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Crops, Machinery, Markets

Seaway workers ratify labour deal

Deal ended one-week strike on waterway

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Unionized workers on the St. Lawrence Seaway in Ontario and Quebec have voted their approval of the agreement that brought them in off the picket line. Unifor, which represents about 360 Seaway workers across five locals in the two provinces, announced Thursday its members had voted to ratify a three-year agreement retroactive to April 1. […] Read more
A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

CNH to move to NYSE single listing Jan. 2

Company also plans new US$1B share buyback

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Milan | Reuters — Farm and construction equipment maker CNH Industrial said Tuesday its plan to abandon the Milan stock market and retain a single listing for its shares on the New York Stock Exchange would be effective from Jan. 2 next year. The Italian-American group, whose shares are currently traded both on the NYSE […] Read more
Claas introduced the new 12 series Xerion high-horsepower tractors at the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., in July. They’re available in tracked and wheeled versions.
Machinery

Claas adds to its tractor offerings

New Xerion and Arion models tailored to the Canadian market

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Germany-based Claas has been making moves in recent years to expand the global reach and product line it offers farmers in several countries. But July was a unique first for the brand as it launched a new tractor line in North America, making that the first major launch of new models outside Europe for the […] Read more
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General, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Canada to boost carbon tax rebate for rural areas

Will also pause carbon tax on home heating oil for three years

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Ottawa | Reuters — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday announced a three-year carbon tax exemption for home heating oil and higher carbon tax rebates for people in rural areas, measures he said were intended to bring relief amid soaring costs of living. Trudeau’s Liberal government has implemented a price on carbon to combat […] Read more
Chrysler and Ram truck dealers will begin offering their own brand of lower-cost aftermarket parts for several makes and models.
Machinery, Trucks & UTV

Stellantis teams new aftermarket parts line with Mopar

The bproauto line is a new source for pickup truck and other vehicle parts

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Any longtime Dodge enthusiast — or any automotive enthusiast, for that matter — will immediately recognize the Mopar name. Chrysler merged the words “MOtor” and “PARts” together in 1937 as a trade name for its line of antifreeze. In the 85 years since, Mopar came to be synonymous with high performance parts through the 1970s, […] Read more
The Agriculture Enlightened conference, held Oct. 26 in Winnipeg and hosted by EMILI, is trying to help Canada become a leader in digital and precision agriculture. (John Deere photo)
Crops, Machinery

Robots may help grain farmers diversify

Tech could support labour-intensive higher-value crops

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Chuck Baresich, who owns an agricultural robotics business in Ontario, says controlling weeds with robots is probably best suited for high-value, horticultural crops in Canada. However, large-scale grain farmers could also use the technology if they think about it differently. “Let’s say my brother and me are growing 1,500 acres of corn,” said Baresich, who […] Read more
Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agriculture Producers, speaks during a panel discussion at the Agriculture Enlightened conference in Winnipeg on Oct. 26. (Geralyn Wichers photo)
General, Machinery, Markets

Think outside the agriculture box for labour, ag and tech leaders say

Agriculture in the Classroom is reaching non-farming students with inspiration for ag jobs, panelists say

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Ag and tech leaders encouraged employers to think outside the agricultural box when looking to hire workers in order to expand the labour pool.  “I’m one of the lucky ones,” said Brenna Mahoney, general manager of Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP).  Mahoney entered the industry with no agriculture experience. She had training in human resources and […] Read more
Versatile and startup technology company Mojow Autonomous Solutions have partnered to develop a production autonomous Versatile tractor. A concept machine was demonstrated at the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., in July.
Equipment, Machinery

Versatile developing autonomous tractors

Partnership with Mojow pushes tech advancements

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At the 2022 Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Sask., a small startup company called Mojow Autonomous Solutions was demonstrating its evolving self-driving system, which was intended to work with production tractors and allow them to run without operators in the cab. It had a self-driving MFWD tractor running on a demonstration course using […] Read more
the Polaris Ranger XD 1500 series side-by-sides 2024 model year
Machinery, Trucks and UTVs

New Ranger Extreme Duty UTV model from Polaris

More power, payload and available premium features

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This summer Polaris announced the introduction of a three-cylinder, 1,500 cc, Extreme Duty Ranger side-by-side that delivers what the brand claims is an industry-leading 110 horsepower, giving it 30 per cent more power, and at 105 foot-pounds, 50 per cent more torque than its nearest comparable competitor. “We spent over five years meeting with farmers, […] Read more
John Deere’s new P-Tier articulating loaders are designed to be manoeuvrable enough to work easily in confined spaces like corrals.
Machinery

New big and small loaders from John Deere

Articulated loaders and compact tractor models added for 2024

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John Deere recently introduced two new machine lines for model year 2024, both of which are designed to make material handling and other jobs around the farm easier. Between them, these machines can handle either big jobs or relatively small ones. And Deere describes both lines as “compact” machines, meaning they’ve packed a fair bit […] Read more

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