Insights and Stories on Machinery

CSX customers demand end to shipping bottlenecks

Oct. 12, 2017 at 12:43 am CDT

Reuters — The head of No. 3 U.S. railroad CSX promised on Wednesday to improve service as companies such as Cargill demanded greater accountability and fewer delays, criticizing an overhaul CSX launched six months ago. Customers have complained of longer transit times, unreliable switching operations, inefficient car routings and poor […]

Farmers Edge expands satellite imagery offering

Oct. 11, 2017 at 11:12 am CDT

By Allan Dawson

Pearce: New system improves on rinse-and-repeat for sprayers

Sep. 21, 2017 at 2:29 pm CDT

By Ralph Pearce

Storms worsen summer slump in U.S. diesel supply

Sep. 15, 2017 at 6:34 pm CDT

By Jarrett Renshaw

Mandako Twister vertical tillage system – AgDealerTV

Sep. 15, 2017 at 11:03 am CDT

C&F Green Energy small scale wind turbines – AgDealerTV

Sep. 15, 2017 at 11:00 am CDT

Spencer Myers met up with Sean Ganley from C&F Green Energy at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario to talk about green energy systems for farms and small businesses.

Baltic Dry Index hits three-year highs

Sep. 12, 2017 at 6:47 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The Baltic Dry Index has seen some strength over the past two months, rising to its highest levels in nearly three years. The BDI settled Monday at 1,355 points, having gained roughly 500 points over the past two months. The index was last this high in November […]

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Feds step in to restore rail service to Churchill

Sep. 8, 2017 at 7:06 pm CDT

CNS Canada — The federal government says it’s prepared to restore rail service to Hudson Bay at Churchill, Man. The Hudson Bay Railway, running from The Pas to Churchill, was closed in the spring of 2017 after flooding damaged multiple sections of the route to the northern Manitoba community. U.S. […]

By Dave Sims

New investment leads to new chief at Morris

Sep. 7, 2017 at 1:25 pm CDT

A major cash infusion from a pair of Calgary private investment firms, among others, has put new hands at the helm of farm equipment maker Morris Industries. Morris on Tuesday announced its president, Ben Voss — a Saskatoon engineer and farmer, and one of the players in the new investment […]

By Staff

Diesel prices could rise further in Harvey’s wake

Sep. 7, 2017 at 11:25 am CDT

CNS Canada — Diesel prices in Western Canada have risen by about six to seven cents a litre since Hurricane Harvey ravaged the petroleum-rich Texas coast. An expert with the fuel industry says harvest pressure will likely keep the diesel market from correcting downward, and push prices up a bit […]

By Dave Sims