Saskatchewan-based SeedMaster is planning new product launches for the Ag in Motion show in July at Langham.

SeedMaster launching new equipment ahead of factory floor expansion

Manufacturer acquires more space at plant site east of Regina

In late May seeding equipment manufacturer SeedMaster announced it had begun expansion of its Emerald Park manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Regina. The company has embarked on a $10 million expansion project by acquiring a five-acre lot and 6,000-square foot building adjacent to its existing plant. It plans to erect a second 6,000-square foot […] Read more



A concept robot participates in the Field Robot Event at DLG Feldtage in Germany.

Ag shows boost focus on farm robotics

At farm equipment showcases, autonomy has joined the mainstream

Although we’re barely on the eve of widespread adoption of full autonomy in farm machinery, it is slowly becoming mainstream thinking across the equipment industry — and farm machinery shows are starting to tailor events to better showcase it, even in concept and prototype machines. To do exactly that, German agricultural society DLG — the […] Read more

Meet your Soil Champions

Meet your Soil Champions

At Ag in Motion 2023, the Soil Conservation Council of Canada (SCCC) announced a new initiative — a committee of “Soil Champions.” These soil champions are tasked with conveying a soil health message beyond the farm to the broader agricultural industry, food processors, consumers and the government. Their message: the importance of soil conservation. They […] Read more



A New Holland Speedrower 260 Plus windrower unit, outfitted with Honey Bee’s WSC30 header. (Media.CNHIndustrial.com)

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos

A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between […] Read more



Wheat in progress west of Pathlow, Sask. on Aug. 1, 2022. (Dave Bedard photo)

At Ag in Motion: World may face wheat shortage this year

An analyst says millers should be getting antsy

Wheat is finally becoming a “sexy” crop after years of being the ugly duckling, an analyst says. Stephen Nicholson, global grains and oilseeds strategist for Rabobank, said a series of supply-side threats is making things exciting. Canada’s crops are withering in the fields. MarketsFarm is forecasting 30.4 million tonnes of all-wheat production, well below the […] Read more