Linamar's acquisition of air-drill manufacturer Bourgault has officially gone through, the company announced yesterday.
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Linamar makes Bourgault buyout official
Company says it hopes to double Bourgault's business in five years
Cooking with hot air
I am a purist. I like classic methods and techniques with proven results. And I love knowing that what I am doing in my Prairie farm kitchen has been done for centuries by others in kitchens far different from mine. There are only so many ways of transforming raw food into a meal. Regardless of […] Read more
Weed-fighting tool gets a closer look
A recent AAFC study looked at the effectiveness of harvest weed seed control technology
Mechanical weed seed control at harvest has been around for a while in Australia, but it’s a relatively new technology in Canada and adoption rates remain comparatively low. A recent study conducted in Western Canada looked at the efficacy of that technology and the role it could play in alternative weed control strategies as concerns […] Read more
Pre-spraying boosts effectiveness of electric weed-killing machine
Crop.zone has partnered with John Deere on a new, wider machine for in-crop weed control
Glacier FarmMedia — German company tested its electric desiccation system on Canadian farms this growing season, as it works to bring weed control through electricity to large-scale operations. Crop.zone is unique in that it combines an application of liquid to the plant at the front of the tractor, and an electric shock at the back, […] Read more
Multi-process welder provides arc, MIG and TIG functions
Reviewing Miller Electric's Multimatic 220 AC/DC
Are you thinking about buying a new welder for the farm shop? If so, there’s a lot out there to choose from. Do you need an arc, MIG or TIG type to handle typical repairs and on-farm workshop projects? It’s likely an average farm will need all three at one time or another. The good […] Read more
Farmers Edge to go private three years after IPO
Company’s majority holder to buy all shares at pennies on the dollar
Ag tech firm Farmers Edge has inked a deal with majority shareholder Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited to sell all common shares at 35 cents apiece, the company announced late yesterday.
The future of high horsepower engines: combustion, with a boost
While diesel isn't going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power
While diesel isn’t going anywhere soon, companies hope to make engines more efficient without losing power
Options for powering agriculture equipment are diversifying quickly, with companies narrowing into the lanes they likely will follow into the near future. Many electric under-100-horsepower options appeared at Agritechnica, the world’s largest agriculture machinery show in Hannover, Germany in November — but there was also the certainty that the combustion engine won’t be going away […] Read more
Picks and shovels for the alternative energy industry
The dominant players in the biofuels sector today are the traditional grain handlers and processors
It’s said that the big money, in gold rushes of yore, wasn’t in the gold miners but in those who supplied the picks and shovels. Vendors of sins, booze and brothels also did well. With this issue we’ll have a look at companies that, while not wholly reliant on alternative energy, stand to benefit from […] Read more
Artificial intelligence, real diligence
Understanding the opportunities — and the risks — with AI applications in agriculture
Farmers are learning more and more about the upside of artificial intelligence in agriculture these days. Benefits include lower input costs, plant breeding improvements and optimized production that contribute to higher yields and additional farm revenue. According to Dan Lussier of Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative (EMILI), AI is also helping producers make better […] Read more
Testing high-tech at farm scale
How Innovation Farms reduces digital ag risks for farmers
High-tech innovations aimed at improving farming are being developed all the time — and while there are always some producers keen to try out new tech, that’s certainly not the case for everyone. Many farmers will prefer to wait and see — which is where places like Innovation Farms come in. Enterprise Machine Intelligence and […] Read more
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