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CN grain train derails near Calgary

By Reuters, GFM Network News April 10, 2015

Reuters — Twenty-four grain cars on a Canadian National Railway (CN) train derailed northeast of Calgary on Friday morning without injury or dangerous goods involved, RCMP said. The derailment on the 104-car train took place near the village of Kathyrn and Highway 9, at 10 a.m. MT, RCMP from nearby Beiseker said in a release, […] Read more

Machinery

PHOTOS: Chevy’s 1967 pickup

Here's a look back at what kind of pickup farmers could buy almost five decades ago

By Scott Garvey April 9, 2015

Your new pickup probably has four-wheel drive with a very efficient engine and a luxurious interior. It goes without saying it has air conditioning and an impressive bluetooth-capable sound system. Luxury has been the ongoing sales pitch automakers have been using to sell their trucks ever since the 1950s. It’s just that luxury keeps getting […] Read more

Machinery

Nissan adds in a Cummins engine

The full-size Titan becomes the second North American half-ton-rated pickup to include a diesel engine option for 2015 

By Scott Garvey April 9, 2015

At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January, Nissan pulled the wraps off its much anticipated Cummins-powered Titan XD full-sized pickup truck. The fact that this truck was going to debut at the show was hyped by both Nissan and Cummins for months ahead of its official introduction. With an available 310 […] Read more

Machinery

Small block engine power for GM pickup

GM has re-engineered its classic Small Block engine with the new EcoTec3

By Scott Garvey April 8, 2015

GM’s claim to fame in the pickup market is that its trucks last the longest of any brand, which is based, it says, on a survey of registration data. You’ve probably heard it make that claim in marketing and advertising for a long time. That longevity claim may apply even more strongly to one of […] Read more

Machinery

PHOTOS: GMs Silverado and its small block EcoTec3

By Scott Garvey April 8, 2015

GM says the EcoTec3 engines used in today’s Silverado pickups are direct descendants of the original small block V-8 design, and they benefit from more than 60 years — and more than 100 million engines’ worth — of continuous improvement.

Machinery

Ram 1500 gets a factory diesel

Pickup Truck Special Feature: Chrysler’s Ram gets out in front of the half-ton competition with a diesel engine option, plus, Ram engineers stroke building  a unique off-road truck off of their  to-do list with  the launch  of the Rebel

By Scott Garvey April 6, 2015

When Chrysler announced early in 2014 that the 2015 Ram 1500 pickup offering would include a diesel engine option, dealer orders poured in. The company was so inundated with demand for diesel 1500 Rams that it announced it would increase its planned production of diesel engine models to one out of every five Rams rolling […] Read more

The CWB Marquis — one of two new laker vessels the former Canadian Wheat Board ordered in 2011 — arrived at St. Lambert on April 2 for the reopening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. The federal Transportation Safety Board reported the Marquis ran aground the next day at Beauharnois, Que., about 45 km southwest of St. Lambert, but refloated later that evening and continued en route to Hamilton. (CWB.ca)

Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 2, 2015

The first of CWB’s new laker vessels marked the official opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway for 2015 on Thursday, passing through the South Shore Canal’s St. Lambert Lock near Montreal. The seaway navigation season’s official opening had previously been set for March 27, but officials opted in early March to put off the opening […] Read more

Livestock, Machinery

Sask. environmental farm planning options sweetened

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News April 1, 2015

A list of beneficial management practices (BMPs) for which Saskatchewan farmers and ranchers can get funding through the federal/provincial Farm Stewardship Program has been expanded. The provincial and federal governments on Wednesday announced five new BMPs and “enhancements” to seven already-eligible BMPs available through the program. Among the new BMPs, for example, are rollers for […] Read more

Machinery

A lighter, aluminum Ford F-150

Pickup truck special feature: Ford calls the 700-pound lighter edition of its bestselling pickup a “reinvention” 

By Scott Garvey April 1, 2015

After 37 consecutive years as North America’s best-selling pickup, Ford hopes to keep that winning streak alive with the “reinvented” 2015, F-150. This year Ford became the first North American automaker to make extensive use of aluminum in a pickup truck body. But the list of design changes runs even deeper. In creating the backbone […] Read more

Machinery

PHOTOS: Ford’s aluminum body F-150

No ordinary aluminum, this Ford is made with high-strength, military-grade, aluminum alloys

By Scott Garvey April 1, 2015

If the idea of all that aluminum makes you think this new lightweight “effie” is delicate compared to one with all-steel construction, Ford wants you to think again. The company even claims to have entered a “disguised” 2015 F-150 in the famous Baja 1000 desert race.

GFM Network News

Farmers, traders ‘flying blind’ as U.S. shutdown blocks key crop data

U.S. livestock: Feeder cattle rise to new highs on tight supply, strong cash prices

U.S. grains: Soybeans slip on profit-taking, China trade worries

Machinery

CN grain train derails near Calgary

PHOTOS: Chevy’s 1967 pickup

Nissan adds in a Cummins engine

Small block engine power for GM pickup

PHOTOS: GMs Silverado and its small block EcoTec3

Ram 1500 gets a factory diesel

CWB’s new laker boat opens St. Lawrence Seaway

Sask. environmental farm planning options sweetened

A lighter, aluminum Ford F-150

PHOTOS: Ford’s aluminum body F-150

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