Insights and Stories on Machinery

On-farm manufacturer shows high-capacity liquid cart

Jun. 15, 2016 at 2:35 pm CDT

One of the largest liquid fertilizer carts currently available was on display at the 2016 edition of Canada’s Farm Progress Show. Built by C.W. Mowat Manufacturing of New Norway, Alberta, it can carry 9,000 U.S. gallons in four tanks.

Seed Hawk upgrades metering system

Jun. 15, 2016 at 2:30 pm CDT

Canada’s PSP buys stake in tag maker Allflex

Jun. 10, 2016 at 2:14 pm CDT

By Reuters

High-flying farm workshop project

Jun. 10, 2016 at 11:06 am CDT

By Scott Garvey

Canada’s hog farmers suspect U.S. truck washes in PED fight

Jun. 9, 2016 at 8:05 pm CDT

By Tom Polansek

Diesel prices hang steady in West, for now

Jun. 7, 2016 at 6:08 pm CDT

CNS Canada –– It doesn’t appear the gasoline shortage that has left many pumps across Western Canada dry will be spreading to the diesel sector, at least for now. Fires in northern Alberta and problems at a refinery in Edmonton crimped available supplies of gas for many Prairie retailers this […]

By Dave Sims

CN promotes CFO as CEO resigns

Jun. 7, 2016 at 11:02 am CDT

Canadian National Railway’s (CN) chief financial officer Luc Jobin will become its chief executive on July 1, as incumbent CEO Claude Mongeau steps down for health reasons. Mongeau announced Tuesday he will resign as CN’s CEO at the end of June, after leading the railway company for six and a […]

By Staff

CONTEST CLOSED: Free to good home: Farm Progress tickets

May. 30, 2016 at 6:04 pm CDT

Editor’s Note: Well, that escalated quickly. The contest is now closed; all our Farm Progress Show passes are now spoken for and will be in the mail shortly. If you’ve entered the contest and won tickets, expect to hear from us by email. If your entry arrived a little too […]

Alberta lifts off-roading ban

May. 21, 2016 at 3:00 pm CDT

Citing an outbreak of “wet and cool weather” across parts of the province, reducing the overall fire hazard, the Alberta government has lifted most of its restrictions on off-highway vehicle (OHV) use. The province lifted its OHV ban for “much of the province” except for its forest areas around Lac […]

By Staff

Kubota to buy equipment maker Great Plains

May. 13, 2016 at 8:22 pm CDT

Japanese farm, construction, yard and landscaping equipment maker Kubota is set to expand its share in several of those sectors with a deal for Kansas equipment firm Great Plains Manufacturing. Kubota, which has had a strategic alliance with Great Plains for implements in the U.S. since 2007, announced Friday it […]

By Staff