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Canada/U.S. border crossing at Emerson, Man. | Robert Arnason photo

U.S. bill could keep out Canadian truckers

Member of Congress tables bill that could prevent Canadian drivers from operating commercial trucks in U.S.

The Protecting America’s Roads Act, which was tabled in the U.S. House of Representatives at the beginning of October, would “rid the country of illegal immigrant commercial truck drivers and ineligible foreign nationals.”

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Drone tenders proliferate at Ag in Motion

Several companies at Ag in Motion rolled out mobile platforms for agricultural drone use

The selection of drone support tenders — units built to serve as landing pad, operator station and refill platform for large agricultural drones — on display at Ag in Motion suggests more of the farmer population at large may now be seeing drone tech’s potential applications in their own fields.


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Farm auctions evolve with the times

Online auctions and new technology reshape an environment once dominated by live on-farm sales

The option is still available for farmers who want to sell assets that way, but a U.S. auction firm expanding into Canada notes the number of live, on-farm auctions has drastically declined.

Main photo: the brakes on a towed trailer

How to overhaul electric trailer brakes

What you’ll find, and what to look for, when you pull the wheel hubs off an old stock trailer

Let’s look at what you’ll find when you pull the wheel hubs off your livestock trailer, and what you need to consider to keep those electrical brakes in good working condition.