Machinery

A Canadian maker of pre-engineered, fabric-covered shelters used for livestock barns and crop storage has been sold to one of its main competitors. The assets of Calgary-based Cover-All Building Systems, which went into receivership in April, have been sold to Norseman Group, an Edmonton-based industrial fabric firm in the same lines of work, for an […] Read more

An expansion-minded Calgary ag equipment dealership chain specializing in Case IH plans to add three southeastern Saskatchewan locations to its portfolio. Rocky Mountain Dealerships announced Thursday it has signed a deal to buy “certain assets” of Wardale Equipment, including its Case IH dealerships at Yorkton, Langenburg and Preeceville, Sask., for an undisclosed cash sum plus […] Read more

Alberta ag consultancy Agri-Trend Inc. and precision ag consulting firm GeoFarm Solutions have created a new consulting company to help farms integrate GPS, GIS and variable-rate technology into their operations. GeoFarm’s Warren Bills will serve as president of the new Calgary-based company under the name Agri-Trend Geo Solutions Inc. “We have been developing our precision […] Read more