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David Kayi, a Hello Tractor engineer, installs an application on a John Deere 5503 tractor, using the Hello Tractor technology that connects farmers with vehicles’ owners, at a hay farm at Umande village in Nanyuki, Kenya on Feb. 4, 2020. (Photo: Reuters/Njeri Mwangi)

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Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa

Low incomes, lack of credit hobble African mechanization

By Omar Mohammed, Joe Bavier, GFM Network News February 25, 2020

Nanyuki, Kenya/Johannesburg | Reuters — It’s ride-hailing, farm style. Deere and Co. is teaming up with the “Uber of tractors” in Africa and betting on a future where farmers summon machines with the touch of a button. The world’s leading farm equipment maker is outfitting its tractors with startup Hello Tractor’s technology, which allows farmers […] Read more

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Answer these tough questions before asking for a loan

By Alberta Agriculture May 2, 2017

Looking for a loan or an increase in your line of credit? Here are five key questions you should be able to answer before talking to your lender.

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Four common foreign exchange myths

By Gwen Paddock February 13, 2017

Gwen Paddock, senior director, agriculture at RBC is a specialist in agribusiness. Since earning her B.Sc. with a major in agriculture economics she has been working with agriculture clients. A farmer at heart, Paddock was raised on a beef cow-calf farm outside Guelph, Ont.

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U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

By Reuters September 22, 2015

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. derivatives regulators are revising their proposal to limit the positions that traders can hold in commodity markets to make it easier for some hedge funds and banks to keep large trades. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission wants to allow financial firms to count their market positions separately from subsidiaries if[...]
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Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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Hemp industry looking forward despite hurdles

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures gain

U.S. grains: Corn, soybeans lower on the week

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Deere taps tractor-hailing tech in bid to break ground in Africa

Answer these tough questions before asking for a loan

Four common foreign exchange myths

U.S. regulators revise proposal on commodity position limits

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