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VW scandal might ‘hurt’ diesel prices, gas analyst says

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada –– The scandal gripping German automaker Volkswagen and its diesel-powered passenger cars could ultimately result in a glut of diesel coming onto the market, according to a fuel analyst. “I don’t think anybody sees diesel going away forever, but from a passenger vehicle (viewpoint) we really need to get more evidence. Is this […] Read more
Joe Michaels is senior director of Case IH specialty business.
Guide Business, Machinery

Finding the ‘wow’ factor in farm equipment

CNH managers speak candidly about the challenges of engineering an all-new machine from the ground up

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Reading Time: 5 minutes Designing a new piece of farm equipment and getting it market ready today is easier, thanks to technology. But it’s also more complicated, thanks to… well… technology. The complexity built into modern machines is stunning and it continues to grow. In fact, from a machinery company’s perspective, it has to grow. Unless new designs offer […] Read more
The number of registered bidders at auctions this spring held steady with previous seasons, with demand for many types of used machines staying strong.
Guide Business, Machinery

Used farm equipment sales perk up

As sales of new equipment cool, good used machines are holding their value, and in some cases gaining ground

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Reading Time: 5 minutes To put it mildly, sales of new farm equipment were terrible — even worrisome — in January and February, based on numbers tallied by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Purchases of four-wheel-drive tractors were down an astonishing 55 per cent compared to 2014. Worse yet, new combine sales had virtually collapsed, slipping 60.6 per […] Read more
Mayo Schmidt, shown here in Winnipeg in 2007, led Viterra until 2012. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Ex-Viterra chief to take Ontario’s Hydro One public

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The chief executive who morphed Saskatchewan Wheat Pool from a debt-crushed grain handler into Viterra, then oversaw its sale to Glencore, has been tapped to take Ontario’s Crown-owned power utility public. Toronto-based Hydro One on Thursday announced Mayo Schmidt as its new president and CEO effective Sept. 3, replacing Carmine Marcello. “We believe that Mr. […] Read more
Off-road diesel engines now produce low enough levels of NoX and particulate matter to meet Tier 4 Final emissions standards.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Back to work building better diesels

Now that we’ve met the Tier 4 Final emissions standards, can we finally get back to designing better diesel engines?

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Reading Time: 5 minutes At last, we’ve crossed the finish line. January 1, 2014 marked the implementation date for the very last level of phased-in emission reductions for off-road diesel engines above 175 horsepower, as called for in joint standards issued by the U.S. and the European Union. The last set of regulations — called Tier 4 Final in […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Diesel not expected to follow gasoline’s sudden jump

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Reading Time: < 1 minute CNS Canada –– Despite a recent spike of up to 20 cents per litre more for gasoline in some Prairie centres, diesel isn’t expected to follow the same trajectory. “For every three cents that gasoline has gone up, diesel has gone up one,” explained Dan McTeague of GasBuddy.com in Toronto. On average, gas prices jumped […] Read more
Claude Mongeau. (CN.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Tumour surgery to sideline CN chief

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Reading Time: < 1 minute The CEO of Canada’s biggest rail network expects to be off work until late fall for surgery and radiation treatments on a precancerous tumour. Canadian National Railway’s (CN) chief executive Claude Mongeau said Wednesday he expects to have surgery either near the end of this month or early in September, to remove a rare type […] Read more

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