In view of steadily increasing demand for its farm equipment lines, PhiBer Manufacturing has embarked on an ambitious expansion to its current footprint at Crystal City in south-central Manitoba.
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PhiBer’s Dash sprayer trailer line adds a drone tender
Could drone spraying become a fast-growing equipment segment?
VIDEO: New drone carrier wins ag tech innovation award
PhiBer’s trailer has second-floor space to land, recharge and refil four drones
PhiBer’s trailer to land, recharge and refil four drones won the ag tech award at the innovation program for Ag in Motion 2025.
Sask. ag consults on drone spraying licence
Potential changes to provincial regulations would create a licence category should agricultural products be approved for drone spraying
Saskatchewan is considering a licence category that would allow drone operators to spray pesticides.
VIDEO: New Assiniboine College program sows digital farm skills
The new digital agriculture fundamentals program has kicked off at Assiniboine College in Brandon
The new digital agriculture fundamentals program has kicked off at Assiniboine College in Brandon.
Many cons, few pros found with drone spraying
A spray specialist worries about swath width, spray drift, risk of accidents and lack of regulations when using the unmanned aircraft
Tom Wolf traveled to Winnipeg in the middle of February to give a talk on the pros and cons of spraying crops with drones.
Crop Production Show 2025: Spray drone research continues
Tom Wolf, a research specialist at Agrimetrix, shared some of the spray drone research he and others in the subject area have done at the Nufarm Information Theatre during the Western Canadian Crop Production Show yesterday. While the use of spray drones for chemical application is still illegal in Canada, research on how to use […] Read more
Legal drone spraying takes step closer to reality
CFIA says the work that is ongoing to satisfy federal regulatory authorities is moving faster than previously anticipated
The ray of hope might be dim right now, but farmers wanting to legally spray pesticides on their crops using drones may be seeing the first hint of light at the end of the tunnel. Ross Breckels, a senior scientific evaluator with Health Canada’s Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), said the process of getting common […] Read more
Chinese-made agriculture drones labelled security risk
U.S. lawmakers ask U.S. Department of Agriculture and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency to take action
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — A dozen Republican U.S. lawmakers have urged president Joe Biden’s administration to address the use of Chinese-manufactured agriculture drones, saying their use on American farms poses national security risks. The House members, including Representatives Elise Stefanik, Ashley Hinson and John Moolenaar, who chairs a select committee on China, wrote letters to […] Read more
Prone to condone drones? Best proceed with caution
Drones are one of the more intriguing new technologies tickling producers’ fancies these days, right up there with driverless farm equipment. There are many potential on-farm applications, such as mapping fields and checking on cattle herds. However, the potential for spraying pesticides is drawing the most attention, and drone demonstrations at the recent Ag in […] Read more
Farmer transitions from milk to drones and beer
Milt and Tash Olfert leave the dairy business and start two new ventures: one in the air and the other in the brewery
Two years ago, Milt and Tash Olfert decided to sell their dairy cows and quota and leave the dairy business. The southern Manitoba couple ran a dairy until their two children were in their 20s and could decide whether they wanted a farming career. “We could tell when they were in high school the interest […] Read more
