Machinery

The parent for grain bin maker Twister Pipe and grain drying and aeration equipment firm Edwards Group plans to build one new home for both companies’ plants in southern Alberta. Winnipeg’s Ag Growth International on Tuesday confirmed its plans to expand its manufacturing space at Nobleford, about 30 km northwest of Lethbridge. Work now done […] Read more

Buhler Industries’ farm implement division has been named the exclusive distributor for grain bin maker Westeel in the U.S. As per an agreement announced Monday, Buhler’s Farm King division will be responsible for marketing and distribution of Westeel-branded bins, storage equipment, augers, grain vacs and grain cleaners, as well as all Westeel-built products sold under […] Read more

Rob Stenson, who gathered a clutch of Prairie manufacturers into a “single-stop supplier” for grain handling equipment internationally, died Friday morning of complications from cancer. The founder of Winnipeg’s Ag Growth International had publicly announced just six weeks earlier that he had cancer and would be undergoing treatments but would continue in his roles and […] Read more

The Winnipeg owner of a stable of grain handling equipment makers has bought a custom manufacturing firm to make more of its components in-house. Ag Growth International on Friday announced it’s bought Winnipeg-based Franklin Enterprises for $7.1 million plus working capital. The company offers “significant manufacturing flexibility” for Ag Growth, including a range of computer […] Read more

Tillage and seeding equipment maker Salford Farm Machinery has brought a new financing program north for its Canadian customers. Under the new program, announced Sept. 14, Canadian farmers can buy new equipment sold at authorized dealer locations with “low-rate options, flexible terms and seasonal repayment plans,” the company said in a release. The Salford Finance […] Read more

The Port of Prince Rupert is set to become the first port in Canada to offer shore power to container vessels, allowing ships loading containerized crops and other goods to shut down their engines while docked. The Prince Rupert Port Authority’s $3.6 million Fairview Terminal project is expected to provide shore power capacity from the […] Read more

A thirst among vehicle thieves for horsepower, hemis and haulage has made pickup trucks a “group to watch” in an annual list of vehicle theft losses and theft rates, as compiled by a U.S. insurers’ group. “In many cases it’s tough to pinpoint exactly why a vehicle becomes a theft target,” Kim Hazelbaker, senior vice-president […] Read more

Saskatchewan farmers who had planned to license their vehicles with farm (“F”) plates but couldn’t seed the required amount of crop will get to keep their 2009 designation. Normally, the Crown auto insurer Saskatchewan Government Insurance (SGI) would require that farmers seed a minimum amount of crop in a given year to continue to drive […] Read more