Insights and Stories on Machinery

Federated Co-op buying Saskatchewan ethanol plant

May. 22, 2019 at 7:21 pm CDT

Federated Co-operatives is set to lock in an ethanol supply for its member co-ops’ gas stations with a deal for a major Saskatchewan wheat ethanol producer. FCL announced Wednesday it will buy the Terra Grain Fuels ethanol plant in the RM of Pense near Belle Plaine, about 25 km east […]

Canada vows ‘full steam ahead’ on ratifying trade pact

May. 19, 2019 at 11:58 pm CDT

By Steve Scherer

U.S. boosts trade pact’s outlook lifting tariffs on Canadian, Mexican metals

May. 17, 2019 at 5:00 pm CDT

By David Lawder Steve Scherer

‘Show’ and ‘grow’ synonymous for Ag in Motion

May. 14, 2019 at 8:02 pm CDT

By William DeKay

B.C. longshoremen vote in favour of strike

May. 13, 2019 at 4:49 pm CDT

By Marlo Glass – MarketsFarm

Railways book higher grain freight revenue for Q1

May. 6, 2019 at 8:01 pm CDT

Canada’s big two railways reported somewhat higher revenue from handling grain during their fiscal quarter ending March 31, despite both companies reporting winter weather woes. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) on April 23 reported grain segment revenue of $380 million for the quarter, up six per cent from the year-earlier period, […]

By GFM Staff

Prairie grain freight cost index adjusted upward

May. 4, 2019 at 10:23 am CDT

Corrected, May 6, 2019 and Jan. 7, 2021 — Canada’s big two railways can expect a small raise in the amount of revenue they get to keep from hauling Prairie grain in the coming crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Tuesday announced it will set the volume-related composite […]

By GFM Staff

Climate change has U.S. fund managers adjusting agriculture investments

May. 2, 2019 at 8:21 pm CDT

New York | Reuters — After historic floods devastated Midwestern agricultural states this spring, some fund managers are evaluating how climate change will affect the long-term value of companies that make or sell products ranging from tractors to fertilizer. The issue is not simply the unpredictability of weather. Instead, fund […]

By David Randall

eQuipTV: Dot demo day in Arizona

May. 1, 2019 at 9:05 am CDT

Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey recently attended a Dot demonstration day in Maricopa, Arizona and spoke with Leah Olson-Friesen, Dot Technology Group CEO, about what’s new in the development of the autonomous platform, how testing has been progressing, and a new relationship that will see another implement connect with Dot […]

USMCA deal modestly boosts U.S. economy, trade panel finds

Apr. 18, 2019 at 9:01 pm CDT

Washington | Reuters — The new North American free trade pact would modestly boost the U.S. economy, especially auto parts production, but may curb vehicle assembly and limit consumer choice in cars, a hotly anticipated analysis from the U.S. International Trade Commission showed on Thursday. The ITC report is a […]

By David Lawder David Shepardson