Insights and Stories on Machinery

Aug. 4, 2010 at 4:02 pm CDT

CN isn’t bound by law to keep or operate a producer car site wherever one exists or a farmer wants one, Canada’s transport regulator has ruled. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Wednesday dismissed a level-of-service complaint filed late last year by Cam Goff, a central Saskatchewan farmer and farmer-elected […]

By Dave Bedard

Jun. 23, 2010 at 6:03 pm CDT

Saskatchewan farmers who had planned to license their vehicles with farm (“F”) plates but couldn’t seed the required amount of crop will get to keep their 2009 designation. Normally, the Crown auto insurer Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) would require that farmers seed a minimum amount of crop in a given […]

Jun. 18, 2010 at 2:45 pm CDT

A Canadian maker of pre-engineered, fabric-covered shelters used for livestock barns and crop storage has been sold to one of its main competitors. The assets of Calgary-based Cover-All Building Systems, which went into receivership in April, have been sold to Norseman Group, an Edmonton-based industrial fabric firm in the same […]

Jun. 3, 2010 at 1:42 pm CDT

An expansion-minded Calgary ag equipment dealership chain specializing in Case IH plans to add three southeastern Saskatchewan locations to its portfolio. Rocky Mountain Dealerships announced Thursday it has signed a deal to buy “certain assets” of Wardale Equipment, including its Case IH dealerships at Yorkton, Langenburg and Preeceville, Sask., for […]

Apr. 1, 2010 at 11:39 am CDT

Alberta ag consultancy Agri-Trend Inc. and precision ag consulting firm GeoFarm Solutions have created a new consulting company to help farms integrate GPS, GIS and variable-rate technology into their operations. GeoFarm’s Warren Bills will serve as president of the new Calgary-based company under the name Agri-Trend Geo Solutions Inc. “We […]