A John Deere sprayer.

Ride & Drives puts YOU in the driver’s seat

Meet some of the biggest brands in agriculture in the Ride & Drives area at Ag in Motion and discover what it’s like to get in the cab and take equipment for a spin. Hop on, move some bales and dirt, and try before you buy with sprayers, tractors, skid steers and compact loaders.

claas milestone combine

Claas to show special milestone combine

The brand is celebrating building its 500,000th combine with a special-edition look on some machines

Claas is celebrating a significant milestone in combine production this year: its 500,000th machine will roll off the production line. And special-edition machines will be making the rounds to farm shows this year — including Ag in Motion — sporting a unique look. The brand began combine production back in 1936 at its Harsewinkel, Germany […] Read more


VIDEO: Open season on seed openers at AIM

VIDEO: Open season on seed openers at AIM

Each air drill manufacturer has its own seed opener design, and you might wonder which one would work best on your farm. This year at the Ag in Motion farm show we’ll take a head-to-head look at the different openers offered by the major brands. We’ll find out what benefits each one offers and post that […] Read more

Saskatchewan-based SeedMaster is planning new product launches for the Ag in Motion show in July at Langham.

SeedMaster launching new equipment ahead of factory floor expansion

Manufacturer acquires more space at plant site east of Regina

In late May seeding equipment manufacturer SeedMaster announced it had begun expansion of its Emerald Park manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Regina. The company has embarked on a $10 million expansion project by acquiring a five-acre lot and 6,000-square foot building adjacent to its existing plant. It plans to erect a second 6,000-square foot […] Read more





A concept robot participates in the Field Robot Event at DLG Feldtage in Germany.

Ag shows boost focus on farm robotics

At farm equipment showcases, autonomy has joined the mainstream

Although we’re barely on the eve of widespread adoption of full autonomy in farm machinery, it is slowly becoming mainstream thinking across the equipment industry — and farm machinery shows are starting to tailor events to better showcase it, even in concept and prototype machines. To do exactly that, German agricultural society DLG — the […] Read more



Tile drains are perforated plastic pipes installed below the crop rooting zone, used to reduce the depth of shallow water tables in imperfectly and poorly drained areas of a field. This pipe has a filter sock to prevent sediment from getting into the tile system.

Make it drain: Is tile right for your fields?

A producer and an agrologist consider whether tile is worth your while

Tile drainage may be the best tool in the toolbox to manage saline soil in fields, a southwestern Manitoba farmer told an audience at the recent Ag Days farm show. Aaron Hargreaves, who co-owns Harwest Farms south of Brandon, said he and his four partners have struggled with soil salinity on their farm since they […] Read more