Take a Gulp and Drive Over the Auger Hopper
Whether you’re harvesting or hauling grain in the off-season, augers play a huge role in on-farm efficiency. Over the years we’ve seen the introduction of larger capacity augers, and the hoppers to...
View ArticleSnagged Power Lines — Does Responsibility Extend to Manufacturers?
Larger farm equipment has its benefits on the field, but there’s also additional risk in getting it there, particularly when driving new machinery under old power lines. Just ask Gerrid Gust, a farmer...
View ArticleA Hurry-up Harvest has Farm Safety Watchers on Edge
It’s hard finding farm safety national stats that go past 2008 – and it’s high time we had some, to figure out trends – but you don’t need hard numbers to know farm safety is vital, especially this...
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GSI Presents VersaLoop Round Tube Chain Conveyor
Introduced in August, Grain System Inc.’s (GSI) VersaLoop round tube chain conveyer, can move up to 6000 bushels per hour and can reach a maximum incline of 60 degrees. The Versaloop will be debuted in...
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Superior Manufacturing Redesigns Grain Bin Unloading System
Superior Manufacturing’s new grain bin unloading system maintains upload speeds up to 6000 bushels per hour, but with a few changes to increase reliability, efficiency and ease of use. The unloading...
View ArticleAg Growth International Buying Westeel For $221.5M
Crop storage and handling equipment manufacturer Westeel is being sold to Ag Growth International Inc. as part of a three-party deal. Vicwest Inc., the parent company of Westeel, has agreed to be...
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Double Barrel Auger Doubles Down on Grain Moving Capacity
Drake, Saskatchewan-based manufacturer Bergen Industries is following the mantra “two is better than one” with a new farm auger setup advertised to move 600 bushels of grain per minute. Shaunti Bergen...
View ArticleFarm Progress Show Wrap-Up — Big Equipment and Little Rain
Farmers and farm equipment manufacturers from across Western Canada and around the world made their annual pilgrimage to Regina last week for the experience known as Canada’s Farm Progress Show. Shaun,...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2015: Canadian Companies Reaching Farmers Around the World
You may think of them as a local manufacturing company employing local people selling to local farmers, but many Canadian agriculture companies have a presence that extends well beyond their...
View ArticleAgritechnica 2015: STEP Aims to Give Ag Exporters a Leg Up
Many of the Canadian companies who participated in Agritechnica — the world’s largest ag trade show — in Germany last month were there as part of a delegation led by the Saskatchewan Trade and Export...
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Kickin’ Tires — Ep. 10: Making Farm Safety a Priority
Over 100 adults and children are lost to agricultural fatalities on an average year in Canada. And though that number has started to drop in recent years, there is still much to be done to promote farm...
View ArticleWGI Westman Group Acquiring Convey-All
WGI Westman Group is adding to its product lineup and manufacturing capacity, acquiring grain and seed handling equipment manufacturer Convey-All Industries. Based in Winkler, Man., Convey-All makes...
View ArticleAGI Buys U.S. Grain Storage and Handling Manufacturer Global Industries
Winnipeg-based Ag Growth International (AGI) says it has acquired 100 percent of the shares in U.S. grain storage, handling and drying equipment manufacturer Global Industries. AGI paid US$100 million...
View ArticleSwinging drive-over conveyor speeds truck unloads
A drive-over conveyor that swings from hopper to hopper to save time when unloading grain drew plenty of attention at Ag Days in Brandon, Man., earlier this month, including from the judges in the farm...
View ArticleMeridian expands auger line-up to include 13″ swing-away
Launched at Canada’s Farm Progress Show, Meridian’s 13-inch swing-away auger has a few changes besides its diameter. According to Rob Reimer, director of sales for the company, the auger sees an...
View ArticleSakundiak Showcases its New Swing Max Pro Prototype
With the high use of super b’s by many farmers in farm yards to move grain, one of the frustrations is the ability to get the auger properly positioned underneath the hoppers. This can especially be a...
View ArticleEveryone Loves an Auction at FarmAuctionGuide.com
Everyone does love an auction, and why not, there’s usually something there for everyone. It’s an event that sends bargain hunters and collectors out en masse to look for that “good deal” or that “rare...
View ArticleCropweek 2012 – Agremote Systems Offers Help for the One-Man Farm
During the busiest times of year, farmers are spread pretty thin. There are times when good help, or any help at all is hard to find. There are also times when you need another person as a helping hand...
View ArticleWill You Shop in the US for Farm Machinery this Fall?
Usually producers talk about buying equipment in the US when the Canadian Dollar swings above par. This time though the deals on US based farm machinery are being driven by the severe US drought. With...
View ArticleRitchie Bros Sells More Than CA$1 billion of Canadian Equipment in 2012
The world of machinery is really getting smaller. Ritchie Bros announced today that they sold more than one billion dollars worth of machinery in Canada in 2012. This is a new company record...
View ArticleNational Farm Machinery Show 2013 in Pictures
RealAgriculture.com attended the National Farm Machinery Show for the first time last week. We will definitely be attending again the future. We have a number of videos and interviews from the show in...
View ArticleIRONSearch.com Launches a New Version of its Website – Scott Derksen
This week Iron Solutions launched a new version of its machinery sales site, IRONSearch.com. With some great new added personalization features, improved keyword search, and cool tools like changing...
View ArticleHaukaas Trailer-Mount Unload Conveyor Makes Unloading Quick & Easy
It’s the little things in life that make doing a job enjoyable — technology that works, having the right tool for the job and using equipment that is quick and easy to use. With that in mind, Haukaas...
View ArticleThe Storm Seed Treater Offers Peristaltic Pumps, a Metering Conveyor and More
Smart technology “follows” us into our combines, sprayers and grain bins, yet when it’s time to treat seed, it’s still very much a guessing game. But there appears to be a pretty darn intellectual...
View ArticlePlanning helps keep harvest safe
Harvest is a stressful time of year — things have to get done, but it’s not a time for cutting corners when it comes to farm safety. That’s the message Rob Gobeil, health and safety specialist for the...
View ArticleDanuser simplifies auger system for fencing and barn construction
Agricultural attachment maker Danuser has simplified its popular auger system for easier farm fencing and barn construction application. At the National Farm Machinery Show last month, vice president...
View ArticleBuhler streamlining Farm King production to Morden, Man.
Buhler Industries is making another move to streamline production of its Farm King equipment lineup, on the heels of closing its plant in Fargo, North Dakota, in September. After moving production from...
View ArticleUpdates to GSI’s VersaLoop Conveyor
If grain moving is on the task list, there have been some updates to GSI’s VersaLoop Conveyor line-up, showcased at Farm Progress Show recently at Decatur, Illinois. “The first that you see right here...
View ArticleMoving grain with battery power: Convey-All rolls out quiet electric conveyor
The same batteries that power electric cars could be used to move crops, as Convey-All debuted a prototype battery-powered conveyor at the 2022 Ag in Motion farm show. The “Volt” conveyor features 36...
View ArticleBuhler Industries seeking a long-term investment partner
The company that builds Versatile tractors and Farm King equipment says it’s working with a Toronto-based investment bank to find a new long-term investment partner. Without sharing many details on...
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