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German regulator investigates possible tractor cartel

By GFM Network News, Reuters January 29, 2016

Duesseldorf | Reuters –– Germany’s anti-trust regulator said Friday it was investigating a possible cartel of companies making agricultural machinery, particularly tractors. It did not name any targets of the probe. German agricultural trading group Baywa said the cartel office had searched its headquarters earlier this week on suspicion that some of its employees were

Crops

Farm equipment purchases protected under provincial legislation

The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act requires dealers to  deliver on time and back what they sell

By Ellen Mcpherson And Darren Bond, Lynn Gilmore July 15, 2015

The Farm Machinery and Equipment Act is not well known among farmers, but has many valuable benefits. The act, which is administered and enforced by the Manitoba Farm Industry Board (MFIB), protects farmers when they buy or lease farm machinery or farm equipment in Manitoba, by governing purchase, delivery and repair. This act only applies

Local news

Buying or renting occasional-use farm implements

Could renting some equipment, instead of buying it, reduce production costs on your operation?

By Scott Garvey April 24, 2015

For Matthew Avison of Arborg, necessity started him off in the equipment rental business. As he explains it, he needed a particular tillage implement on his farm and his only option at the time was to buy one. There was no equipment rental company in the area that could provide him with what he wanted.

Crops

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek January 23, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — Deere and Co., the world’s largest maker of farm equipment, will lay off more than 900 employees at plants in Iowa and Illinois in the latest round of job cuts spurred by a decline in grain prices that is hurting demand for agricultural machinery. The layoffs, which represent about three per

News

Moving equipment is a high-risk operation

There are many pitfalls that increase the chances of being in a serious accident

By Alberta Agriculture September 19, 2014

According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) program, 13 per cent of farm-related fatalities across Canada are traffic related, and most involved tractors. During the busy fall harvest season, farmers often travel long distances between fields, and this requires transporting equipment on public roads throughout rural Alberta. Farm equipment is oversized and slow compared

Country Crossroads

Voluntary guidelines recommend best practices for hiring youth

Canadian Agricultural Safety Association staff say guidelines are geared to employers  but are also useful to anyone with young people working with them in ag worksites

By Lorraine Stevenson July 8, 2014

Now that the calendar has flipped to July, many teens get a job working on a neighbour’s farm or in some other agriculturally related job. While many bring their youthful energy and a ‘can do’ attitude to their workplace, they also think they’ll never get hurt and are indifferent to risk. When that youthful naiveté is

News

Chabot Implements takes second dealership award

August 21, 2012

Moves to larger, over-$50-million category Chabot Implements of Elie has been selected as the 2012 “Best-in-Class Farm Equipment Dealership” by Farm Equipment magazine for the second year in a row. The magazine said Chabot, a four-store retailer of farm machinery, three of which are Case IH dealerships, earned the award not only for its outstanding

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Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame induction ceremony

July 20, 2012

Five Manitobans were honoured for their contribution to agriculture and their community at an induction ceremony for the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame July 12. The Co-operator is featuring each in consecutive weekly editions. Wilf Chegwin was born and raised in Rossburn, Manitoba. In 1945, he married Thelma Menzies. The Chegwins lived at Shoal Lake

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U.S. farmers buying lots of machinery

By Reuters May 17, 2012

U.S. farmers are buying equipment as agricultural finances strengthen, the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City said in its quarterly report on national farm lending. “Loans for farm machinery and equipment held at high levels with a sharp jump in the volume of intermediate-term loans,” the bank said in its survey, which included national statistics

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Manitoba Agricultural Museum Faces Cuts

By Lorraine Stevenson November 3, 2011

Volunteers managing the Manitoba Agricultural Museum, home of Canada s largest collection of vintage agricultural equipment, says it faces an uncertain future as they grapple with a cut in operating funds. Although they ve known for a while the cuts that took effect last January were coming, it s been tough to come up with

Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

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Field-by-field mapping could improve yield, productivity predictions

U.S. grains: Corn futures edge up, soybeans sag on improving US crop ratings

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures up, hogs mixed

Tag Archives farm machinery — page 5

German regulator investigates possible tractor cartel

Farm equipment purchases protected under provincial legislation

Buying or renting occasional-use farm implements

Deere to cut over 900 U.S. workers as ag economy weakens

Moving equipment is a high-risk operation

Voluntary guidelines recommend best practices for hiring youth

Chabot Implements takes second dealership award

Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame induction ceremony

U.S. farmers buying lots of machinery

Manitoba Agricultural Museum Faces Cuts

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