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Yellow’s Terminals: Analysts Expect More Bids
Analysts are expecting more players to take part in an upcoming auction for the 169 terminals owned by Yellow Corp. beyond those who already have raised their hands.
Bare land blocks, castle ruin and Herefordshire farm for sale
Farmers Weekly Blocks of bare land and smaller farms are the main new offerings in the late summer market, some with unusual history and others presenting good commercial land. In Wiltshire, 44 acres of ring-fenced gently…
Editor’s view: Volatility will breed a new type of farmer
Farmers Weekly It strikes me that farmers are being just as selectively bred for the conditions imposed on them as the livestock and crops they select traits for. How different are you to the person who farmed the land you’re…
Will’s World: Why you can’t beat a Massey Ferguson 135
Farmers Weekly In 1965 Winston Churchill died and more than a million people lined the streets of London for his state funeral. Muhammad Ali defeated Sonny Liston, the Beatles played their legendary concert at Shea Stadium,…
Farmer Focus: Pleased with summer forage mix at 14p/kg DM
Farmers Weekly Being a relatively dry farm with free-draining land, we tend to delight in this kind of a summer. Understandably, this is a very unpopular opinion, but feeding only 1kg of cake in the parlour with plenty of…
UTV buyer’s guide 2023-24
Farmers Weekly There are farm buggies galore listed in the latest Ultimate Guide to UTVs, with a growing number of electrically powered models now available. However, despite their much quieter, “cleaner” and lower-running…
Retailers look to get suppliers’ prices lower
Retailers to exert more pressure on CPG companies and other suppliersWalmart shares (black) have outperformed Target (blue) since news of a needed inventory correction in mid-2022 sent both lower. (Chart: Barchart.com Inc.)…
Minneapolis mayor vetoes minimum wage proposal for Uber, Lyft drivers
The mayor of Minneapolis has vetoed an ordinance approved last week by Minneapolis City Council to establish a minimum per-mile pay rate for Uber and Lyft drivers in the city. Instead, Mayor Jacob Frey announced an agreement…
Houston reports record-breaking cargo volumes in July
Port Houston achieved record-breaking results in July from shipments of auto imports, while Corpus Christi, Texas, and New Orleans saw increases in crude oil and containers, respectively. Port Houston sees monthly gains in…
Why a lot of drivers say they don’t care about National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
Welcome to the WHAT THE TRUCK?!? Newsletter presented by AIT. In this issue, do truckers care about truck driver appreciation week, green shoots in the market and more. Unpopular opinion Drivers: Do you care about truck…
