Parts of the Trans Canada Highway at Abbotsford, B.C. remain submerged in flood waters on Nov. 19, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Jennifer Gauthier)

Repair work on B.C. rail lines expected for days yet

CP expects to resume service 'mid-week;' some highways open only for essential travel

Canada’s big two railways expect repair work to continue into at least next week before service can resume through storm-battered areas of British Columbia to export terminals at Vancouver. Both railways, along with several major B.C. highways, have been shut this week due to damage from flooding and landslides spurred by a major multi-day storm […] Read more

GM’s CAMI assembly plant at Ingersoll, Ont. (GM.ca)

GM aims to tackle chip shortage with new designs

Chip-making investments to be in U.S., Canada

Reuters — General Motors aims to tackle the global semiconductor shortage with new designs built in North America, president Mark Reuss said on Thursday. Reuss told an investor conference GM is working with seven chip suppliers on three new families of microcontrollers that will reduce the number of unique chips by 95 per cent on […] Read more


U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack speaks with striking workers at Deere’s Des Moines-area farm equipment plant at Ankeny, Iowa on Oct. 20, 2021. (File photo: Reuters/Scott Morgan)

Deere’s striking U.S. workers accept revised offer

Operations to resume Wednesday night, company says

Production and maintenance workers at 14 Deere and Co. plants are expected to return to work starting Wednesday night after voting to approve a new contract. United Auto Workers (UAW), which represents over 10,000 Deere employees in the U.S., said late Wednesday its members voted 61 per cent in favour of new six-year collective bargaining […] Read more

(Deere.com)

Striking Deere workers set for crucial vote

Equipment maker mulling options

Reuters — About 10,000 striking workers at Deere and Co. will vote again on Wednesday to approve or reject a modified contract proposed by the company, as the longest strike in more than three decades forces the world’s largest farm equipment maker to consider other options. Deere has not publicly commented on changes to its […] Read more


The Fendt Trisix was shown to the public at Agritechnica in 2007. It has not yet been put into production.

In search of the perfect tractor design

Brands have tried many configurations over the years to improve traction

Ever since engineers turned their attention to designing the perfect farm tractor, the challenge has been the same — how to turn engine horsepower into traction at the wheels in the most efficient way. That led to some interesting designs in the early 1900s when tractors were starting to get serious attention from farmers looking […] Read more



A CNH manufacturing plant at Sorocaba, west of Sao Paulo in southeastern Brazil. (Photo courtesy CNH Industrial)

CNH Industrial, Monarch Tractor agree on electrification technologies deal

Milan | Reuters – CNH Industrial said on Wednesday it had entered into an exclusive, multi-year licensing agreement for electrification technologies with Monarch Tractor, a U.S company focused on fully-electric autonomous tractors. The deal marks a further step in efforts by the Italian-American vehicle maker to bolster its agricultural businesses, while preparing to spin-off its […] Read more

A 90-foot boom option for the FA 1030 air boom applicator is now available, in addition to the current 72-foot version.

Two new products from Case IH

Digital planter control upgrade and wider dry applicator boom

Over the past decade, the prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate seamlessly with each other. Now, most major brands have included at least some measure of that into their systems. This summer, Case IH announced its […] Read more


Case IH has improved the shape of the hoods on its Puma tractors and added new options and features that include extended service intervals.

Puma tractors get an update

Case IH gives its Puma tractor line a new look and new options

It’s that time of year again, when brands release their new and improved models for the upcoming model year. This season, Case IH turned its attention to its 150 to 240 horsepower Puma tractor line, offering a new transmission option and some updated features to go along with a minor facelift. “Producers need more time […] Read more

The popular Ranger UTV from Polaris will be available in an all-electric version for early 2022.

Another electric UTV to debut soon

Polaris reveals it will introduce an all-electric Ranger in December

This spring, Polaris revealed it, too, had plans to jump on the electric vehicle bandwagon. The company says it plans to debut an all-new 2022 electric Ranger UTV in late December of this year. Last year, Polaris and Zero Motorcycles announced a partnership arrangement, and the electric Ranger is the result of that collaboration. The […] Read more