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A CN locomotive near Jasper, Alta. (Photo courtesy CN)
Crops, Machinery

Grain handle drops in CN’s first quarter

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Reduced traffic in grain, fertilizers and petroleum, against increased costs from “challenging operating conditions,” ate into the first-quarter bottom line for Canadian National Railway (CN). Montreal-based CN on Monday booked net income of $741 million on total revenues of $3.194 billion for its quarter ending March 31, down from $884 million on $3.206 billion in […] Read more
AGCO is putting more distance between its major brands at the dealership level.
Guide Business, Machinery

What’s next for Massey Ferguson?

AGCO injects new life into the MF brand in Europe, promising to add “an avalanche” of new products in bright red paint

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Reading Time: 8 minutes The attitude of marketing staff and the overall experience of just being at AGCO’s giant display at Agritechnica this year was different than I’d seen in past years. The stand was clearly divided between the company’s two primary brands sold in Europe: Massey Ferguson and Fendt. Then, an incident really drove home the reality of […] Read more
(TeamstersRail.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Strike action postponed at CP

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Conductors, engineers and signal maintainers at Canadian Pacific Railway won’t be walking off the job Saturday, but will instead vote soon on a contract offer their unions recommend they reject. Federal Labour Minister Patty Hajdu on Friday agreed to a request from CP to have the Canadian Industrial Relations Board administer a ratification vote on […] Read more
(Xplornet screengrab via YouTube)
General, Machinery

Regulatory change urged to help expand rural broadband

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Reading Time: 2 minutes A parliamentary committee is calling on the federal government to use legislative tools to help shore up broadband access for rural and remote areas of Canada. The House of Commons’ standing committee on industry, science and technology, chaired by Vancouver area Liberal MP Dan Ruimy, on Tuesday released its report and recommendations for meeting federal […] Read more
A canola field seeded at 1.8 pounds per acre creates better air flow and allows for an easier harvest.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

The reason for Monosem

This European planter isn’t new, but the mindset behind it is grabbing more attention among producers looking to cut costs and boost performance

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Reading Time: 5 minutes With the high cost of farmland, the focus for a growing number of producers these days is productivity. But this is productivity managed with an extremely sharp pencil. That helps explain the heightened interest in Monosem planters, because of their potential role in helping growers reduce their seed costs. Many growers have already attempted to […] Read more
The JCB TM420 offers a higher capacity version of the existing TM320, which the brand claims was designed with farmers in mind.
Machinery, Machinery Guide

Lift and load

Three new loaders designed for on-farm handling

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Reading Time: 3 minutes In late January, John Deere introduced the new 344L compact wheel loader at an industry show in Las Vegas. Although this machine comes out of the green brand’s yellow construction side, it is also being marketed as an ideal fit for an on-farm fleet. “The 344L is a quick, nimble machine that is optimized for […] Read more
(CPR.ca)
Crops, Machinery

Grain handle down, costs up in CP’s Q1

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Reading Time: < 1 minute Increased traffic in potash and intermodal containers offset an eight per cent drop in grain carloads in Canadian Pacific Railway’s first quarter, against higher costs and “challenging” conditions. Calgary-based CP on Wednesday booked net income of $348 million on gross revenues of $1.662 billion for the quarter ending March 31, down from $431 million on […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery

Two unions set to strike Saturday at CP

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Reading Time: 3 minutes Unions representing engineers, conductors and signal maintainers on Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) have served formal notice to strike starting Saturday. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC), which represents about 3,000 CP engineers and conductors, served strike notice late Tuesday, as did System Council No. 11 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), representing over […] Read more
A controlled atmosphere stunning system for chicken processing. (Marel.com)
Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Cargill to replace chicken plant’s stunning system

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Reading Time: 2 minutes Agrifood firm Cargill has budgeted $22 million to swap out an electric stunning system at its London, Ont. chicken processing plant in favour of a new controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) system. The CAS system, expected to be up and running this spring, “will help reduce handling stress with chickens, resulting in a higher-quality, more consistent […] Read more

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