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Automated ag skills program developed for Saskatchewan workforce

Protein supercluster, U of S supporting non-profit agency's program

Corrected, May 24 — A national skills-building organization focused on connecting employers with “untapped” labour markets sets its webcams this summer on the automated and digital ag sectors. Not-for-profit organization Palette Skills has launched a new eight-week online program for Saskatchewan residents focused on automation and digitization in agricultural production and processing. The enrolment deadline […] Read more

Huawei Technologies’ logo is shown on its France headquarters at Boulogne-Billancourt just west of Paris on Feb. 17, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes)

Canada to ban Huawei/ZTE 5G equipment, joining Five Eyes allies

Move comes as diplomatic tensions ease, canola block lifted

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada on Thursday said it plans to ban the use of China’s Huawei Technologies and ZTE Corp. 5G gear to protect national security, joining the rest of the so-called Five Eyes intelligence-sharing network. “We intend to exclude Huawei and ZTE from our 5G networks,” Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne told reporters in […] Read more



A unit from Massey Ferguson’s VE Series of planters. (News.agcocorp.com)

Agco ransomware attack disrupts equipment sales

Dealerships cut off from parts ordering system

Reuters — U.S. agricultural equipment maker Agco Corp. said on Friday a ransomware attack was affecting operations at some of its production facilities, and dealers said tractor sales had been stalled during the crucial planting season. Georgia-based Agco, whose brands include Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said in a statement it expects operations at […] Read more


A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)

CNH confident on navigating supply issues beyond first quarter

Market environment remains 'a battle'

Milan | Reuters — CNH Industrial beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday and the agricultural and construction machine maker’s CEO said he was confident the company could successfully navigate ongoing global supply chain issues. “Don’t underestimate how difficult the environment is, it’s a battle,” CEO Scott Wine told analysts after the company posted a 9.2 […] Read more

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Agco buys Manitoba ag autonomy firm JCA

Massey, Fendt maker boosts precision ag capacity

International farm equipment maker Agco is aiming to boost its bench strength in the precision agriculture and autonomous ag sectors by buying a Prairie software and hardware company known for both. Agco, the maker of machinery brands including Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said Monday it has bought Winnipeg-based JCA Technologies for an undisclosed […] Read more


This blurry photo taken about 60 years ago is writer Lee Hart riding a dairy cow named Blackie around the barnyard at a time when today’s common technology such as a smartphone with a built-in camera would have been little more than science fiction.

Olds College takes a hands-on look at new technology

Park the tractor. Learning how to seed the field and spray crops with an unmanned drill and field sprayer is just another day in the life of students in 2022

When I get digging through old photos … look out! I often find something from my days on the farm in the mid-20th century that in today’s era of technology probably has closer ties to the 1700s. This fuzzy photo of a kid riding a milk cow is the first livestock tracking system my dad […] Read more

CXN360 is a marketing app from Ag Exchange Network designed to help farmers get the best prices for their grain. Recently, a new tool called PXN360 was added to the app that helps farmers find the best prices on fuel.

Find the best prices on petroleum, diesel and propane

A new tool from CXN360 offers easy access to the best fuel prices

Across the Prairies, producers continue to grapple with escalating fuel prices that make it harder to farm profitably — but there could be some relief in sight. PXN360 is a new offering from the company behind the popular online grain marketplace CXN360. PXN360 (the PXN stands for Petroleum Exchange Network) is a new tool from […] Read more



The T7X all-electric CTL from Doosan Bobcat won two technology awards at the 2022 Consumer Electronics Show.

Bobcat wins awards with electric compact track loader

Doosan Bobcat, like a growing number of equipment manufacturers, has decided it needs to have a presence at the annual Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. And this year it won 2022 CES Innovation Awards in the categories of Vehicle Intelligence and Transportation and Smart Cities with its T7X, all-electric compact track loader.  “This machine […] Read more