Peavey Mart Store Closures Means New Choices for Getting Ag Buyer’s Guide Buy-Sell Guide

Jan 30, 2025
By Denise Faguy
Assistant Editor, North American Content, Farms.com

Farms.com Ag Buyer’s Guide digital issue available online

As you may know, if you are a farmer in rural Ontario, you are one of 50,000 farms that receive copies of the Farms.com Ag Buyer’s Guide buy-sell guide.

But for a variety of reasons, some farms are not classified as farms by Canada Post, so they do not automatically receive a copy of the Ag Buyer’s Guide each month. Those Ag Buyer’s Guide fans often picked up a copy of the magazine at their local Peavey Mart store.

“We know farmers love Ag Buyer’s Guide,” Farms.com President & CEO Graham Dyer “because they call us if their copy gets held up in the mail.”

“Don’t worry,” says Dyer. “Farms.com has two easy options for you to be able to flip through the pages of Ag Buyer’s Guide for those who do not receive their Ag Buyer’s Guide through Canada Post.”

Option 1 – Digital Edition

Readers may view the digital edition of Ag Buyer’s Guide which is always posted on the right-hand side of the Used Farm Equipment Page on Farms.com.

We know it is not quite as exciting as feeling the paper in your hand, but we have sound effects to simulate the sound of the pages turning, and you can easily search for a company or product you may be searching for. Look for the magnifying glass at the top, right-hand corner to access this feature.

We know that hundreds of farmers are already searching through the digital editions each month. Subscribe to be notified when a new edition of Ag Buyer’s Guide is posted each month: click here to be notified and then under Machinery/Technology, select Farms.com Ag Buyer’s Guide Digital Edition.

Option 2 – Print Subscription

For just $25, you can subscribe to the print version of Ag Buyer’s Guide and have it delivered to your mailbox via Canada Post personalized mail. The $25 subscription covers mailing costs. To subscribe, please call 866-519-4302 x 281 to speak with Sandra or Victoria.

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