PTx Trimble’s new WM-FieldForm system allows farmers to complete drainage operations from initial planning and mapping right through to the implement control necessary to carry out those drainage plans.

PTx Trimble introduces new drainage technology

WM-FieldForm allows for mapping and implement control

PTx Trimble, now a part of Agco, introduced a new digital system in mid-November for creating topographical field maps and drainage plans, with the software and hardware needed to control implements to carry out those plans. WM-FieldForm is capable of controlling a single scraper to shape field surfaces. It is the first water management system […] Read more


The Leon's Manufacturing building at Yorkton, Sask.

Leon’s Manufacturing in receivership

The Yorkton, Sask. dozer blade and loader bucket maker had been plagued by complaints over delivery delays

Glacier FarmMedia — Farmers waiting for equipment purchased from Leon’s Manufacturing are dealing with new uncertainty now that the Yorkton, Sask. company has been placed in receivership. Ernst and Young has been named the appointed receiver for the case, according to a court order dated June 11. The document names both Leon’s Manufacturing and Ram […] Read more