The small square balers from New Holland have been given some improvements as well as renamed the Hayliner models.

The return of the New Holland Hayliner

New Holland’s Hayliner small square balers were popular machines across the Prairies — when small square bales were the method of choice for putting up winter feed. That was, of course, before the large round baler took over that duty on most farms.  In 2022, New Holland gave its small square baler line an overhaul […] Read more

Screengrab from a CNH promotional video of its Magnum tractor assembly plant at Racine, Wisconsin. (CNH video)

CNH sees headwinds easing in 2023 after strong fourth-quarter results

Long-running strikes end at two CNH plants in U.S.

Reuters — CNH Industrial said on Thursday its 2023 net sales of industrial activities would grow by between six and 10 per cent, after the group posted stronger-than-expected results in the last quarter of 2022. The industry faced several headwinds in 2022, including a choppy supply chain and inflation, but late in the year these […] Read more


The Claas Variant 500 series round balers get a new and improved pickup along with other updates.

Updated balers from Claas

Round and large square baler lines get upgrades to improve bale density and more

In September, Claas announced updates to its North American offering of both round and square balers, the Variant 500 series round baler and the Quadrant 5300 Evolution series square baler. “Each of these machines is designed to provide maximum performance, easy maintenance and the reliability you expect from Claas,” says product manager Matt Jaynes. “By […] Read more

Alumni of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers program Ian (left) and Karilynn (middle) Marshall of Bowden, Alta., receive the W.R. Motherwell Award from COYF president, Danny Penner (right), at the COYF national award ceremony in November.

Outstanding Young Farmers Awards go to Saskatchewan and Quebec

Organic farming receives national recognition

Cody Straza and Allison Squires say developing an organic mixed farming operation in southern Saskatchewan over the past dozen years was a reflection of their values in terms of creating a sustainable farm operation guided by proper environmental stewardship and social justice principles. Winning a national award recognizing excellence in farm management gave them reassurance […] Read more


BKT tractor tires

Why fluids have no place in the drive tires on your tractor

Filling tractor tires with liquid to improve traction is no longer a good idea

Like every other aspect of agricultural equipment design, ag tires have evolved significantly from the days when bias-ply technology was about the only choice for most tractors. The introduction of modern radials means tires are now much more capable of turning engine horsepower into usable traction than bias-ply tires ever were. The way bias-ply tires […] Read more



Launch Pad is an easy-to-use precision ag app.

Take the guesswork out of field operations

Launch Pad is an interactive software tool that optimizes equipment movement

Harvest is a hectic time on any farm, but for operations requiring large amounts of machinery and manpower to bring in the crops before killing frosts, the logistics can be particularly daunting. For Garrett Johner, who farms 35,000 acres of canola, durum and green peas near Macoun, Sask., the solution was a precision ag app […] Read more

Case IH debuted the RB6 HD Pro series balers, which are specifically built for wet and heavy silage.

New round balers from Case IH and New Holland

New high-capacity models and other baler updates introduced in August

Both Case IH and sister brand New Holland have been making similar new product introductions at the same time for the past few years. This year has been no exception. Among the new equipment introduced in 2022 by both brands are round balers. They were simultaneously introduced last August. The latest addition to the Case […] Read more


Titan’s new UFT sprayer tires can replace any of the other tire types currently in use, even the newest IF and VF designs.

New ‘UFT’ category tire from Titan

All-new sprayer tire combines IF and VF technologies

At the U.S. Farm Progress show in Iowa in August, tire manufacturer Titan had something new to show farmers — its Ultimate Flex Technology (UFT) sprayer tire. Titan describes this latest offering from the brand as a technology that combines the elements of conventional, increased flexion (IF) and very high flexion (VF) tires, to create […] Read more

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Farm equipment demand to remain high, FCC says

Low inventories, high commodity prices and a good crop place pressure on demand

Demand for farm equipment should remain high through 2023 despite higher interest rates and projected price increases, according to Farm Credit Canada. The federal ag lender has released an outlook on the farm equipment market that analyzed data and trends that affect the market. While the outlook attributes much of the current demand to relatively […] Read more