Stories by Scott Garvey

Anpromotional photo of the ReinCloud 3 app showing three different screens on three smartphones.

ReinCloud 3 app introduced to improve irrigation management

Reinke Manufacturing updates its software for farm managers

Reinke Manufacturing, an irrigation systems company, introduced its first cloud computing software, ReinCloud, in 2016. In late March the company unveiled the latest update to that system, ReinCloud 3. It’s compatible with both iOS and Android systems.

May 28, 2025

Agco’s engineering centre at Jackson in southwestern Minnesota.

Crop Management, Machinery, Tariffs

Trump tariffs mean fewer machinery purchases, higher costs for farmers

Agco plans to spread tariff costs across its full product line, not just the most affected units

Yo-yoing U.S. tariff rates will end up costing farmers more for new machinery and parts — and not just farmers in the U.S. either.

May 28, 2025

A white Silverado EV pulls a trailer with a John Deere utility tractor with a front end loader on it.

Crop Management, Machinery

Silverado EV, F-150 Lightning go head to head in cold weather

The CAA evaluated the two electric pick-up trucks as part of a winter road test that can challenge EVs in Canada

The CAA pitted electric vehicles — including two trucks, the Silverado EV and F-150 Lightning — against each other to see how they fared in real winter conditions

May 23, 2025

A picture of a Pro-Level 16XL scraper with special, wide, high-flotation tires described as "Batmobile" tires.

Crop Management, Machinery

Large scraper one of models offered by Lacasse Machinerie

Thirty cubic yard scraper offers advanced levelling and grading capability

Lacasse Machinerie has introduced its 30 cubic yard Pro-Level 16XL land leveller to the market. It offers a large 30 cubic metre capacity to move a lot of soil quickly, as well as a uniquely designed blade to give it the ability precisely grade and finish a contoured surface.

May 23, 2025

A promotional photo of a Weidemann T6025 telehandler carrying a large bulk seed bag into a barn.

Crop Management, Machinery

Weidemann introduces a new telehandler model

The T6025 offers low overall design with 6.1-metre lift and 2.5-tonne capacity

Weidemann says its new T6025 telehandler’s low (two-metre) overall height will make it ideal for working in farm buildings such as poultry barns.

April 23, 2025

Photo of an older hopper-style grain bin with a new aeration system retrofitted to it.

Crop Management

Wavcor introduces Manhole Aeration System

Many farms have older hopper-bottom bins without aeration systems, which limits their usefulness. A new system from Saskatoon-based Wavcor provides a low-cost way to do that.

April 23, 2025

A red Kioti track loader is dumping a bucketload of sand.

Crop Management

New features from Kioti on its Canadian line of tractors and loaders

South Korea-based Daedong Corp. looks to add value to machines with improved skid steers and track loaders

The Kioti brand, which is a division of South Korea-based Daedong Corp., has announced updates to its Canadian line of tractors and loaders.

April 23, 2025

A female farmer climbs down from a sprayer.

Farm Living

Dovetail Workwear to produce a Deere-branded line of women’s work clothes

At the beginning of April, John Deere announced it was teaming up with Dovetail Workwear to develop a line of dedicated work clothing designed specifically for women.

April 21, 2025

A tractor pulls a disk using satellite guidance.

Crop Management

Guidance system updated, mitigates solar activity

PTx Trimble is releasing its IonoGuard software update for RTK systems to help receivers compensate for the high level of “space weather” expected this spring.

April 17, 2025

New Holland’s updated PowerStar tractors made their official debut at the World Ag Expo in Tulare, California.

Crop Management, Machinery

CNH brands introduce new utility tractors

Newly released updates to the Farmall C and PowerStar lines of utility tractors from Case IH and New Holland debut at California farm show

Two CNH brands, Case IH and New Holland, are showing off the updated line of utility tractors they intend to offer farmers this year.

April 17, 2025

Scott Garvey

ReinCloud 3 app introduced to improve irrigation management

Trump tariffs mean fewer machinery purchases, higher costs for farmers

Silverado EV, F-150 Lightning go head to head in cold weather

Large scraper one of models offered by Lacasse Machinerie

Weidemann introduces a new telehandler model

Wavcor introduces Manhole Aeration System

New features from Kioti on its Canadian line of tractors and loaders

Dovetail Workwear to produce a Deere-branded line of women’s work clothes

Guidance system updated, mitigates solar activity

CNH brands introduce new utility tractors

Genesis Fertilizers says it has hit ‘turning point’

Record-sized grain cart unveiled at Ag in Motion 2025

Cargill buying canola for new Regina crusher

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