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Unionized container truckers serving port terminals at Vancouver warn a negotiated settlement, not back-to-work legislation, will be the “only sustainable solution” to the current work stoppage. (Photo courtesy Port Metro Vancouver)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Vancouver truckers to be ordered back to work

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The British Columbia government is set to legislate unionized container truckers serving Port Metro Vancouver back into the cab. The province said Wednesday it would introduce back-to-work legislation as early as Monday (March 24), with a 90-day cooling-off period, for 250 truckers represented by Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers Association. The work stoppage at the port involves […] Read more
Disc harrow in farmer's field.
Machinery

Lemken introduces the Rubin 12 compact disc harrow

Designed to work as deep as eight inches and at high speeds, it includes 29-inch disc blades

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Germany-based Lemken has just announced the introduction of the Rubin 12, a new compact disc harrow designed to work soil at depths from five to eight inches. Six models will be available in Canada with delivery beginning in July 2014. Farmers can opt for one in working widths of 10 to 20 feet. “The Rubin […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

Heavy ice to keep eastbound grain landlocked for now

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Even under federal government pressure to get more Prairie grain moving by rail to Vancouver and Thunder Bay, crops that make it to the latter port aren’t going anywhere this week, shipowners warn. The Canadian Shipowners Association, the Ottawa-based group for Canadian companies with domestically-flagged vessels, warned in a release Tuesday the Great Lakes and […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Railways report progress on easing grain logjam

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Winnipeg | Reuters — Canadian grain shipments by rail have picked up since earlier this month when Ottawa ordered Canadian National Railway and Canadian Pacific Railway (CN, CP) to improve service, CN and a grain-handling group said Tuesday. Transportation bottlenecks have left crops landlocked after a record-smashing harvest and frigid winter in Canada, the world’s […] Read more
Tractor in a field draining a slough.
Machinery

Water Cannon drains sloughs quickly

With a long reach, two Water Cannon models can reach into 
low spots in fields and move water out

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Do you have annoying sloughs in some of your fields you’d like to get rid of? Or do you need to transfer water to a farm dugout? The people at Double A Trailers of Two Hills, Alberta, think they have the ideal machines to tackle those jobs. The company’s two Water Cannon models have a […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Governments, Vancouver port propose measures to restart trucking

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A package of measures drafted late Thursday by federal, provincial and port officials to end the trucking dispute at Port Metro Vancouver awaits a response from container truckers who’ve been off the job for up to two weeks. A 14-point “action plan” has been collectively agreed upon to restart “normal” marine container operations at Canada’s […] Read more
Man moving engine on dolly.
Machinery

Dolly improves shop organization

Building a dedicated dolly to hold heavy components can help maximize available shop space

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The trouble with working on long-term mechanical projects in the farm workshop is they often interfere with the day-to-day jobs that need to roll in and out the doors. The large components removed from a big project can tie up a lot of floor space, and it seems the spot you chose to place them […] Read more

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