Insights and Stories on Machinery

Dec. 17, 2010 at 4:53 pm CST

Quebec’s general farm organization has dropped its directive for the province’s farmers to refuse snowmobilers access to rural trails on their land this winter. L’Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA) announced Friday it had ended its directive, which it adopted in early November in a bid to provoke provincial response on […]

Dec. 11, 2010 at 4:03 am CST

A Case IH group of dealerships across the Prairies plans to stake out some new territory by buying an Alberta dealership with three locations north and east of Edmonton. Rocky Mountain Dealerships announced Thursday it will buy Agritrac Equipment, which operates at Westlock, Barrhead and Vegreville. “This acquisition is strategically […]

Dec. 3, 2010 at 6:06 pm CST

Users of ICE Futures Canada’s WebICE system who don’t trade at least one lot per month in any contract will soon have to pay for access. The Winnipeg ag commodity exchange on Friday announced that as of Jan. 1, 2011, it will levy a US$20 market data exchange fee for […]

Nov. 24, 2010 at 1:28 pm CST

The parent for grain bin maker Twister Pipe and grain drying and aeration equipment firm Edwards Group plans to build one new home for both companies’ plants in southern Alberta. Winnipeg’s Ag Growth International on Tuesday confirmed its plans to expand its manufacturing space at Nobleford, about 30 km northwest […]

Oct. 27, 2010 at 1:51 pm CDT

Buhler Industries’ farm implement division has been named the exclusive distributor for grain bin maker Westeel in the U.S. As per an agreement announced Monday, Buhler’s Farm King division will be responsible for marketing and distribution of Westeel-branded bins, storage equipment, augers, grain vacs and grain cleaners, as well as […]