Insights and Stories on Machinery

Machinery costs driving up fixed farming expenses

Feb. 5, 2020 at 9:41 am CST

MarketsFarm — Fixed costs on farms continue to rise year-over-year, a statistic largely attributed to increasing land values and interest rates. At the beginning of 2019, Farm Credit Canada (FCC) reported farmland values across Canada increased by an average of 6.6 per cent during the previous year. But that’s not […]

Alberta farmers warned against oil well tampering

Feb. 4, 2020 at 5:46 pm CST

By GFM Staff

CN conductors approve post-strike deal

Jan. 31, 2020 at 8:22 pm CST

By GFM Staff

Agrifac releases Condor V sprayer

Jan. 30, 2020 at 3:55 pm CST

By Staff

AgDealer offers online equipment financing, shipping tools

Jan. 28, 2020 at 8:33 pm CST

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Green Party backs grain drying exemption from carbon tax

Jan. 20, 2020 at 3:29 pm CST

One of the federal opposition parties in full favour of carbon pricing is lending its support to calls by farm groups for a carbon tax break for grain drying. Vancouver Island MP Paul Manly, the Green Party’s caucus critic for agriculture, announced the party’s position Monday. “We support the grain […]

By GFM Staff

AGI buys ag business management software muscle

Jan. 20, 2020 at 4:01 am CST

Grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth Industries (AGI) plans to level up on its SureTrack farm management software platform with a deal for another Canadian player in the same business. Winnipeg-based AGI announced Thursday it has bought all outstanding shares in Oakville, Ont.-based Affinity Management Ltd., developer of the Compass […]

By GFM Staff

Ag equipment maker Morris in creditor protection

Jan. 11, 2020 at 1:38 am CST

Downsizing and staff cuts lie ahead for well known Prairie farm equipment maker Morris Industries as the company enters creditor protection due to a “liquidity crisis.” The Court of Queen’s Bench in Saskatoon on Wednesday approved the Morris Group’s Jan. 3 application, which stays any proceedings or actions against the […]

By GFM Staff

Fraser: The case against carbon pricing for farmers

Jan. 9, 2020 at 10:35 pm CST

The federal government continues to suggest the carbon tax imposed on Prairie farmers is necessary to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and may not be causing undue harm to the country’s agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau speaks publicly about “special considerations” for farmers, while at the same time openly questioning […]

By D.C. Fraser

Prairie provinces react to Bibeau’s questions on carbon price impact

Jan. 9, 2020 at 12:50 pm CST

Ottawa — The Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments continue attempts to convince the federal government’s carbon pricing program puts farmers at a disadvantage. Federal Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau recently suggested the carbon pricing system may not be disadvantaging farmers, questioning the impact of carbon pricing on agriculture, but saying she will […]

By D.C. Fraser