India-based Mahindra has grown its horsepower offerings with the new flagship 9000 Series models that offer up to 120 horsepower.

Mahindra adds more horsepower

Three new model lines add up to 40 horsepower to the brand’s top end offerings

A panel of executives from the India-based Mahindra brand held a press conference to speak to journalists at Agritechnica Last November. They were there to introduce three new tractor series, the 6000, 7000 and 9000, which push the maximum available horsepower up to 120. They give the brand a solid presence in the utility tractor […] Read more



Artist’s rendition of the planned Richardson Innovation Centre in Winnipeg. (Graphic courtesy Richardson International)

Richardson to take food innovation downtown

Canadian grain and agrifood firm Richardson International plans to marshal its food research and product development crews in a new downtown Winnipeg space. The privately-held, Winnipeg-based company announced Wednesday it will put up over $30 million to build what it calls the Richardson Innovation Centre, a four-story, 62,000-square foot facility to go up a block […] Read more




Getting small engines running again after winter storage may require a little effort.

Diagnosing small engine problems

How to deal with that cranky 
auger or lawn mower engine

Winter is virtually over — we hope. Soon it will be time to pull the lawn and garden equipment out of storage. And maybe that auger with the small gas engine that didn’t see any action during the cold weather will soon be needed to move seed or fertilizer. How much frustration and arm fatigue […] Read more



When I pulled up to Don’s wheat field last year on July 6, the first thing I noticed was how yellow the crop was. The crop’s development was also very uneven. For example, some plants were still at the five-leaf stage, while others had the flag leaf out with the head in the boot.

Get ready for drone sprayers

Manitoba company preparing to do custom chemical applications with drones

The use of drones in agriculture seems to gain a little more momentum every season. So far, the jobs they’ve been put to include taking NDVI images and crop scouting, among others. But one Manitoba entrepreneur thinks even with comparatively small payload capacity aerial spraying may be a good fit for the technology. Don Campbell, […] Read more


(Lindsay Irrigation video screengrab via YouTube)

Ontario power utilities offer farm water pump rebate

Ontario farmers buying certain types of high-efficiency water pumping systems for irrigation, horticulture or stock watering could now be up for rebates. Hydro One and Niagara Peninsula Energy (NPEI) on Friday announced the AgriPump rebate program, which the two electricity utilities described as the first plan of its kind in the province. For farmer customers […] Read more

The new Fury high-speed implement from Versatile joins the vertical tillage Viking in the brand’s implement line.

New Fury high-speed tillage implement

Versatile’s new high-speed disc implement will be available this spring

The new Fury high-speed implement from Versatile joins the vertical tillage Viking in the brand’s implement line. The company debuted the Fury at the Manitoba Ag Days show in Brandon in January. “A lot guys don’t want to run 4.5 or five miles per hour like a traditional tandem disc does,” explains Trevor Jubinville, Versatile’s […] Read more