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AMC NEWS
As part of AMC’s desire to highlight the great work being done by agriculture equipment manufacturers to help save farmers money and time, we partnered with Ag in Motion (AiM) and will host an innovation awards ceremony at the opening reception of the AMC Annual Convention and Trade Show. The opening reception is Wednesday, November 30th at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, Alberta.
Learn More... As many of you know, Teresa Couture recently left the AMC team to teach English in Japan. We are very happy for her and her opportunity - she was a great asset to the team, who interacted with members regularly. For those at the Ag In Motion show last week, you may have met Teresa’s replacement, Ty Hamil who was there meeting members.
Learn More... Mark your calendar for the 2016 Annual AMC Convention and Trade Show being held from November 30th – December 2nd, 2016 at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, Alberta.
Learn More... Mark your calendar for the 2016 AMC Annual General Meeting (AGM), which will be held on December 1, 2016 during the Annual AMC Convention and Trade Show at the Fairmont Palliser in Calgary, Alberta.
Learn More... NEW AMC MEMBERS
INDUSTRY NEWS
After months of restoration work, Versatile finally let Big Roy out from behind closed doors at a special event in early July. The company held a reception for buyers of the Legendary Limited Edition tractors at its Manitoba R&D facility giving customers, some special guests and the media a first official look at the restored Big Roy.
Learn More... REGINA — Salford has introduced a high capacity pull-behind boom spreader to compete with large floater trucks in the spreader market.
Learn More... Several of the Farm Equipment staff attended the Wisconsin Farm Technology Days Show earlier this week in Lake Geneva, Wis. During blazing temperatures, we took numerous opportunities to escape the sun by ducking under exhibitors’ tents for water and conversation.
Learn More... In the latest episode we discuss the completion of Kubota’s acquisition of Great Plains, examine the types of precision tools strip-tillers are using most, talk with CNH Industrial’s new vice president of parts and service for North America, review Art’s Way’s second quarter earnings and examine a increasingly crowded ag tire market.
Learn More... If agriculture wants to reduce the potential impact neonicotinoid seed treatments have on pollinators, it has to modify standard vacuum planters. That’s the verdict from Ridgetown College, University of Guelph researcher Dr. Art Schaafsma.
Learn More... When a traditional mainline dealership becomes "separated" from its main line, generally through a contract termination, but occasionally by the dealership’s own choosing, oftentimes a new shortline-only dealer is formed.
Learn More... In the latest episode we discuss how the latest WASDE report offers an uptick in the ag machinery sales outlook, CEMA’s latest Business Barometer reading and what it says about the state of the industry, the Federal Aviation Administration’s new ruling on UAVs and finally the results of the Agri Media Council’s 2016 Media Channel Study.
Learn More... ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) announces the adoption of an ISO standard, ANSI/ASABE AD5675:2008, Agricultural tractors and machinery — General purpose quick-action hydraulic couplers.
Learn More... As a student of agriculture for nearly 40 years, I’ve seen lots of things come and go. Good times and bad times. Things like ethanol, biotechnology and genetic research that have literally changed the course of the industry.
Learn More... In the face of the sudden uncertainty – the markets had expected Britain to remain – the stock market lost $2 trillion the day after the vote as investors fled to the safety of gold, the USD and Japanese yen.
Learn More... COMING EVENTS
September 13-15
Canada's Outdoor Farm Show - Learn more November 30-December 2 Annual AMC Convention and Trade Show - Mark your calendar for the 46th Annual AMC Convention and Trade Show being held from November 30th - December 2nd, 2016, at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in Calgary, AB! 
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