Insights and Stories on Machinery

CP to boost N.D. development, cites grain production

Mar. 27, 2011 at 9:00 pm CDT

Noting the state’s “increased grain production,” Canadian Pacific Railway plans to budget an extra $100 million for infrastructure work and more personnel in North Dakota. “North Dakota is a source of growth for CP and the Midwest’s economy with its increased grain production, vast oil deposits in the Bakken Formation […]

Sask. budget includes biodiesel incentive

Mar. 24, 2011 at 4:30 pm CDT

Soft ocean freight rates benefit grain exports

Mar. 24, 2011 at 1:28 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

ADM to double Alta. crusher’s storage, intake

Mar. 22, 2011 at 2:07 pm CDT

Agri-Trend to support Deere dealers on precision ag

Mar. 18, 2011 at 5:30 pm CDT

SW Man. loader tool manufacturer’s shop burns

Mar. 16, 2011 at 9:00 pm CDT

A Brandon, Man. area company making front-end loader, telehandler and skid-steer loader attachments for the ag market saw its shop “heavily damaged” in a Wednesday morning fire. Fire departments from nearby Rivers and Rapid City, along with Brandon RCMP, responded just after 8 a.m. to a “structure fire” at Agromec […]

Feds to back beef producers, packers for IT upgrades

Mar. 11, 2011 at 12:01 am CST

Cattle producers, feedlots and packers are up for federal funding to help keep their information technology (IT) systems BIXS-compatible. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz on Thursday budgeted $5.3 million from the AgriFlexibility fund for the project, to be spearheaded by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association (CCA), as part of a larger $8.16 […]

Prairie Case IH chain to “slow down” acquisitions

Mar. 8, 2011 at 4:00 pm CST

A Calgary group managing and buying Case IH dealerships across the Prairies plans to “slow down on acquisitions” in fiscal 2011. Publicly-traded Rocky Mountain Dealerships operates 37 full-service ag and construction dealerships across the West, mostly selling Case IH and Case machinery. The company on Tuesday reported 2010 year-end profit […]

Southern Ont. Deere dealerships to merge

Mar. 8, 2011 at 2:08 pm CST

Two John Deere dealerships in southern Ontario have announced plans to merge in May, bringing 10 separate shops under one banner. AgraTurf Equipment Services, which operates at Ayr, Courtland, Simcoe, Smithville and Tavistock, will combine with Elmira Farm Service and its stores at Elmira, Listowel, Mount Forest, Ospringe and Alliston […]

CP’s mechanics ratify four-year labour deal

Feb. 24, 2011 at 4:29 pm CST

Unionized mechanical services staff at Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have voted in favour of labour peace with the company through to the end of 2014. About 2,100 shopcraft staff, represented by the Canadian Auto Workers, voted 82 per cent in favour of a new four-year collective agreement at membership meetings […]

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