NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this image of a strong solar flare on May 8. The image shows a blend of 171 and 131 Angstrom light, subsets of extreme ultraviolet light.

More guidance outages possible this growing season

Newer GPS receivers may prove more reliable during intense solar storms

In spring many producers lost GPS signals and were forced to go old-school and actually use the steering wheel — or shut down until service was restored. That interruption was caused by intense solar flare activity, creating outages across most of North America. It may not be the only GPS interruption producers can expect through […] Read more



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New training for the 21st-century farm

Manitoba college’s program aims to build skills in mechatronics

Up until now farm kids considering college or university training have mostly turned to mechanics or agronomy as first choices. And it makes sense. Both are important skills that can still improve a farm’s operations. But as technology has advanced, there’s now another option that can match the usefulness of those other two: mechatronics engineering […] Read more

Henrik Gilstring-workshop

Family a strong foundation for Swedish farm equipment manufacturer

Väderstad looking to build upon its company values at home, and abroad

From the outside looking in, family appears to be the glue that holds Swedish equipment manufacturer Väderstad together. It’s been at the core of the company’s formula from its beginnings in 1962 to modern day, and it isn’t likely to change any time soon. Since 2022, Henrik Gilstring has been the CEO of Väderstad – […] Read more


Haber’s DRI-Stack system will now be offered by STIG.

Grain drying firm Shivvers buys Haber, forms STIG

Iowa-based grain drying systems maker Shivvers Manufacturing has bought a fellow Iowa firm, Haber Technologies. That deal, announced at the end of May, creates a new business, Shivvers Technology and Innovation Group (STIG). “This marriage allows the opportunity to build upon the synergies between Shivvers’ established drying solutions and the cutting-edge technology Haber already offers […] Read more

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Can autonomous systems cut costs?

Agco claims its prototype Outrun system has shown ROI benefits

Could having autonomous equipment working on your farm improve the operation’s overall profit picture? Agco claims it has demonstrated exactly that during initial field trials of its Outrun retrofit autonomy kit, which it introduced to the farm media near Salina, Kansas in late June. “What we’re providing is a kit that takes a tractor and […] Read more


AGI has sold MFS and Stormor steel bins in parts of the U.S. with 2.66-inch corrugated sidewalls.

AGI standardizes steel bins

Ag Growth International (AGI), the Winnipeg parent company for several well known grain handling equipment and storage brands, is going to a single standard wall type for its galvanized steel bins in the North American market. The walls of steel bins AGI sells up here in Canada and in “select northern states” under the Westeel […] Read more

Morris has just introduced a new, five-model line of redesigned air carts called the 10 Series. Each cart uses four individual tanks mounted on scales.

New 10 Series air carts coming from Morris

The first product launch under the new parent firm will be featured at Ag in Motion

Glacier FarmMedia — As Morris Equipment and Rite Way manufacturing announced they will be merged together under a new parent company called Superior Farms Equipment, they also introduced the first new product to be released under that company structure, the Morris 10 Series air cart. “It’s kind of an evolution,” says Garth Massie, Canadian sales […] Read more


tillage equipment in a rock quarry

VIDEO: Rock, paper, steel

Quarry pit pits Väderstad equipment up against tons of rock

With the high cost of new farm equipment, most farmers would agree that they want the most bang for their buck. But what if that ‘bang’ was in the form of a rock quarry used as testing grounds to drag equipment through? That’s precisely the approach that Väderstad takes for its lines of tillage and […] Read more