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U.S. EPA expects to reduce biofuels volumes for 2014

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday maintained its overall target for biofuel use in 2013, but said it would use its authority to lower the volume goal for 2014 from the current requirement. The decision to adjust biofuel targets for 2014 should offer relief to refiners squeezed by rising prices for renewable fuel credits, […] Read more
General, Machinery

TPG Capital LP among MacDon bidders

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Reading Time: < 1 minute TPG Capital LP is one of the final bidders for MacDon Industries Ltd, a Winnipeg-based manufacturer of agricultural machinery looking to sell itself for around $1 billion, three people familiar with the matter said July 8. The private equity firm is working on making a binding bid for MacDon by the mid-July deadline for final […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

Machinery tours: Build it and they will come

Reading Time: 2 minutes Last March, Grainews editor Leeann Minogue and her husband traveled to Nebraska to see their new Case IH combine come off the assembly line at CNH’s Grand Island plant. (You can read about their experience in this article in the current issue of Grainews.) This kind of working vacation is becoming more and more popular […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

From Grainews: Grain bag unloading made simpler

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Neeralta Manufacturing at Neerlandia, north of Edmonton, has this year introduced a new grain bag extractor, that not only unloads nine- to 12-foot wide grain bags but also wraps and ties the plastic into a handy bale for easy disposal — all in one easy operation. The new extractor is available in both trailer and […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Weather

EU lawmakers deal blow to crop-based biofuels

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Reading Time: 2 minutes EU efforts to limit the use of crop-based biofuels, increasingly seen as doing the planet more harm than good, won parliamentary backing on Thursday in what a top biodiesel company called “a very bad blow.” The vote in the European Parliament’s environment committee will be followed by a plenary vote, expected in September. It will […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

E-Quip Blog: Agco to introduce smaller RoGator

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Last year Agco announced it was “retiring” its SpraCoupe brand of sprayers, which catered to farmers who want smaller-sized application equipment. That left Agco with just its RoGator and TerraGator lines of higher-capacity machines. But with the recent announcement of the pending introduction of the RG700 RoGator, it’s clear the company still sees a market […] Read more
Crops, Machinery

EQuip Blog: Every which way but loose

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Reading Time: 2 minutes If the title of this week’s blog had you hoping I’d be talking about Clint Eastwood movies, I’m sorry to disappoint you. It’s just that another restoration project is getting up to speed in my workshop, and I’ve done little else lately than spend time trying to loosen very rusty bolts, nearly all of which […] Read more
General, Machinery, Weather

Alberta’s farms escape worst of flooding

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Reading Time: 2 minutes The impact of historic-high flooding on Alberta’s agriculture industry isn’t expected to be severe. “It is early. I would say at this point we don’t have any reports of catastrophic damage to crops and livestock,” said provincial Agriculture Minister Verlyn Olson. “I’m sure there will be cases where there is some damage but for the most […] Read more
Livestock, Machinery

Young cattle producers take small-screen challenge

Reading Time: < 1 minute Efforts to win a trip to a major beef industry leadership conference in Australia have a group of young Canadian cattle producers showcasing their lives and livelihoods on YouTube. Members of the Cattlemen’s Young Leaders (CYL) development program, backed by the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association and others, have created short videos for a contest managed by […] Read more
General, Machinery, Markets

EU takes step back from market-driven farming

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Reforms agreed by European Union negotiators on Wednesday offer subsidies to keep farms producing in regions where conditions are hard, going against the bloc’s shift towards relying on market forces in agriculture. Since 1992, the EU has been altering its common agricultural policy (CAP) to encourage farmers to grow crops in response to market prices, […] Read more

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