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Kubota Canada today announced three new additions to its robust compact construction lineup – the SCL1000 stand-on track loader, the K008-5 conventional tail swing excavator and the U10-5 zero tail swing excavator. These new product offerings lead the company’s 2022 product rollouts, while further diversifying Kubota’s construction offerings and signaling the brand’s continued commitment and innovation within the compact...
Canada's supply management system is a model of stability which provides a fair price for farmers, stability for processors, and safe, high quality products for Canadians. This system ensures the viability of family farms and is the backbone of rural communities across the country. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, along with Francis Drouin, Parliamentary Secretary...
Disease outbreak threatens the ability for farmers to maintain their operations, however, innovation is revolutionizing modern agriculture and is playing a key role in addressing agricultural challenges. Today, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, the Honourable Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to $113,575 for Be Seen Be Safe to determine and promote an innovative technology system to...
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers hold the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference accountable for the CP Rail strike that will disrupt the movement of goods all across the country. "At a time when the Canadian economy has been reeling from supply chain problems, COVID-19, the highest inflation in over a decade, and now the invasion of Ukraine, this lockout falls on...
Claas and HJV Equipment announced that the dealership has been assigned additional territory in Ontario, Canada. HJV Equipment will be adding a new location in the Ottawa Valley region in the next year. The agricultural equipment dealership will now be the exclusive dealer for all CLAAS products, including the JAGUAR forager in Eastern Ontario. All of this is in addition to...
The Government of Canada is working with the Province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) and industry to support PEI farmers following the recent suspension of certification of fresh potatoes from PEI to the United States. The newly formed Government-Industry Potato Working Group met on Wednesday, November 24 for initial discussions. The Working Group brings together the full value-chain of the...
Canada's federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) Ministers of Agriculture wrapped up their annual conference by issuing the "Guelph Statement". Their shared vision for the next agricultural policy framework will position our agri-food producers, processors, and others in the sector for continued success as world leaders in sustainable agriculture, and will enable a globally competitive sector. Ministers also acknowledged and...
Brandt Completes Cervus Deal, Creates International Equipment Dealer Powerhouse. Regina-based company welcomes 64 new locations across Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Brandt Tractor a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Brandt Group of Companies,  announced that it has successfully acquired Cervus Equipment Corp., following a 97.66% endorsement for the deal in an October 12, 2021 vote by Cervus shareholders. The transaction sees publicly-traded...
Case IH Equipment Dealers Stoltz Sales & Service and Hub International will be merging their two organizations to form Equipment Ontario effective December 1, 2021. Together they will service a total of 16+ Counties with dealership locations in Elmira, Lindsay, Listowel, Mildmay, Port Perry, and a future location in Simcoe County to be Determined. Both Hub & Stoltz have been...
Investments Will Support Ontario Farmers in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair Watersheds The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing $2.58 million to protect the province’s lakes and water sources by helping farmers implement sustainable farming practices that build more resilient farm operations. Through the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (the Partnership), the final Lake Erie Agriculture Demonstrating Sustainability (LEADS) initiative intake,...