Insights and Stories on Machinery

Bayer to invest $7.5 billion in new herbicides

Jun. 14, 2019 at 3:08 am CDT

Berlin | Reuters — Bayer said it would invest five billion euros (C$7.5 billion) in developing new weedkillers and reducing its environmental impact by 30 per cent by 2030, as it seeks to address the fallout from U.S. class-action litigation over glyphosate. “While glyphosate will continue to play an important […]

As Biden tours Iowa, farmers want to know where he stands on ethanol

Jun. 11, 2019 at 8:41 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw Reuters

eQuipTV: Manitoba Tractor Trek 2019

Jun. 11, 2019 at 4:17 pm CDT

U.S. refiner group sues Trump EPA over E15 gasoline

Jun. 10, 2019 at 7:19 pm CDT

By Reuters

New marine fuel rules to boost diesel prices for at least a year, analysts say

Jun. 10, 2019 at 4:23 pm CDT

By Erwin Seba

June 1-15: Claas gives AgDealerTV a breakdown of their Axion 800 Series range of tractors

May. 30, 2019 at 7:55 pm CDT

Update: Vancouver lockout of longshoremen ends

May. 30, 2019 at 1:30 pm CDT

Winnipeg/Ottawa | Reuters — A lockout of longshore workers at Canada’s biggest port, the Port of Vancouver, ended in a deal on Thursday after a few hours, averting a potentially massive shipping disruption, the workers’ union and employers association said. The lockout was immediately lifted and the union also withdrew […]

By Kelsey Johnson Rod Nickel

Mandatory Saskatchewan farm trucker training planned

May. 29, 2019 at 6:35 pm CDT

The training exemption offered in Saskatchewan for semi truck drivers in agriculture operations is now set to be phased out within two years, the province said Wednesday. The provincial government in late 2018 announced it will require a minimum of 121.5 hours of training before a driver can obtain a […]

By GFM Staff

Canada’s realized net farm income way down in 2018

May. 28, 2019 at 7:12 pm CDT

Stagnant farm cash receipts against significant increases in feed, fuel and interest costs have led to Canada’s biggest decline in realized net farm income in over a decade. That’s according to Statistics Canada, which on Tuesday released full-year farm income data for 2018, pegging realized net farm income for the […]

By GFM Staff

Canada takes first step on ratifying USMCA trade deal

May. 27, 2019 at 4:45 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canada took a first step toward ratifying the new North American trade agreement on Monday just three days ahead of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence’s trip to Ottawa to discuss the passage of the treaty. Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland presented what’s known as a ways and means […]

By Kelsey Johnson Steve Scherer