The looming rail strike: How we got here

The rail lockout: How did we get here?

In the days since August 9, panic has begun setting in within the agricultural industry. The country has never seen a labour dispute that resulted in a strike or lockout from both of Canada’s rail companies. With harvest ramping up, a suspension of rail services would be disastrous for the industry.



Aerial view of the soon to be functional green ammonia plant on R&L Acres near Sperling Manitoba.

Green, farm-produced anhydrous ammonia in the home stretch

FuelPositive’s technology will soon be producing anhydrous ammonia using water, air and hydro on a Manitoba farm

Glacier FarmMedia – After two years of delays, the world’s first on-farm green ammonia plant is weeks away from producing fertilizer. In mid-June, Ontario clean energy company FuelPositive announced that […] Read more








Large tractor sales gain ground in March

Large tractor sales gain ground in March

It’s too early to tell if uptick is the start of a long-term trend

In Canada, unit sales of 100+ horsepower tractors grew 2.7 per cent in March compared to the same month last year. In the U.S., unit sales of the same machinery class jumped for the second straight month. American large tractor sales grew 3.2 per cent in March compared to year-ago numbers, following February’s increase of 2.8 per cent.