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U.S. drone rules remain in hangar in 2014

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New York | Reuters — The United States missed a year-end deadline for publishing new rules on remote-control aircraft, delaying an eagerly awaited step toward using drones in everything from farming to package delivery. Businesses have been clamouring for rules to allow commercial drone flights, fearing the U.S. is falling behind other countries in developing […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery

Buhler books near-record sales

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Winnipeg tractor and farm equipment maker Buhler Industries logged 2014 as its third-biggest sales year ever, but expects lower commodity prices to weigh on next year’s results. Buhler last Wednesday reported year-end profit of $12.5 million on $325.5 million in sales, down from its record net ($19.9 million on $340.3 million in sales) in 2013 […] Read more
The Wilson family of Rathwell, Manitoba, brought their restored 1968 Versatile D145 to Canada’s Farm Progress Show last June.
Machinery

Classic Versatile a family project

Fond memories of a D145 Versatile used on the family farm years ago prompted 
Ian Wilson and his sons to find and restore a similar tractor

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Standing near his fully restored D145 Versatile four-wheel drive tractor, which was parked in a line of classic machines at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina in June, Ian Wilson of Rathwell, Manitoba, explained how fond memories of a D145 his family owned a couple of decades ago prompted him to find another one to […] Read more
Sunflower 6650 vertical tillage implements are now available in working widths up to approximately 48 feet.
Machinery

New implements from AGCO

At the U.S. Farm Progress show in August, AGCO introduced wider working widths for Sunflower tandem disc harrow and vertical tillage implements

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AGCO added new Sunflower brand models to two of its tillage implement lines in August —the 1436SW (the SW refers to the split wing frame design) tandem disc harrow and the 6650 vertical tillage tool. AGCO gave farmers their first look at them during the U.S. Farm Progress Show in the early fall. The new […] Read more
concave of a combine
Machinery

Aftermarket concave wins Innovation Award

Sunnybrook Welding introduces CR Tri-Frame concave for NH combine

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Sunnybrook Welding’s new CR Tri-Frame concave design slashes change-out time by at least half, claims Gerald Foster, the company’s president and CEO. The key, he says, is the modular design. “So instead of replacing the whole frame, we have a segmented underlay to the concave that bolts in, in three different pieces,” Foster explains. “And […] Read more
(Photo courtesy CN)
Crops, Machinery

Talks fold on contracts for CN mechanics, clerical staff

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About 4,800 unionized mechanics, clerical workers, excavator operators and truck drivers at Canadian National Railway (CN) will go into the new year without new contracts. Unifor, whose locals have five collective agreements with Montreal-based CN, announced Thursday it’s been “unable to reach a new tentative collective agreement” in negotiations with CN since mid-September. The company […] Read more
(Photo courtesy CN)
Crops, Machinery

CN overshoots 2013-14 grain handling revenue cap

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The Western Grains Research Foundation will get a $4.98 million gift this season from Canadian National Railway, but not out of holiday spirit per se. The Canadian Transportation Agency on Thursday ruled CN, during the 2013-14 crop year, exceeded its maximum allowable revenue from Prairie grain handling by $4,981,915, above its previously set “entitlement” of […] Read more
John Deere tractor
Machinery

Grainews surveys used tractor values

We take a look at auction prices for two of John Deere’s popular tractor models: 9630 and 4440

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Whether you’re in the mood to sell or buy, it pays to keep an eye on used machinery values. To help our readers do that, we’re starting a new feature in Grainews: our What’s it worth? Segment. We’ll regularly pick a couple of machines and survey auction sale results to help you track market values. […] Read more

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