Schulte has rolled out a new, wider snowblower aimed at operators who need to move more snow in less time. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Mike Siroski with Schulte says the company has completed a small production run of the 144-inch-wide SDX-144 after a few years of testing... Read More
Category: Machinery
The two largest John Deere farm equipment dealers in Manitoba have announced they are joining forces. Greenvalley Equipment (GVE) and Enns Brothers, on Jan. 20, announced their intent to merge their businesses into one. GVE has locations in Altona, Killarney, Morden (head office), and Treherne, and works with other Deere dealers across the Prairies as... Read More
Convey-All, a Meridian brand, is marking a milestone year with a head-turning, retro-styled 1986 GMC 350 pickup and using it to raise money for a cause many in agriculture know well. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., regional sales manager Garrett Darby says company started in Winkler, Man.,... Read More
Managing cover crop residue can prove challenging especially when spring rain, cool soils, and heavy trash collide with planting. On this episode of Farming Forward, we travel to Rose Farms near Mitchell, Ont., to explore the farm family's decade-long journey with cover crops and residue management. On a rainy April morning, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin visited... Read More
The board of directors for Ag Growth International (AGI) announced a major executive change on Jan. 15. Paul Brisebois has been appointed interim president and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately, as Paul Householder has stepped down from the role and AGI's board for personal reasons. Brisebois was previously AGI’s senior vice president of North America... Read More
Dust entering an engine’s air intake can quickly build up in filters, requiring operators to stop frequently to blow them out or clean them. Depending on how dry conditions are, that can mean servicing filters every day, every other day, or once a week, adding time spent on maintenance during field operations. At Agri-Trade in... Read More
Maintaining good air quality inside a chicken barn, especially during Prairie winters, is critical for egg production and bird comfort, but it comes with significant energy demands and costs. A newly-renovated laying hen barn in southern Manitoba features several technologies aimed at delivering cost savings over the long term through energy efficiency. As part of... Read More
Keeping product flowing evenly through an air seeder is important during seeding, but traditional blockage systems often only tell operators when flow has completely stopped. At Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., RealAgriculture spoke with Dustin Weinkauf of Precision Planting about Clarity, a flow and blockage monitoring system designed to give growers a more detailed look... Read More
RCMP in east-central Alberta have arrested a 36-year old and charged him with nine fraud and forgery-related offenses involving farm machinery. Oyen RCMP say they launched a fraud investigation in October 2025 after a local company reported one of their combines had been repossessed under circumstances they believed involved a forged bill of sale. With... Read More
An airless wheel loader tire from Evolution Wheel is designed to cut downtime and extend wear life for operators running mid-size loaders. The company's 20.5-25 all-terrain wheel loader tire was on display at Agri-Trade in Red Deer. Designed for machines such as a Cat 930, the tire features an L5 tread with roughly three inches... Read More