Reading Time: 4 minutes Viktor and Sergiy Shipov are used to adversity. Viktor established a farming company in southern Ukraine 20 years ago, in the Mykolaiv Oblast, where hellish heat and lack of rainfall can make the land look like the Sahara Desert with yellow dunes. This is a corner of the classic Ukrainian steppe, where rainfall is very […] Read more
Farming behind the lines: Growers in Ukraine plant amid hostilities close by
'We started the sowing campaign by removing rockets from the field'
Agco ransomware attack disrupts equipment sales
Dealerships cut off from parts ordering system
Reading Time: 2 minutes Reuters — U.S. agricultural equipment maker Agco Corp. said on Friday a ransomware attack was affecting operations at some of its production facilities, and dealers said tractor sales had been stalled during the crucial planting season. Georgia-based Agco, whose brands include Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said in a statement it expects operations at […] Read more
Workers on strike at two U.S. CNH plants
Production of Magnum tractors, combine headers affected
Reading Time: < 1 minute Workers at two CNH Industrial manufacturing plants in the U.S. Midwest have hit the picket line after their previous contract expired without an agreed-upon replacement. United Auto Workers, whose locals 180 and 807 represent over 1,000 employees at CNH’s plants at Racine, Wisconsin and Burlington, Iowa respectively, said Monday the workers went on strike that […] Read more
U.S. EPA proposal likes canola oil for renewable fuel
A final EPA decision is expected this summer, which, if favourable, could add new demand for Canada's premier oilseed
Reading Time: 3 minutes Canola has another feather in its cap — one which is expected to put more money in farmers’ pockets. In a ‘proposed decision’ released in April the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized canola oil’s value as an environment-friendly alternative to fossil-based fuel — a move that’s expected to add new demand for the crop. […] Read more
CNH confident on navigating supply issues beyond first quarter
Market environment remains 'a battle'
Reading Time: < 1 minute Milan | Reuters — CNH Industrial beat first-quarter earnings expectations on Tuesday and the agricultural and construction machine maker’s CEO said he was confident the company could successfully navigate ongoing global supply chain issues. “Don’t underestimate how difficult the environment is, it’s a battle,” CEO Scott Wine told analysts after the company posted a 9.2 […] Read more
John Deere goes full throttle
Being the biggest in the world isn’t big enough for John Deere
Reading Time: 6 minutes The strategy is clear. The company isn’t hiding it. Even in its most recent sustainability report, John Deere says it is going all out to make the world’s farmers happy to invest even more money in green precision ag equipment and new technologies. But just how much more? Currently, the brand claims the world’s farmers […] Read more
Agco buys Manitoba ag autonomy firm JCA
Massey, Fendt maker boosts precision ag capacity
Reading Time: < 1 minute International farm equipment maker Agco is aiming to boost its bench strength in the precision agriculture and autonomous ag sectors by buying a Prairie software and hardware company known for both. Agco, the maker of machinery brands including Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said Monday it has bought Winnipeg-based JCA Technologies for an undisclosed […] Read more
MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford
Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker
Reading Time: 2 minutes Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based Linamar announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place worth $260 million to buy 100 per cent of the equity in Salford, which makes fertilizer […] Read more
Spring planting work can kick up avian flu, feather sector warns
Three more poultry outbreaks confirmed in Canada so far this week
Reading Time: 3 minutes Spring planting work could soon start to bring unintended gifts left by wild birds from fields into farmyards, Ontario’s poultry and egg sectors warn, as more cases of avian flu are confirmed at poultry farms across the country. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on Thursday reported three additional outbreaks of H5 avian influenza in commercial […] Read more
Supply chain improvement funds pledged in federal budget
Money also added for support of TFWs, P.E.I. potato sector
Reading Time: 5 minutes The federal government’s release last week of its Emissions Reduction Plan has turned out to be the spoiler for new ag funding in Thursday’s 2022 budget — although more money is also pledged to help strengthen cross-country supply chains generally. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland on Thursday laid out a federal budget with about $452.3 billion […] Read more
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