Federal Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears at a news conference in Ottawa on Sept. 24, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Blair Gable)

Canada to wind down broad-based COVID aid programs

Feds opt for targeted measures as economy recovers

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada will not extend existing broad-based COVID-19 support programs for companies and individuals when they expire on Saturday because the economy is recovering well, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Instead, Ottawa will introduce more targeted and less costly measures for hard-hit sectors such as the tourism industry. The new […] Read more

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Canada concerned about supply chain issues, watching ports ‘closely’

Reuters –– Canada is concerned about the challenges facing global supply chains and is watching the country’s ports very closely, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Thursday. Freeland, speaking to reporters in Washington after meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, said she was broadly optimistic about the strength of Canada’s economic recovery […] Read more


TireGrabber products are designed to allow producers to safely and easily change over large diameter tires.

New heavy equipment jack

TireGrabber introduces the TG Equipment Jack

A few years ago, Alberta producer Darcy Goossen invented a front-end loader attachment that allowed him to more easily perform large-tire changes on his own farm equipment. That invention eventually became known commercially as the TireGrabber, currently available in three different models, which Goossen now manufactures and sells. The TireGrabber models allow for handling large […] Read more

New Holland celebrates baler milestone with awards

Last November, New Holland announced it had reached a milestone in large square baler production. The 30,000th machine rolled off the assembly line at the brand’s Zedelgem, Belgium, factory, which produces combines, balers and forage harvesters for NH’s global market. NH has been building large square balers since 1987.  The 30,000th machine was given a […] Read more


New Holland has released an update to its MyPLM Connect Farm digital platform, which offers a range of enhanced mapping features.

New Holland updates MyPLM Connect

Web platform and mobile app get improvements for 2021

Following a nearly identical announcement from Case IH, its sister brand under CNH Global ownership, New Holland released an update to its digital platform, MyPLM Connect. Just as with Case IH’s digital offering, the NH platform update includes support for prescriptions and large square balers, new map layer visualization, machine utilization maps as well as […] Read more

The wrapper attachment on the RB 4160P Protec baler is relatively compact to make storage and transport easy.

Massey adds the RB 4160P Protec to its RB baler series

One-pass baling and wrapping improves feed quality: AGCO

AGCO has added the RB 4160P Protec combination baler and wrapper to its Massey Ferguson line of equipment. The unit combines all the features found on the Massey RB series silage balers, which debuted in 2018, with an integrated bale-wrapping unit, allowing producers to harvest and ensile high-moisture forages in one pass. “In climates with […] Read more



The 2022 Chevrolet Silverado ZR2. (Media.chevrolet.com)

GM’s pickup money machine gets a technology tuneup

Silverado ZR2 to appeal to extreme off-roading segment

Detroit | Reuters — General Motors will give its best-selling Chevrolet Silverado large pickup truck models a makeover next spring to fix competitive shortcomings that have left Chevy in third place in one of the most lucrative vehicle market segments in the world. Catching up with rival trucks from Stellantis NV and Ford Motor Co., […] Read more


Modern draper belts are specific to the brand of header and are made from a polyester fabric that can better withstand UV light.

When it comes to belts on farm equipment, condition is everything

Worn or improper belting will affect machine operation

Few things can be more frustrating when putting up hay than having great weather to bale, but a baler that won’t work properly. Often round baler problems are directly related to poor roller belt condition. Ensuring belts are field-ready is key to, well, making hay while the sun shines. Grainews spoke with Chad Haugen, senior […] Read more

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Brandt to buy Deere dealership chain Cervus

Regina firm to pay $302 million in all-cash deal

The world’s biggest privately-owned chain of Deere construction and forestry equipment dealerships is set to expand its reach into Deere farm equipment in a major way. Brandt Tractor, the equipment sales arm of the Regina-based Brandt Group, on Monday announced an agreement to buy all of publicly-traded Cervus Equipment Corp. for $19.50 a share, valuing […] Read more