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The new Massey Ferguson 9S is the company’s highest horsepower tractor in its lineup at up to 425 horsepower. Photo: John Greig
Machinery

Agritechnica update: A new big horsepower Massey, adjustable hay conditioning and automation matures

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Massey Ferguson released its new high-horsepower 9S tractor at Agritechnica. It’s the next tractor for Massey Ferguson with the unique 18 cm gap between the cab and the engine, which makes it more conformable for the operator and with better sight lines. It’s also new highest horsepower tractor available from Massey Ferguson at 425 maximum […] Read more
Marcel Kringe, founder and CEO and Courtney Baxter, global marketing manager, with Bushel Plus show one of the combine concaves they are marketing at Agritechnica. Photo: John Greig
Machinery

Agritechnica update: Canadian content and a John Deere update

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There’s significant Canadian content at Agritechnica. Large companies like AGI and MacDon have impressive displays with significant real estate. I also happened upon the Canada pavilion, packed with companies familiar to many of us, including Honey Bee, Mankato, Schulte and Bushel Plus. The companies say that there’s value in companies from Canada banding together to […] Read more
(Combyne Ag video screengrab via YouTube)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Bayer’s crop marketing, crop production platforms in sync

FieldView, Combyne platforms now integrated

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Combyne, the made-in-Canada grain marketing platform Bayer bought earlier this year, is now fully on speaking terms with the company’s Climate FieldView precision ag platform. Bayer on Oct. 30 announced integration of the two platforms, which it said will allow grain farmers in Canada and the U.S. to connect their marketing data in Combyne and […] Read more
VIDEO: Shining a light on advancements in digital agriculture
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VIDEO: Shining a light on advancements in digital agriculture

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Leaders and experts in the agri-food and technology sphere gathered in Winnipeg, Man., on Oct. 26 for a day of discussion and information-sharing at EMILI’s ‘Agriculture Enlightened’. Here, Jacqueline Keena, managing director of EMILI, talks about some current projects at Innovation Farms in Manitoba and how EMILI applies new technologies and information-sharing to the farm […] Read more
The Leguee Farms family members from left: Jake and Stephanie Leguee with their three children Asher, 8, Grayson, 5, and Tristan, 2; Russ and Sharon Leguee with Russ holding Bo, 2, (Amber and Erik’s son); Sarah Leguee ; and Erik and Amber Nikolejsin and their other two children Dax, 7, and Hazel, 4.
Features

A glimpse into bright, young farming operations

From potatoes to cranberries, eggs to pork, beef to veal and millions of seeds — this is what these farmers do

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Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers will experience the hospitality of Quebec in late November as regional nominees and alumni gather in Laval for the national awards competition. Along with the seven OYF regional nominee farm families, about 200 alumni and guests from the program will attend the 43rd national awards event that runs Nov. 23-26. Nominees […] Read more
The Agriculture Enlightened conference, held Oct. 26 in Winnipeg and hosted by EMILI, is trying to help Canada become a leader in digital and precision agriculture. (John Deere photo)
Crops, Machinery

Robots may help grain farmers diversify

Tech could support labour-intensive higher-value crops

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Chuck Baresich, who owns an agricultural robotics business in Ontario, says controlling weeds with robots is probably best suited for high-value, horticultural crops in Canada. However, large-scale grain farmers could also use the technology if they think about it differently. “Let’s say my brother and me are growing 1,500 acres of corn,” said Baresich, who […] Read more
Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agriculture Producers, speaks during a panel discussion at the Agriculture Enlightened conference in Winnipeg on Oct. 26. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
General, Machinery, Markets

Think outside the agriculture box for labour, ag and tech leaders say

Agriculture in the Classroom is reaching non-farming students with inspiration for ag jobs, panelists say

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Ag and tech leaders encouraged employers to think outside the agricultural box when looking to hire workers in order to expand the labour pool.  “I’m one of the lucky ones,” said Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP).  Mahoney entered the industry with no agriculture experience. She had training in human resources and […] Read more
Versatile and startup technology company Mojow Autonomous Solutions have partnered to develop a production autonomous Versatile tractor. A concept machine was demonstrated at the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., in July.
Equipment, Machinery

Versatile developing autonomous tractors

Partnership with Mojow pushes tech advancements

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At the 2022 Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., a small startup company called Mojow Autonomous Solutions was demonstrating its evolving self-driving system, which was intended to work with production tractors and allow them to run without operators in the cab. It had a self-driving MFWD tractor running on a demonstration course using […] Read more
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General

Carbon exemption bill nearing close of Senate deliberations

Farm groups hoped to see Bill C-234 made law in time for harvest

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A bill to exempt propane and natural gas from the carbon price when used for grain drying and barn heating was nearing the end of its winding road through the Senate after an Oct. 5 meeting. Thursday morning the Senate’s committee on agriculture and forestry heard final witnesses speak on Bill C-234, which would amend […] Read more

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