Insights and Stories on Machinery

Grain firms warn of competitive fairness on Churchill assistance

Sep. 6, 2018 at 5:38 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) wants assurances that any government incentives used to upgrade the rail line to Churchill, Man., and the port there are not used to support competing businesses. Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the WGEA, said the organization’s membership of major grain-handling companies […]

Case IH updates Magnum tractor for MY2019

Sep. 6, 2018 at 4:24 pm CDT

By Staff

Ford recalls two million trucks over seat-belt fire concerns

Sep. 6, 2018 at 12:26 pm CDT

By David Shepardson

Drone data firm invests in precision ag analytics

Sep. 6, 2018 at 10:16 am CDT

By GFM Staff

AGT sees ‘further port access’ in Hudson Bay deal

Sep. 4, 2018 at 9:11 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Hudson Bay rail line repairs to start ‘immediately’

Sep. 2, 2018 at 9:54 pm CDT

Off-and-on talks toward a new ownership group for the Hudson Bay Railway have produced a deal, which it’s hoped will lead to the line’s repair before this winter, federal officials announced Friday. Federal Trade Diversification Minister Jim Carr and Northern Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc announced the Arctic Gateway Group Limited […]

By GFM Staff

Massey goes maxi on minis with 1700M series

Aug. 30, 2018 at 3:42 pm CDT

Agco’s Massey Ferguson roster has expanded to include five new compact tractor models with the launch of its 1700M series at the (U.S.) Farm Progress Show. The company describes the new series as “ideal for general farm and property maintenance tasks, landscaping, small-scale road and land grading, and light construction.” […]

By eQuip/GFM Staff

Allflex buys RFID reader maker Agrident

Aug. 29, 2018 at 4:40 am CDT

One of the world’s biggest livestock identification firms has expanded its share of the radio frequency ID (RFID) tag reader market with a deal to buy German manufacturer Agrident. Allflex, whose parent firm the Allflex Group rebranded in February under the name Antelliq, announced Aug. 21 it has bought Agrident […]

By GFM Staff

Case IH introduces new Early Riser planter

Aug. 23, 2018 at 5:32 pm CDT

Earlier this summer, Case IH announced the expansion of its 2000 series Early Riser planter lineup with a new 2130 stack-fold mounted 3-point hitch model. Available in five configurations, this new planter is rebuilt from the ground up, from the rugged row unit to Precision Planting technology, and includes new […]

By Staff

Former sister firm to buy Outback Guidance

Aug. 22, 2018 at 4:21 am CDT

Farm GPS guidance and autosteering equipment company AgJunction is set to sell its Outback Guidance business to a satellite positioning tech firm it spun off five years earlier. Kansas-based AgJunction announced Monday it has sold the Outback assets to Hemisphere GNSS, a Scottsdale, Ariz. company owned by Chinese firm Beijing […]

By GFM Staff