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JINHUA, CHINA – JANUARY 13: Workers assemble new energy vehicles at an intelligent factory of electric vehicle enterprise Leapmotor on January 13, 2026 in Jinhua, Zhejiang Province of China. Photo: VCG/VCG via Reuters

Electric vehicles remain wild card in China trade deal

By Scott Garvey January 16, 2026

Now that U.S. president Donald Trump’s administration has alienated many of the U.S.’s traditional allies — at least when it comes to trade —many of those countries have been moving swiftly to make new trade alliances that exclude the United States. The goal is to establish new reliable and trustworthy trading networks that can, at […] Read more

The Defender DPS Cab HD10 option gets introduced for 2026. It offers a new and improved heated and air-conditioned cab. Pic: Can-Am BRP

Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

New, more comfortable cab available for Can-Am Defender UTVs

Outlander ATV models also get a new paint colour option

By Scott Garvey December 8, 2025

Farmers and ranchers looking to keep inclement weather out of the UTV get a new cab option on Can-Am’s three- and six-seater Defender DPS HD10 side-by-side models.

Equipment, Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

Can-Am rolls out 2026 upgrades

New Defender HD11 joins the lineup alongside an all-electric Outlander

By Scott Garvey October 29, 2025

Ranchers and other ATV and UTV users can expect to see updates to Quebec-based BRP’s Can-Am line for 2026, including a new Defender side-by-side UTV and a battery-electric version of the Outlander ATV.

Canola in flower in a field near Stockholm, Saskatchewan in late July, 2024. | Greg Berg photo

Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: Over/underwhelmed

Whether existing ag programs fit the bill or not, expect the feds to try to shoehorn problems into them

By Dave Bedard September 25, 2025

Successive federal governments have been working to get out of the ad-hoc farm payment business — so whether existing programs fit the bill or not, it’s unsurprising when the feds try to shoehorn problems into one or more of those.

Equipment, Machinery

A closer look at battery electric cars

We get some personal experience with the emerging automotive trend

By Scott Garvey July 29, 2025

When the national Plug’n Drive event hit town, Scott Garvey decided to expand his range of experience with battery electric vehicles (BEVs), trying out the Hyundai Kona and Chevy Equinox.

Machinery, Trucks and UTVs, Weather

Silverado EV, F-150 Lightning take a cold comparison

CAA evaluated the two EV pickups as part of a winter road test

By Scott Garvey April 29, 2025

The object of CAA’s test was to determine the actual cold-weather driving range for each of the vehicles involved, and compare that to their manufacturers’ published claims.

In a letter to three federal ministers – Kody Blois (agriculture), Dominic LeBlanc (trade) and Francois-Phillipe Champagne (finance) — the CFIB pointed to the economic damages to Canada’s agriculture industry from the EV policies. Photos: Reuters

News

Government support for electric vehicle sector threatens agriculture says federation

By Robert Arnason April 23, 2025

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business is asking the federal government to re-assess its subsidies for electric vehicles and battery manufacturing in Canada.

Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: Hew that wood, draw that water

Doing nothing was not an option

By Dave Bedard April 8, 2025

The case of Canada’s tariffs on Chinese EVs versus China’s retaliatory tariffs on Canadian peas and canola products will boil down to how comfortable we are as Canadians in allowing other countries to pick our losers.

Equipment, Machinery

A first look at John Deere’s electric tractors

John Deere unveils its prototype electric tractors and support infrastructure

By Scott Garvey April 2, 2025

John Deere brought its prototype electric tractor lineup to a vineyard in California in February, providing media an opportunity to see and operate the three prototype machines and find out more about Deere’s entire electrification project.

Companies that have paid to source agricultural produce that complies with the European Union’s anti-deforestation law would lose out if the EU decides to delay implementing the legislation by a year, industry groups and traders said. Photo: Mlenny/iStock/Getty Images

News, Reuters

EU slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs, risking Beijing payback

By Philip Blenkinsop, Reuters October 29, 2024

The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3 per cent at the end of its highest profile investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.

GFM Network News

Disgruntled with Western pork, China wants to go back to black pigs

U.S. grains: Chicago grain prices fall amid profit-taking and dollar rebound

U.S. livestock: Cattle fall back as inventory hits 75-year low

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