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Crops, Machinery

Arbitrator named for CP talks with running trades

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The federal government has named its arbitrator to settle a new contract between Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) and its conductors, engineers, trainmen and yardmen. Labour Minister Kellie Leitch on Monday appointed lawyer and professional mediator George Adams as the arbitrator and mediator for talks between CP and its 3,800 unionized running trades workers, represented by […] Read more
JCB telehandler
Machinery

Loader tractor or telehandler?

JCB executives believe once North American farmers get used to telescopic handlers, they’ll never go back to a conventional ag tractor and loader

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European farmers have been buying telehandlers in pretty large numbers for decades, but here in North America, on-farm materials handling has been pretty much the domain of the ag tractor equipped with a front-end loader. Telehandler sales numbers here have been relatively small — so far. Executives at JCB think a large number of farmers […] Read more
blue LED lights on a crop spray boom
Machinery

Blue lights improve night spraying

LED light kits designed to better illuminate sprayer booms

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Night spraying can offer advantages, such as reduced wind speeds to minimize drift and slower rates of evaporation. But defective nozzle spray patterns can be much more difficult to see in the dark, even with boom lighting. The Belgian company Comatra Safety Systems is offering Canadian farmers what it thinks is an ideal solution to […] Read more
crop sprayer
Machinery

AGCO updates its RG700 RoGator

The RG700 sprayer gets enhanced features, and becomes the RG700B

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AGCO says it’s giving its RG700 self-propelled sprayer an update for model year 2015, with a simplified drive system to improve performance and make for easier operation. The RG700 is the junior model in AGCO’s RoGator line. With a 700-gallon-tank, it debuted last season as the newest and smallest member of the RoGator family. The plan […] Read more
Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Finance Minister Joe Oliver head to the House of Commons to deliver Tuesday’s budget. (Deb Ransom photo courtesy PMO)
General, Machinery, Markets

Oliver budget boosts capital gains exemption, trade funds

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A higher lifetime capital gains exemption on sales of farm property, accelerated capital cost allowance for food processing equipment and, further out, more money to boost agrifood exports are among the offerings for farmers in Tuesday’s federal budget. Federal Finance Minister Joe Oliver on Tuesday described his 2015 Economic Action Plan as “a balanced budget, just […] Read more
pickup truck on assembly line
Machinery

A brand new Colorado for 2015

GM stakes a claim in the small-truck marketplace with a “mid-sized” Colorado

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GM describes its 2015 Colorado as an all-new, midsize pickup with the style and versatility of a truck and the refinement, manoeuvrability and efficiency of a crossover. The brand hopes it will appeal to those who want some respectable capability in a truck but are looking for ease of manoeuvrability and better fuel economy ratings. […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. EPA strikes deal on biofuel blending targets with oil groups

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Washington | Reuters –– Oil refiners who have complained that U.S. federal regulators missed deadlines to issue rules on blending renewable fuels into the nation’s supply of gasoline and diesel fuel are set to get long-awaited targets from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Under a deal the EPA announced Friday with two oil industry groups […] Read more

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