FACILITIES & EQUIPMENT

Looking to the future, the possibility of fully autonomous farming equipment seems to be fast approaching. However, there are a few factors that contribute to the implementation and availability of this kind of technology, such as the likelihood of farmer adoption and infrastructure barriers.

The planning, building and startup of a new (or retrofit, rebuild or extension) milking parlour is a uniquely exciting, challenging and stressful event. Financial deadlines are real. Construction fatigue is real.

You’re dreaming of a sunny day when the hay is just right, not too wet and not too dry. You are baling the perfect windrow on the perfect sunny day.

Good fences make good neighbours. Good fences also serve as “curb appeal” for your farmstead. I sometimes find myself in the unenviable role of a farm business analyst and, frankly, one of the first observations I make about the future prospects of a farm is the state of its fences.

Steel-frame, fabric-covered buildings used for commodity and equipment storage have been common in the agricultural industry for decades.