Insights and Stories on Machinery

Agco, Kubota sign onto U.S. right-to-repair pledge

May. 26, 2023 at 9:54 am CDT

Two more major ag equipment makers have signed onto a framework that would grant farmers and independent repair shops in the United States reasonable access to the means to repair their machines. The Washington, D.C.-based American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) on Monday announced it had reached memorandums of understanding (MOUs) […]

Potential loss of AM radio in vehicles a concern for farmers

May. 18, 2023 at 1:45 am CDT

By Jonah Grignon

Massey Ferguson displays SimplEbale control system

May. 11, 2023 at 3:48 pm CDT

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

CNH raises revenue guidance on robust tractor demand

May. 5, 2023 at 8:09 pm CDT

By Bianca Flowers Giulio Piovaccari

JBS opens cleaning unit after outside firm fined for hiring kids

May. 4, 2023 at 6:54 pm CDT

By Reuters

See & Spray premium performance upgrade kit for Deere sprayers

May. 4, 2023 at 4:08 pm CDT

John Deere recently introduced a new See & Spray Premium performance upgrade kit for its self-propelled sprayers. The kit uses a vision system powered by artificial intelligence that can help farmers be more cost efficient by only targeting weeds and not spraying an entire field. “Farmers continue to face rising […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

CN’s mechanics, intermodal staff ratify labour deal

May. 1, 2023 at 8:04 pm CDT

Mechanics, intermodal and clerical workers at Canadian National Railway (CN) who were on the brink of striking in March have voted to ratify the agreements that kept them off the picket line. Unifor, which represents about 3,000 CN employees, said Friday its members voted to ratify four new two-year collective […]

By Dave Bedard

Go bigger on interswitching pilot, grain groups urge Ottawa

May. 1, 2023 at 2:28 am CDT

Farm groups from across the country are asking producers to lobby federal ministers and MPs and urge them to super-size a government proposal for what’s called ‘extended interswitching.’ The measure, part of this spring’s federal budget, essentially gives grain shippers a choice in which railway they deal with (as long […]

By Glenn Cheater

‘Unexpectedly high’ fuel costs lift railways’ revenue index

Apr. 27, 2023 at 9:05 pm CDT

The index that determines how much Prairie grain handling revenue Canada’s big two railways get to keep will be raised in the coming crop year, mainly on way-higher-than-expected fuel costs. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Thursday announced the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) for Canadian National Railway (CN) for […]

By Dave Bedard

Colorado’s ag equipment right-to-repair bill signed into law

Apr. 25, 2023 at 4:13 pm CDT

Reuters — Colorado’s governor signed the nation’s first right-to-repair legislation into law on Tuesday, giving the state’s farmers and ranchers the autonomy to fix their own equipment. The bill, which requires manufacturers such as Deere and Co. to provide manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, garnered bipartisan support as […]

By Bianca Flowers Kevin Mohatt