Insights and Stories on Machinery

Railways say they’re ready for large shipping season

Aug. 21, 2018 at 2:21 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Canadian Pacific Railway managed to slightly increase its grain shipping volumes last year, despite the extreme cold. CP moved 25.8 million tonnes of western Canadian grain, grain products, soybeans and non-regulated principal field crops during the 2017-18 crop year. That’s a one per cent increase from the […]

Grain elevators brace for high-volume shipping season

Aug. 17, 2018 at 9:48 pm CDT

By MarketsFarm Team

P+H to double down on northwestern Manitoba grain

Aug. 16, 2018 at 8:23 pm CDT

By Dave Bedard

Companies sign agreement to promote precision spot spraying

Aug. 16, 2018 at 4:56 pm CDT

By Staff

Quebec offers aid to lessen brunt of U.S. tariffs

Aug. 15, 2018 at 9:30 pm CDT

By Reuters

Salford 8700 Air Boom Applicator

Aug. 9, 2018 at 5:41 pm CDT

Salford recently launched its Valmar 8700 Pull-Type Air Boom Applicator at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. It comes equipped with a 72-foot boom and air boom technology of the company’s 20-ton Valmar 9620 applicator. Enhancements on the 8700 include: Upgraded boom suspension for increased boom stability and durability at higher […]

By Staff

Case IH Limited-edition 50 Series Axial-Flow Combine

Aug. 2, 2018 at 4:45 pm CDT

Case IH recently launched the 50 series Axial-Flow combine lineup with a special-edition 150 series combine. The 150 series combine features International Harvester heritage styling, colour schemes and decals reminiscent of the first Axial-Flow combine in 1977. Productivity enhancements to Case IH’s Cross-Flow cleaning system and 2-speed electric shift transmission makes […]

By Staff

CNH Industrial improves guidance after strong Q2, shares up 10 pct

Jul. 30, 2018 at 7:47 pm CDT

Milan | Reuters (July 26, 2018) – Truck and tractor maker CNH Industrial raised its full-year guidance on Tuesday after better-than-expected quarterly earnings, sparking a more than 10 percent rally in its shares. Milan-listed shares closed 10.6 percent higher at 9.93 euros, making it the best performer on the city’s blue-chip […]

By Agnieszka Flak

CP conductors, engineers ratify four-year deal

Jul. 30, 2018 at 12:25 am CDT

Conductors and engineers for Canadian Pacific Railway have voted for labour peace following a 33-hour strike in late May. CP’s 3,100-odd conductors and engineers, represented by the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), announced July 20 they have voted to ratify a four-year agreement. Almost 63 per cent of eligible employees […]

By GFM Staff

Dwindling diesel supplies could boost price

Jul. 26, 2018 at 4:46 pm CDT

CNS Canada — Strong global demand and a looming North American harvest could send diesel prices higher in coming months. According to one energy analyst in Chicago, farmers may want to buy some fuel before prices get too high. “We’re telling our people to hedge some of your exposure, because […]

By Dave Sims