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 AMC News
We hope you have had a great start to the fall. We have some exciting developments at AMC that we want to share with you, including changes to our team as well as the pending hiring of a sales professional to sell advertising, memberships and sponsorships.
We are proud to announce the speaker lineup for the 2017 AMC Convention and Trade show. This year's event will take place in Saskatoon, November 29 - December 1, 2017 at the Sheraton Cavalier Hotel.
Congratulations to Terry Bieringer of Schulte who was selected as the winner of our early bird contest to receive complimentary accommodations at the Sheraton Cavalier. 
Industry News
Widespread availability of fully autonomous vehicles in agriculture is probably several years away. But in recent years, companies have publicly showcased self-driving innovations, advancing development to the cusp of commercial production.
When people take a job in agriculture, they stay for a whole career, says Lori Litherland, an Ontario-based consultant who specializes in agricultural employment.
The Canadian dollar has been a major driver of profitability (revenues minus costs) in agriculture over the last couple of years.
With farmers, farm organizations, and accounting firms that work in agriculture voicing serious concerns about the federal government’s proposed tax changes, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay broke his media silence on the subject on Friday afternoon.
The Bank of Canada’s first interest rate hike in seven years should not alarm Canadian producers, according to a recent report released by Farm Credit Canada (FCC).
Buhler Industries has come a long way since being acquired by Russian manufacturer Combine Factory Rostselmash Ltd. in 2007. It established early on that its intent was to become a full line manufacturer of farm machinery.
In Ag Equipment Intelligence’s On the Record episode last Friday, Technology Editor Jack Zemlicka featured an interview with Norbert Beaujot, founder of DOT Technology Corp., who, along with Saskatchewan-based equipment manufacturer SeedMaster, has developed a scalable, driverless farm implement.
National, regional and sector farm groups are forming up with several major business associations on the offensive against a proposal to reform how incorporated businesses are taxed in Canada.
This fall’s warm, dry weather forecast is a boon for producers but a researcher at Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) cautions that grain has to be managed as intensively when it is stored in the bin as when it is being seeded and harvested.
New AMC MembersAssociate Member - Ontario Description: Ingersoll Tillage Group is a division of Agrisolutions, a multi-brand manufacturer of parts and accessories for tillage, seeding, planting, and fertilizing equipment. Agrisolutions’ production plants are located in Ontario, the US, Brazil, Spain and India, with the Ontario facility manufacturing Ingersoll brand equipment. Ingersoll Tillage Group, with origins dating back to 1884 in Illinois, specializes in discs, openers, coulters, and assemblies for planters as well as seed drill and sweeps. Associate Member - North Carolina Description: Established in 1970, Comer Industries is a global enterprise involved in the manufacturing of agricultural equipment, industrial machinery, and renewable energy applications. Their agricultural products include gearboxes, drive lines, off-highway axles, and engineered solutions for the farm equipment market. Comer Industries’ facilities and subsidiaries are located throughout Europe, in China and India, and in the United States. Visit: 
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