battery electric model that features remote operation and a ‘human detection field’

The development of a new “smart” electric auger incorporates several high-tech features along with the alternative drive system.

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