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AMC NEWS
January 30, 2017: The Agricultural Manufacturers of Canada (AMC) is pleased to announce a new corporate partnership with HSBC Bank Canada that takes effect immediately.
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 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... AMC was happy to sponsor and again work with the Manitoba government regarding its Agri-Marketing Centre during the Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon.
Learn More... On January 23, 2017 AMC president Leah Olson presented an overview of AMC and our industry to approximately 100 dealers and members of the Canada East Equipment Dealers’ Association.
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... NEW AMC MEMBERS
INDUSTRY NEWS
WINNIPEG, Man. — Ag Growth International announced it has entered into an agreement with a syndicate of underwriters led by CIBC Capital Markets, National Bank Financial and TD Securities (the "Underwriters"), pursuant to which AGI will issue on a "bought deal" basis, 1,100,000 common shares ("Common Shares") at a price of $55.10 per share to raise gross proceeds of approximately $60 million (the "Offering").
Learn More... Calgary | Reuters — The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal cannot proceed without the United States, Canada said on Tuesday, even as Australia and New Zealand pledged to salvage it.
Learn More... Last week, President Trump signed an executive order that pulled the U.S. out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). It’s important to note that while the trade deal had been negotiated, it had never been ratified.
Learn More... The beginning of a new year marks a time of planning. The FCC Ag Economics team wants to help you put your best foot forward into 2017 with an in-depth look at the top five economic drivers affecting Canadian agriculture this year.
Learn More... Technology moves at a rapid pace – so fast that experts breathlessly predict more will change in the next 10 years than it has in the last 100 years. No need to wait a decade to see what comes next, however. John Shutske, University of Wisconsin Extension biological systems specialist says there are several agtech trends playing out right now that farmers should watch closely.
Learn More... The growing emphasis on soil health could be a deciding factor in what type and how much tillage farmers will utilize in the future.
Learn More... The Honourable Deron Bilous, Minister of Economic Development and Trade of the Government of Alberta, and WANG XinPing, Consul General of the People's Republic of China in Calgary, will be guest speakers at a buffet luncheon on Thursday, February 9, 2017, in Edmonton.
Learn More... ST JOSEPH, MICHIGAN— The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has withdrawn from continued publication two standards associated with turf and landscape equipment, ANSI/ASAE S323.2 and ANSI/ASABE S599.
Learn More... COMING EVENTS
February 15 - 18, 2017 National Farm Machinery Show - Louisville, KY February 16, 2017 Canada's Agriculture Day -National 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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