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Canadian firm unveils stripper header to rival Shelbourne
Farmers Weekly Shelbourne Reynolds’ domination of the stripper header market could be under threat, at least in North America, following the launch of the Raptor from K-Hart Industries. The firm hails from Manitoba, Canada,…
Opinion: Red meat industry needs healthy competition
Farmers Weekly As I sat there, hungover, in the lecture hall, I knew I would never use this drivel. Economics? I hadn’t signed up for this as an ag student. I made my excuses and left. How wrong I was. Today I find myself…
Farmer Focus: Disappointing BYDV-tolerant winter barley yields
Farmers Weekly Like most, the dryer has been in action this summer. Fortunately, the winter barley was fit by the time the combine came through at 12.5% moisture. Grain was put straight away into silos and straw baled.…
10 tips for safe cattle handling during TB testing
Farmers Weekly Cattle are often large, heavy, fast and strong. Combine that mix with TB testing – a situation that may be unfamiliar and stressful for the animal – and it can be challenging, and even dangerous, for the people…
Daimler Truck CEO will take on finance role temporarily
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum will temporarily add the CFO role as the global truck maker’s Supervisory Board seeks a permanent replacement for the recently deceased Jochen Goetz. The sudden death of the 52-year-old Goetz…
COVID cost initiative boosts Cargojet margins despite drop in volumes
Cargojet, an all-cargo airline that operates a domestic express network in Canada for customers such as Amazon and DHL Express, on Monday said reduced flying in response to a slowdown in shipping and tight cost management…
Benchmark diesel price used for most fuel surcharges up another 14 cents
The benchmark price used as the basis for most fuel surcharges continued to barrel ahead Monday, even as the strong upward trend in diesel futures and wholesale prices has taken a breather for at least a few days. The…
Diesel Price Up Another 13.9¢ to $4.378 a Gallon
Diesel prices climbed another 13.9 cents a gallon for the fourth straight week of a dime-or-more national average surge, according to data from the Energy Information Administration.
How to protect your business from enterprise and vehicle network breaches
Cybersecurity breaches are an increasingly common threat to the trucking industry that cause devastating financial harm that is often hard to come back from. “Almost all breaches end in a lawsuit. On average, those lawsuits…
UPS’ Christensens Step Up in the Step Van
For Ceth Christensen, camaraderie and building a congenial bond is the essence of the National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships.
