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Crops, Machinery, Markets

CP, grain handlers plan for face time

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and players in the Prairie grain industry are ready to sit down at the same table and discuss logistics issues, representatives from both industries said. In a media release last week, CP CEO Hunter Harrison said the railway has contacted customers and stakeholders such as the Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA). […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Probe into alleged CN pricing strategy halted

Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — Canada’s Competition Bureau said Friday it has halted a probe into alleged unfair pricing practices by Canadian National Railway (CN) due to insufficient evidence. The watchdog investigated allegations that CN had implemented a rail pricing strategy that would lessen or prevent competition in a Vancouver facility for transloading lumber shipped by rail. “It […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

CNH Industrial sees profit rising to $3.4B in 2018

Reading Time: < 1 minute Detroit | Reuters — Tractor and trucks maker CNH Industrial expects operating profit of its industrial activities to rise by more than 1.6 times to US$3.4 billion in 2018, boosted by new product launches and expansion in emerging markets. In a presentation of its 2014-18 industrial plan, the company said it would invest $11.7 billion […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Feds’ grain freight legislation heads to Senate

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Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATED, May 30, 2014: The federal government’s legislative package to tighten the terms of grain freight service agreements between shippers and railways has cleared the House of Commons. Bill C-30, the Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, was delayed last Thursday due to an amendment which Commons Speaker Andrew Scheer ruled out of order. [Related […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Commons’ speaker rejects grain bill amendment on railway payment

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Reuters — The speaker of Canada’s House of Commons rejected on Thursday a bill amendment that would allow the government to force railway companies to compensate shippers for expenses incurred because of railways’ failure to deliver service. The amendment was part of Bill C-30, a broader Conservative legislative package by which the government would set […] Read more
Demco Harvest Link
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Grain carts and wagons: Part 2

Equipment to get your crop off the field once its ready for harvest

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Demco Harvest Link Working to ease the bottlenecks between the combine, the grain cart and trucks waiting at harvest, Demco is working on its Harvest Link system. It was so new in July 2013, there were only two units. But its capabilities and data co-ordination potential are considerable. The key is keeping everything moving and […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Diesel, exchange rate to boost cost index for Prairie grain freight

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A price index on which the math is based for how much revenue Canada’s big two railways get to keep from handling Prairie grain will see an above-average raise for the coming crop year. The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) on Monday pegged the volume-related composite price index (VRCPI) for the 2014-15 crop year at 1.3219, up […] Read more
Balzer Field Floater 5 with steerable track
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Grain carts and wagons: Part 1

Equipment to get your crops off the field when it's ready for harvest

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Here it is, late April, with harvest still a distant dream, yet we’re talking grain carts and wagons? Yes, because with agriculture evolving so rapidly, there’s no such thing as an off-season in farming. Farmers are always learning, always looking for options. That’s why this post to Machinery Guide is taking a seasonally proactive approach. […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

CP, CN book higher Q1 grain revenue, smaller grain handle

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Reading Time: 2 minutes First-quarter revenue from grain handling is up at both Canadian Pacific (CP) and Canadian National (CN) Railways as the two companies both reported higher overall quarterly profit. CP on Tuesday booked overall first-quarter net income of $254 million on revenues of $1.509 billion for the period ending March 31 — the company’s best-ever Q1 result, […] Read more

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