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AMC NEWS
AMC President Leah Olson had a great week in Ottawa February 13-17 with 11 meetings over 3 days. She represented our industry at the rural caucus breakfast chaired by T.J. Harvey and attended Farm Credit Canada’s Agriculture Day on Thursday, February 16 in Ottawa.
Learn More... It is through your continued engagement that AMC remains a relevant voice of the short line industry in Canada. If you have not yet paid your 2017 membership, please ensure you do so by March 31.
Learn More... We are excited to announce the speaker lineup for our inaugural exposition of agriculture equipment manufacturing to be held on April 21, 2017 from 9:00 am - 3:00 pm at the Delta Hotel and Conference Centre in Guelph, Ontario.
Learn More... Save the date for breakfast with AMC and FCC, March 8, 2017 at the London Farm Show. Presentations will include an update on the ag equipment manufacturing industry from AMC President Leah Olson, as well as an economic update from Craig Klemmer of FCC.
Learn More... The federal government announced the Connect to Innovate program in December 2016 which will result in $500 million being invested in high speed internet to rural and remote communities in Canada by 2021.
Learn More... NEW AMC MEMBERS
INDUSTRY NEWS
Reduced spending resulted in improved profitability for no-till farmers in 2016, according to the 9th Annual (2017) No-Till Farmer No-Till Practices Survey. No-Till Farmer is a sister publication of Ag Equipment Intelligence.
Learn More... There’s a growing debate between proponents of big drills pulled at a relatively low speeds and proponents of small drills pulled at high speeds.
Learn More...  Doepker Industries Ltd. is pleased to announce the addition of the Edmonton Trailer Manufacturing (ETM) product line to our portfolio.
Learn More... Agriculture manufacturing in Ontario is a well kept secret in spite of seeing
growth in the industry. Learn More... U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday the country would be "tweaking" its trade relationship with Canada, stopping short of calling for a major realignment in a development likely to please visiting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Learn More... Even with companies and politicians breathing a little easier
after Justin Trudeau’s first encounter with U.S. President Donald Trump, it remains to be seen what the two governments actually agreed to. Learn More... S3 Delta Harrows debuted a new line of broadcast spreaders at the Black Hills
Stock Show in Rapid City, SD. Learn More... Brandt Agricultural Products announces the newest addition to their rapidly growing Midwestern dealer network. Illinois and Indiana-based AHW LLC will now be providing Brandt products to their local farmers.
Learn More... In 1966, Versatile was the first company to mass-produce articulated 4WD tractors. In 1967, Versatile established a partnership with Cummins in which all Versatile equipment would be available with Cummins engines. In 2017, just a little over 50 years later, that partnership is still going strong with the renewal of the companies’ long-term engine supply agreement in 2015. - See more at: https://www.farm-equipment.com/articles/13622-deu#sthash.Ch0TAJfC.dpuf
Learn More... COMING EVENTS
March 8, 2017 FCC-AMC Breakfast Session - London Farm Show March 8 - 10, 2017 London Farm Show - London, ON March 14 - 16, 2017 Ottawa Valley Farm Show - Smith Falls, ON April 5 - 6, 2017 Canadian Dairy Expo - Stratford, ON April 21, 2017 1st Annual AMC Expo - Guelph, ON June 21, 2017 HSBC-AMC Speaker Session - Canada's Farm Progress Show June 21 - 23, 2017 Canada's Farm Progress Show - Regina, SK July 18 - 20, 2017 Ag In Motion - NW of Saskatoon, SK September 12 - 14, 2017 Canada's Outdoor Farm Show - Woodstock, ON November 29 - December 1, 2017 47th Annual AMC Convention & Trade Show - Saskatoon, SK 
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