Seeding equipment manufacturer SeedMaster announced in late May that it was expanding its manufacturing plant in Emerald Park on the outskirts of Regina. The company has kicked off a $10 million capital project, which involved purchasing a five-acre property and 6,000 sq. foot building adjacent to its existing facility. It plans to erect one more […] Read more
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Prices in the used ag equipment market are softening
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, combined with strong farm commodity prices adding to the demand, drove up the price of used equipment considerably. But now that manufacturing has returned to […] Read more
Law to prevent 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 over some major brand original equipment manufacturers locking their onboard digital systems on selected machines. The move effectively prevents short-line manufacturers from connecting their attachments to those machines, which effectively locks them out of the market. It has particularly affected Canadian short-line manufacturers who build combine […] Read more
Why did Caterpillar sell off the Challenger line?
Former Cat CEO Glen Barton explained distribution challenges helped prompt the sale in a conversation after his retirement
In early 2002, Caterpillar sold the Challenger belted tractor line it had developed to Agco, just 16 years after it introduced it to the market. However, some Caterpillar dealers in Canada continued to sell the Challenger, and because of the Cat-built drive train, the tractors continued to carry a Cat decal on their sides for […] Read more
SeedMaster to expand Sask. headquarters
SeedMaster announced today its intention to invest $10 million in expanding its Emerald Park, Sask., headquarters, just east of Regina. SeedMaster says it intends to add 12,000 square feet to its facility in Emerald Park, a 6,000 square foot addition to its recently-acquired 6,000 square foot building, which will bring it close to doubling its […] Read more
FieldOps combines all field operations into one interface
CNH is set to debut a new, free platform for mobile and web customers to better monitor field operations from a single site. “This is something we’re really excited about,” said Marc Kermish, the company’s chief digital and information officer. Related story: Improved connectivity coming soon from CNH “We realize more and more farmers are […] Read more
Improved connectivity coming soon from CNH
Satellite link to debut next year for New Holland and Case IH brands, but is not meant to replace cellular communication
As real-time digital connectivity from the field to the cloud increases in importance for farmers with the move to widespread precision farming, regular cellular service providers haven’t really been fully up to the task of supporting it in every location. Most farmers have fields in at least some areas where cellular service is reduced or […] Read more
Superior Farms Equipment to control familiar brands
Rite Way Manufacturing and Morris to operate under new parent company
In March 2021, Rite Way Manufacturing acquired Morris Equipment. In mid-May of this year, the company announced the launch of a new parent company, Superior Farms Equipment Ltd., which it says will “bring together the rich legacies” of both equipment brands under one umbrella organization. The company will continue the two independent brand names, but […] Read more
New Combines from Case IH
Three more new models debut for the 2025 growing season
Glacier FarmMedia – In February, Case IH pulled the wraps off its Class 10-plus AF11 twin-rotor combine at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, describing 2024 as the year of the combine. By mid-April the red brand had three more new models to debut — the 260 Series. “You can kind of see […] Read more
Hustler Equipment updates Multi-Feeder wagons
Series 2 models incorporate changes based on customer feedback, including increased visibility, width and capacity
New Zealand-based Hustler Equipment has introduced an updated line of Combi RX2 Multi-Feeder wagons. Since introducing the first series in 2019, the company says it has taken user feedback to heart and made a number of requested changes to the design. “The RX2 is our latest series,” says Lance Paskewitz, Hustler’s country manager for North […] Read more
