Insights and Stories on Machinery

Grain handle down in CP’s ‘best-ever’ fourth quarter

Jan. 19, 2018 at 1:55 am CST

U.S. income tax reform and significant increases in non-grain traffic more than offset a dip in Canadian Pacific Railway’s grain handle in its fourth quarter of 2017. Calgary-based CP on Thursday reported net income of $984 million on $1.713 billion in gross revenues in what it described as its “best-ever” […]

Section control retrofit for John Deere 1910 Air Carts

Jan. 18, 2018 at 4:12 pm CST

By Staff

Super cluster aims to break down industry silos with data

Jan. 18, 2018 at 12:28 pm CST

By John Greig

AGI buys bin sensor, fertilizer blending system makers

Jan. 17, 2018 at 6:18 pm CST

By Staff

Mapping profit can drive precision farming decisions

Jan. 16, 2018 at 8:27 pm CST

By John Greig

Ontario farmers want voice on high-speed rail

Jan. 9, 2018 at 5:19 pm CST

Ontario farmers and rural residents want a place on the advisory board on the creation of a high-speed railway line expected to significantly affect their farms and communities. The province has appointed business, municipal and indigenous groups to the board, but farm organizations, such as the Ontario Federation of Agriculture […]

By John Greig

Ford to launch diesel truck to grab fuel economy edge

Jan. 9, 2018 at 3:10 pm CST

Detroit | Reuters — Ford Motor Co. plans this spring to offer a diesel engine version of its best-selling F-150 pickup truck, looking to gain a marketing edge as its main rivals ramp up more efficient pickups of their own. Ford executives said they expect the F-150 diesel model with […]

By Joseph White

Krone BaleCollect bale accumulator

Jan. 4, 2018 at 5:28 pm CST

Krone North America’s BaleCollect bale accumulator allows operator to pick up to three bales (five bales with the Krone BiG Pack 890 baler) together at the same time. How BaleCollect works: In the field, the hydraulic drawbar is retracted and the bale accumulator runs in line with the bale chamber. […]

By Staff

Equipment firm Buhler’s year-end ledger improves

Dec. 31, 2017 at 3:57 am CST

Improved sales in the North American market have helped push the 2017 results for Canadian farm equipment maker Buhler Industries back into the black. The Winnipeg-based company, which makes Versatile tractors and Farm King implements, on Friday booked year-end net income of about $500,000 on gross revenue of $312 million, […]

By Staff

AFS Connect’s compatibility expands

Dec. 29, 2017 at 12:43 am CST

Case IH’s Advanced Farming Systems (AFS) Connect farm management system is now speaking seamlessly to six more major ag service providers in North America, the company said. AFS Connect users will now be able to share their agronomic data from their management portal directly to and from these third-party service […]

By Staff