Sask. road loads raised for winter on Dec. 1

Grain and livestock truckers using Saskatchewan’s secondary-weight highways will be able to haul the same weights as on its primary highways starting Dec. 1. When highway roadbeds freeze, both primary and secondary weight highways have the same strength and can handle heavier loads without damage. Farmers and other rural-based businesses are thus among the shippers […] Read more


CNH, Fiat Industrial to merge

International farm and construction equipment manufacturer CNH, itself formed from the merger of Case IH, New Holland and Steyr, is poised to merge with its majority owner in a new, yet-to-be-named company. Fiat Industrial, which spun off last year from automaker Fiat and is the 88 per cent majority owner of CNH Global, on Monday […] Read more






Farmers seek ‘smarter’ equipment, crops

Farm leaders, asked about their "innovation needs" for the next decade, want to see their machinery get "smarter" — but not necessarily smart enough to take the wheel. The Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) recently released results from a "vision session" with about 30 "agriculture leaders" from across Saskatchewan, representing producer groups, processors and manufacturers. […] Read more



Behlen and Sakundiak now Meridian

Meridian Manufacturing and Winnipeg-based parent company WGI have announced that effective Jan. 1, all agricultural products manufactured by Behlen Industries, Sakundiak Equipment and Meridian Manufacturing will be branded Meridian. “Our new product line will now include a full offering of SmoothWall hopper bins, bulk seed tenders, augers and conveyors, commercial and oilfield tanks, fuel tanks, […] Read more

Grain revenue per carload up for CN, CPR in Q3

Canada’s two major railways both booked higher revenue per carload of grain and fertilizers for their third fiscal quarters, toward improved bottom lines at both Canadian National (CN) and Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). CPR on Wednesday reported grain revenue of $296 million in its quarter ending Sept. 30, up $6 million from the year-earlier period, […] Read more