Insights and Stories on Machinery

Morriss, Pakosh, Streichs named to ag hall of fame

Apr. 3, 2018 at 4:47 pm CDT

The Manitoba farmers who developed the rotary separator for combines, the co-founder of Versatile and the long-time editorial director for the website you’re reading are bound for Manitoba’s Agricultural Hall of Fame. The hall of fame on Monday unofficially announced its 2018 group of inductees, ahead of its annual meeting […]

Senate hands back transport bill, with changes

Mar. 29, 2018 at 7:30 pm CDT

By Staff

John Deere 1895 No-Till Drill and ProSeries Openers

Mar. 29, 2018 at 4:51 pm CDT

By Staff

Canadian railways in catch-22 over crude shipment

Mar. 27, 2018 at 8:26 pm CDT

By Ahmed Farhatha Anirban Paul

Ontario power utilities offer farm water pump rebate

Mar. 25, 2018 at 6:41 am CDT

By Staff

‘Clean’ tech adoption up for federal funding

Mar. 23, 2018 at 2:30 am CDT

Provinces and territories can apply starting April 1 for chunks of a three-year, $25 million federal fund to support programs that encourage on-farm adoption of precision ag tools or use of renewables from ag waste. Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on Monday launched the fund, to flow through what’s dubbed […]

By Staff

GEA STR Series Semi-Tanker

Mar. 22, 2018 at 7:01 pm CDT

GEA recently announced the release of its STR Series Manure Semi-Tanker, designed to allow a semi-truck to haul the manure tanker on roadways and – when appropriate – straight onto fields for spreading. The STR’s stainless steel non-circular reservoir uses internal baffles for excellent stability on the road and has […]

By Staff

Deere fears hit from Trump tariffs, retaliation

Mar. 22, 2018 at 2:29 am CDT

Granadero Baigorria, Argentina | Reuters — U.S. tractor maker Deere and Co. is bracing for a negative financial impact from U.S. tariffs on steel imports and worries that retaliatory tariffs on American agricultural exports could follow, CEO Samuel Allen told Reuters in an interview Wednesday. The 25 per cent tariffs, […]

By Maximilian Heath

Trudeau optimistic on NAFTA as deal on autos seen possible

Mar. 21, 2018 at 9:41 pm CDT

Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday for the first time that a deal to renegotiate NAFTA was likely, amid signs negotiators may be closer to settling one of the regional trade pact’s most contentious issues. “We remain very confident that a win-win-win deal is not […]

By David Ljunggren

Brazil cracking down on unmonitored agriculture planes

Mar. 20, 2018 at 6:46 pm CDT

Sao Paulo | Reuters — Brazilian federal prosecutors have demanded civil aviation authorities change regulations to increase oversight of agriculture airplanes such as crop dusters, which they claim can be used to smuggle drugs and agro-chemicals. Prosecutors are calling for the mandatory introduction of a transponder equipment to monitor such […]

By Ricardo Brito