RB Global, the parent of Canadian auction firm Ritchie Bros., is further expanding its reach into the online farm auction market with a deal for Nebraska-based BigIron Auction Co.
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Ritchie Bros. parent to buy online auction firm BigIron
K-Hart expands Canadian dealer network for drills
The partnership that has been signed with the Rocky Mountain Equipment chain will add nine retail outlets in Alberta and Manitoba
K-Hart Industries’ new deal with Rocky Mountain Equipment will see the Winnipeg company’s new Spyder double disc drill sold at retail through nine RME stores in Alberta and Manitoba.
How a single-store family-owned ag equipment dealership prevails
Six decades on, Wheatbelt Sales’ current owners in eastern Saskatchewan talk about what it takes to remain viable in today’s machinery marketplace
A family-owned, single-store farm equipment dealership is increasingly rare. But the Sowa family at Wadena, Sask., say they have no plans to change thebusiness model.
Farm equipment market unlikely to pick up
Sales have been slow and and an unreliable U.S. administration makes trade certainty impossible
North America’s farm machinery sales have been slow and uncertain thanks to tariffs and trade disruption. There’s not a lot of hope for change in 2026.
AGI rolls out two new high-throughput grain conveyors
New models provide the choice between gas and electric drives
For grain growers needing to move a lot of bushels quickly, AGI offers two new high-throughput conveyors: the gas-over-hydraulic FX4 SP, and the top-drive electric FX4 18S.
Galileo Wheel rebrands tires as Trackwheel
The unique inverted-sidewall Cupwheel tires offer track-like performance characteristics for ag equipment
Galileo Wheel’s Cupwheel inverted-sidewall skid steer, tractor and pivot tires are rebranded as Trackwheel, to emphasize performance similar to tracks.
Prairie-made combine concaves make Time top inventions list
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment of Winkler earned a place on Time’s list of top 100 influential inventions for their Razors Edge combine concave
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment of Winkler, Manitoba earned a place on Time’s list of top 100 influential inventions for its Razors Edge combine concave, designed to improve efficiency at harvest.
Polaris’ new Ranger 500 aims for simple, affordable
The company’s latest side-by-side delivers practicality, reliability and an entry-level price tag
Farmers seeking a smaller, simpler, lower-priced utility vehicle for quick trips to the field or around the farmyard get a new option in Polaris’ Ranger 500 side-by-side UTV, Scott Garvey reports.
K-Hart introduces new Spyder drill options for 2026
Drills get new opener features and improved seed and fertilizer tubes
The 2026 models of the Spyder air drill, made by Prairie equipment manufacturer K-Hart Industries, will have new options available for farmers, with a particular focus on the drill’s openers.
More compact implements from Kioti
Kioti dealers will begin offering a wider range of attachments
By popular demand, Kioti says it will expand its line of branded implements designed to work with its utility and compact utility tractors, including farm-facing tools such as rotary mowers, bale forks and snow plows.