Machinery, Machinery Guide

Customizing the planter

Posted on March 13, 2019 by Scott Garvey

Equipment, Machinery

Brand loyalty cuts deeper

Posted on March 6, 2019 by Scott Garvey

Machinery, Machinery Guide

Kubota updates its flagship M7 tractor line

Posted on February 27, 2019 by Scott Garvey

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General, Machinery, Markets, Weather

Farm groups see something for everyone in federal budget

By GFM Network News 4 days ago

Response so far from farm and agribusiness organizations to Tuesday’s pre-election budget suggests the federal government has managed to find at least one line item for everyone in the ag sector. Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s budget pledges compensation for supply-managed sectors facing financial hits from international trade pacts, funding for a new federal food policy […] Read more

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General, Machinery

Buhler to build bigger Kubota tractors in Winnipeg

By GFM Network News March 14, 2019

Kubota’s highest-horsepower tractors yet for the North American farm market are going to be made in Canada. Winnipeg manufacturer Buhler Industries, the maker of Versatile tractors, on Thursday announced a “long-term” original equipment manufacturer (OEM) deal with Japan’s Kubota Corp. to “develop and produce a new tractor platform in the mid-range front-wheel assist segment.” For […] Read more

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Machinery, Machinery Guide

Customizing the planter

New models stretch planter capability and flexibility

By Scott Garvey March 13, 2019

Planters have long been at the centre of precision farming technology, and an ever-growing list of component options these days continues to improve their efficiency. With so many options now to choose from, more and more farmers are looking to customize their purchase to exactly meet the needs on their particular farm. Now, AGCO is […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Alberta input retail chain expands westward reach

By GFM Network News March 9, 2019

A pair of independent crop input retail outlets in west-central Alberta will be networking with seven others by month-end. Crop Management Network (CMN), a joint venture between an employee-owned network of retail outlets and La Coop federee’s Agrico Canada arm, announced Wednesday it has reached a deal to buy Performance Ag Group. Performance Ag, which […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

CNH begins 3D-printing spare parts

By GFM Network News March 9, 2019

In a twist on the idea of ordering parts online, the parent firm for New Holland and Case IH is trying out the use of 3D printing to make plastic — and eventually metal — spare parts. British-based equipment manufacturing giant CNH Industrial said Monday it has already produced its first 3D-printed spare parts, making […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery

Railways to appeal federal order on train braking

By GFM Network News March 8, 2019

A ministerial order requiring railways to apply handbrakes on trains stopped on mountain grades is the subject of an appeal by Canada’s big two railways. Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) said Friday it will appeal the Feb. 8 order, which federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau issued following the Feb. 4 fatal crash of a grain train […] Read more

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Equipment, Machinery

Brand loyalty cuts deeper

Farmers tell manufacturers how and why they buy new equipment

By Scott Garvey March 6, 2019

When a few hundred staff and executives from the Canadian equipment brands that belong to AMC, the Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada, gathered for their 48th annual convention in Winnipeg in December, they used the opportunity to find out a bit more about their customers. AMC organizers had invited producers from different segments of the farming […] Read more

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Livestock, Machinery

FCC offers up new Starter Loans

By GFM Network News March 3, 2019

“Preferential” loan rates are available to young farmers or agribusinesspeople planning start-ups through a new Farm Credit Canada lending program. Lawrence MacAulay, addressing the Canadian Federation of Agriculture’s annual meeting Wednesday in Ottawa when he was still federal minister of agriculture, unveiled the federal ag lending agency’s new Starter Loan Program. The program, according to […] Read more

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Machinery, Machinery Guide

Kubota updates its flagship M7 tractor line

The M7-2 series brings new technology and introduces the Deluxe model

By Scott Garvey February 27, 2019

It was a poorly kept secret in 2018 that Kubota was about to introduce an updated version of its most powerful tractor, the M7 Series, into North America. In fact, the brand showed a newer M7-2 at the Agritechnica machinery show in Germany in 2017. Now, however, the updated tractor line has finally arrived on […] Read more

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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Baltic Dry Index near 2-1/2-year lows

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm, GFM Network News February 21, 2019

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) has dropped sharply over the past two months, as declining global demand for commodities — especially from China — weighed on the economic indicator. The BDI, compiled daily by the London-based Baltic Exchange, provides an assessment of the price of moving major raw materials by sea, including grain. The BDI […] Read more

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