Insights and Stories on Machinery

Deere eyes expanding Honda deal to Canada

Sep. 20, 2011 at 4:50 pm CDT

A marketing deal which will see John Deere dealerships in the U.S. add Honda equipment to their product offerings, starting in 2012, may expand to Canada. Deere and Co. on Tuesday said it will offer all its active U.S. dealerships a sign-up period, starting late this year, to enter agreements […]

Is vertical tillage right for your farm?

Sep. 16, 2011 at 3:44 pm CDT

By Scott Garvey

Feds back B.C. beef carcass tracking system

Sep. 9, 2011 at 4:45 pm CDT

P+H to double storage at E. Sask. elevator

Sep. 6, 2011 at 6:02 pm CDT

Pioneer backed for Ont. canola seed processing plant

Aug. 26, 2011 at 2:05 pm CDT

One live “pineapple” harvested in Manitoba

Aug. 26, 2011 at 4:11 am CDT

A southern Manitoba man tilling his land Tuesday came up with a bit more than just the usual black soil, RCMP at Portage la Prairie report. RCMP in a release Tuesday said a 43-year-old man from the RM of Portage la Prairie came to the detachment office at about 3 […]

Renewable energy program launched for B.C. farmers

Aug. 23, 2011 at 5:02 pm CDT

Farmers in British Columbia can now apply for federal/provincial funding to help sort out how to fit renewable energy technology in their farm or food processing operations. The two levels of government last week released application forms for their Renewable Energy Technology (RET) Feasibility program, under which “in-depth” assessments are […]

Prairie producer car loadings at near-record high: CWB

Aug. 23, 2011 at 3:42 am CDT

The use of producer cars to ship wheat off the Canadian Prairies rose to near-record levels in 2010-11, the Canadian Wheat Board reports. Prairie farmers loaded 12,784 producer cars, overwhelmingly with board grains, during the crop year that ended July 31, down from the 2008-09 record of 12,934 but up […]

Ont. rural development fund backs Maple Leaf turkey plant

Aug. 21, 2011 at 4:24 pm CDT

A $2.6 million investment in new equipment and expansions at one of Maple Leaf’s turkey processing plants in southwestern Ontario is the latest on a long list of rural development grants to the province’s meat sector. The provincial Rural Economic Development program on Wednesday pledged $2,617,656 to Maple Leaf Consumer […]

CropWatch: Young lygus may still harm late canola

Aug. 19, 2011 at 7:28 pm CDT

Reports of high numbers of lygus bugs in the Peace region and other areas of Alberta may have some farmers wondering if they should spray, the Canola Council of Canada says in Grainews’ CropWatch. It’s normal to see a flush of young lygus bugs at this time of year, but […]

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