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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Reactions mixed on U.S. biofuel policy role in Canadian market

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Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The climate of the Canadian renewable fuel market could shift when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency finalizes its new targets, some industry professionals say. Revised biofuel targets recently proposed by the EPA would reduce standards put in place in 2007. The changes would adjust Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) regulations by reducing volume […] Read more
Kim Keller of Farm At Hand
Crops, Machinery

VIDEO: Moving your farm data from field to cloud

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Cloud computing is coming to the farm. For more information on what cloud computing is, how it might benefit your farm, and what you need to think about before you send your data to the cloud, check out this interview with Kim Keller. Kim Keller is co-founder of Farm At Hand, an app that allows […] Read more
NORAC’s boom height control systems are already compatible with several Topcon products. (TopconPositioning.com)
Crops, Machinery

GPS firm buys sprayer boom control maker NORAC

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatoon tech firm NORAC Systems, best known today for its automated boom height control systems for field sprayers, is set to become part of a major U.S. GPS systems firm. California-based Topcon Positioning Group announced Wednesday it will buy NORAC for an undisclosed sum, as the latest of Topcon’s recent plays in the precision ag […] Read more
(AllflexUSA.com)
Beef Cattle, Hogs, Livestock, Machinery, Markets, Poultry/Eggs, Weather

Premises ID now online for Sask. livestock producers

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Saskatchewan’s premises ID (PID) system for livestock producers has officially gone online, the provincial and federal ag ministries announced Monday. While the province’s livestock commodity groups and provincial ag ministry have so far helped about 1,400 producers register their operations, the new system will allow producers to sign up, log in and make changes to […] Read more
West Central Road and Rail will sell its producer car loading sites, including this one at Beechy, Sask., for $22 million. (WCRR.ca)
Cereals, Crops, Lentils, Machinery, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Shareholders in a western Saskatchewan producer car loading firm have approved a deal to sell their loading sites to Regina pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients for $22 million. AGT announced Tuesday it has completed its deal, announced in April, to buy the bulk loading assets from Eston, Sask.-based West Central Road and Rail. The […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Expansion in U.S. ethanol on hold after blending targets slashed

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Expansion in the U.S. ethanol industry, stuck in neutral for more than a year as the government debated biofuel blending requirements, is now likely to come to a screeching halt. With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week essentially maintaining the so-called blend wall that mandates nearly every gallon of gasoline […] Read more
(HuskyEnergy.com)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. seeks middle ground on biofuel targets, pleasing few

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Reading Time: 3 minutes New York | Reuters — U.S. regulators on Friday unveiled much-delayed biofuel targets that sought to strike a middle ground for the nation’s contentious renewable fuels policy but still met with threats of legal action from two of the biggest industries, oil and corn. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decided to raise its previous target […] Read more
(Westeel.com)
Crops, Machinery

Regulators clear path for Westeel takeover

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Federal competition watchdogs have cleared the path for grain handling equipment maker Ag Growth International to close its deal for bin manufacturer Westeel. AGI announced it had completed its deal to buy its fellow Winnipeg-based manufacturing firm for $221.5 million on Wednesday — after announcing the Competition Bureau of Canada would allow the deal on which […] Read more
Case IH Farmall tractor
Machinery, Machinery Guide

PHOTOS: Dramatic changes for tractors in the 120- to 220-horsepower range

Machinery Guide: Case IH Farmall 100A, New Holland T6, McCormick X6 and John Deere 6R Series

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Only six months have come and gone since our last look at tractors in the 120- to 220-horsepower range, and yet the field of models, configurations and options has changed dramatically.  In less than a year, three different manufacturers have launched new looks, new features and new designs in these smaller, yet durable lines. The […] Read more

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