Insights and Stories on Machinery

Deal reached to avert CN strike, union head says

May. 29, 2017 at 4:47 pm CDT

Montreal/Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian National Railway and a union representing 3,000 conductors on Monday reached an agreement in principle ahead of a looming strike deadline at Canada’s largest railroad, said a top union official. The union had set a strike deadline of Tuesday at 4 a.m. ET after the […]

CN’s conductors serve strike notice

May. 29, 2017 at 1:10 pm CDT

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Stats from 2016 show uptick in net farm income

May. 25, 2017 at 8:02 pm CDT

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Early reviews positive for grain transportation bill

May. 16, 2017 at 1:12 pm CDT

By Allan Dawson

Extensions sought for interim grain freight measures

May. 13, 2017 at 4:33 pm CDT

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Ag census logs more younger and female farm operators

May. 11, 2017 at 8:25 pm CDT

While people age 55 and over still make up the fastest-growing segment of farmers in Canada, the latest Census of Agriculture shows slightly more producers under age 35 for the first time in five censuses. Statistics Canada’s 2016 Census of Agriculture, released Wednesday, counted 271,935 farm operators — that is, […]

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Farm, ranch work still exempt from Alberta helmet rule

May. 3, 2017 at 6:52 pm CDT

Farm and/or ranch work remain exempt in the final version of Alberta’s new law requiring off-highway vehicle users to wear helmets while riding on public land. Provincial Bill 36, which passed in December, takes effect May 15, requiring an approved helmet for anyone “driving, operating, riding in or on, or […]

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Monsanto halts sale of Precision Planting arm to Deere

May. 1, 2017 at 5:12 pm CDT

Monsanto subsidiary The Climate Corp. has cancelled a deal to sell its Precision Planting business to Deere and Co., citing the months-long court fight against it. The U.S. Department of Justice filed suit in August last year to block the proposed US$190 million deal, alleging the deal would lead to […]

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Grain handle helps CN to record first-quarter volume

Apr. 29, 2017 at 4:06 pm CDT

Canadian National Railway reports moving more Prairie grain in its first quarter than at the same time last year, despite “more demanding winter conditions” compared to 2016. Montreal-based CN on Monday reported net earnings of $884 million on overall revenues of $3.206 billion for the quarter ending March 31 (Q1), […]

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Prairie grain freight cost index to rise with fuel prices

Apr. 28, 2017 at 6:56 pm CDT

An “expected sharp rise” in fuel costs in 2017 compared to 2016 may help raise the cap on how much money Canada’s big two railways can charge to move Prairie grain in 2017-18. The Canadian Transportation Agency — the tribunal which, among its other duties, sets the annual maximum revenue […]

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