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File photo of a view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
Machinery

Pandemic border protests strand cattle and car parts

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Ottawa | Reuters — Protests in Canada against vaccine mandates have disrupted two key U.S. border crossings, and are snarling hundreds of millions of dollars daily of trade, ranging from cattle to car parts. Demonstrations who at first demanded an end to federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers began Jan. 28 in the […] Read more
Machinery, News

Stoltz Sales & Service and Hub International merge to form Equipment Ontario

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Case IH equipment dealers Stoltz Sales & Service and Hub International are merging their two organizations to form Equipment Ontario, effective Dec. 1, 2021.  Together they will service more than 16 counties with dealership locations in Elmira, Lindsay, Listowel, Mildmay, and Port Perry. A future location in Simcoe County is planned.  In a press release, […] Read more
File: A farmer holding tools on August 19, 2021.
Machinery

American farmers’ right to repair powered by the president

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Glacier FarmMedia – U.S. President Joe Biden has issued an executive order on a farmer’s right to repair equipment. Biden signed the order July 9 that asks the Federal Trade Commission to force large manufacturers, including tech companies and agricultural equipment makers, to let consumers repair their own devices or use the technician of their […] Read more
Adequate brakes are essential when running farm equipment on roads.
Machinery, News

The big brake debate

Braking standards are voluntary, but as implement size increases, brakes are increasingly important

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Big tractors and implements require a lot of braking power, but exactly how powerful braking systems need to be in Canada, and between countries, is not standardized.  Why it matters: Braking systems and standards are not uniform. They are also largely voluntary. This can lead to liability risk in the event of an accident.  Terrence […] Read more
Bobcat’s new V923 also has a maximum height of 23 feet, but it has 130 h.p. and a 9,000 pound lift capacity.
Machinery

Bobcat handler gives bigger reach, power

Telehandlers were once seen as a nice option on the farm. For those who have them, they are now a necessary tool

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Glacier FarmMedia – Bobcat beefed up its telehandler lineup with the introduction of the V923 VersaHandler this summer. The company already offers a V519 telehandler that has 74 horsepower and can lift 5,500 pounds with a 19-foot-high maximum height, as well as a 100 h.p. V723 that can lift 7,700 lbs. and a maximum height […] Read more
When FieldBot isn’t busy helping people farm, it can serve sentry duty at the billabong and sound an alert when duck flocks arrive.
Machinery

Fieldbot can be quite bossy

One field robot runs the show and tells other robots what to do, system manages not just monitors events

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Glacier FarmMedia – Fieldbot is no ordinary ag sensor. It issues orders, turns irrigation pumps on and off, controls fans and feeding equipment in livestock operations, even sends dairy cows into the parlour. Fieldbot can serve as a producer’s eyes and ears, while they’re busy carrying on with the actual work of farming. It will […] Read more
Bollinger Motors’ B1 and B2 models come with an eight-cubic foot trunk and a full length pass-through that enables operators to carry up to 16-foot boards with the tailgate closed.
Machinery

Electric truck may fit farming needs

The truck has much higher capacity than most urban-targeted pickups

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Glacier FarmMedia – Electric vehicles under development or already being sold in North America are typically meant for urban environments and have limited use off high-grade roads. But there are exceptions, including the Bollinger Motors 614 horsepower electric four-by-four Class 3 truck, which has 668 pound-feet of torque. It has 15 inches of ground clearance, […] Read more
There are more than 50 FarmDROID units working in Danish and German fields.
Machinery, News

Figuring out where robots fit in the field

European developers are still trying to decide what size of farm will buy their products

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As Europe aims to slash herbicide use, some equipment developers are looking to weeding robots as a solution. Those developers, however, say misalignments between individual farmer needs and equipment designs need to be addressed. Why it matters: As in Canada, ensuring robots match the needs of farmers working in different conditions, and that adequate support […] Read more
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Machinery

‘Essential’ travel rule fuzzy on farmers picking up parts, inputs

U.S. border officers will have final say on Canadian farmers' cross-border business trips

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Whether Canadian farmers can continue to pick up machinery parts and other products for their operations in the United States is at the discretion of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers. At 11:59 p.m. ET Friday, Canada and the U.S. temporarily restricted non-essential travel between the two nations to try and slow the spread of […] Read more

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