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CN locomotives in Winnipeg. (Photo courtesy CN)
Crops, Machinery

CN’s grain handle up in record quarter

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Traffic in Canadian National Railway’s grain and fertilizers segment rose eight per cent in its latest quarter, helping the company to record quarterly revenue. Montreal-based CN on Oct. 23 reported net income of $1.134 billion on $3.688 billion in revenues for its quarter ending Sept. 30, up from $958 million on $3.221 billion in its […] Read more
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Machinery

Grain handle down slightly in record quarter for CP

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Grain carloads were marginally fewer but grain revenue per carload climbed 10 per cent to help Canadian Pacific Railway to its highest quarterly revenue ever. Calgary-based CP on Oct. 18 booked net income of $622 million on $1.898 billion in revenues — its “highest ever (revenues) for any quarter” — in its third quarter ending […] Read more
The new Massey Ferguson 1700M Series compact tractors are new for the 2019 model year.
Machinery

AGCO introduces the new MF 1700M Series tractors

36- to 60-horsepower tractors for those smaller jobs

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Using the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, as the venue, AGCO introduced the Massey Ferguson 1700M Series compact tractors, which is made up of two models offering 36 and 60 horsepower. The larger tractor can be ordered with either a 12×12 power shuttle or electronically controlled three-range hydrostatic transmission. The smaller tractor is available […] Read more
In 1947 the 37,500-pound TD-24 was added.
Machinery

PHOTOS: International Harvester crawler history, Part 1

Former IH employee looks back 
at the development of crawlers

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The period after the First World War, I saw an explosion in farm tractor innovation. International Harvester engineers were aware of the work being done by Holt and others in the design of track laying tractors; and as a result they experimented with new versions of the eight to 16 wheel tractors, including one with […] Read more
2019 model year John Deere 9R, 9RT and 9RX tractors will be available with a wider range of track options along with upgraded hydraulics. A Generation 4 CommandCentre package will also come as standard equipment.
Machinery

John Deere adds more options to the 9R, RT and RX Series

More track choices and a hydraulic upgrade for high-horsepower tractors

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In June John Deere announced several updates to its 2019 model year 9R, 9RT, and 9RX tractors. They include what the green brand describes as “a mix of the latest technology and performance-enhancing features.” For the first time, Deere will offer a 120-inch (3.05 metre) track spacing option on 9470RX, 9520RX, 9570RX and 9620RX four-track […] Read more
Inventor Darcy Goossen explains the operation of his Tire Grabber attachment for skid steer and tractor loaders, during Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. It can lift, rotate and position large tractor and sprayer tires during removal or installation.
Machinery

Tire Grabber handles large farm equipment tires with ease

Loader attachment reduces manual effort during tire changes

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Tired of handling those large sprayer and tractor tires in the farm workshop every time they need to be changed? If so, Alberta entrepreneur Darcy Goossen may have exactly the tool farmers need to avoid all that sweat and back strain. The Tire Grabber is an attachment for a skid steer or ordinary front-end loader […] Read more
The Calgary Telus Convention Centre, north building. (Calgary-convention.com)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Farm Forum Event under new management

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The company behind Canada’s two biggest outdoor farm shows is expanding to the great indoors as the new operator of another well known Canadian farm industry event. Glacier FarmMedia announced Monday it has acquired and will assume management of the Farm Forum Event, an annual professional development event for farmers, starting with its 20th anniversary […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Expanding E15 sales would have limited U.S. market impact, analysts say

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Chicago | Reuters — The Trump administration’s plan to allow year-round sales of higher-grade corn ethanol would have limited impact on the depressed U.S. ethanol market, with record supplies and prices for the fuel hovering near the lowest in a decade, analysts said. President Donald Trump announced the decision last week ahead of a campaign […] Read more
For 2019 Case IH Steiger tractors will now come with an extended warranty and free telematics package. Tracked models will also see design upgrades.
Machinery

Case IH ups the ante on tractor warranty

Longer warranty and new features standard on 2019 Magnums and Steigers

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Case IH is putting the pressure on its competitors this fall by offering a new three-year, 2,000 hour standard warranty on its 2019 line of Steiger four-wheel drive tractors. And they’ll also arrive on the farm with a factory-installed telematics package and a free one-year subscription to the brand’s AFS Connect telematics package. AFS Connect […] Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a rally in Council Bluffs, Iowa on Oct. 9, 2018. (Photo: Reuters/Leah Millis)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Trump raises ethanol use in gasoline, appeases farmers ahead of elections

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. President Donald Trump launched an effort on Tuesday to increase ethanol use in the nation’s gasoline pool, delivering a long-sought political victory to the nation’s Farm Belt and angering oil refiners ahead of November’s congressional elections. Trump announced the lifting of a ban on summer sales of gasoline blended with […] Read more

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