As farm implement dealerships grow and consolidate, farmers are beginning to wonder what’s in it for them. At Canada’s Farm Progress Show here last week, Grainews sat down with Jim Wood, vice-president for agriculture for the largest dealership network of them all: Rocky Mountain Equipment. Publicly-traded RME operates 39 Case IH, Case Construction and New […] Read more
Minogue: Prairies’ biggest iron dealer network still growing
Cargill’s High River beef plant resuming operations
One of Canada’s biggest beef packing plants, just north of the flood-battered town of High River, Alta., expects to be reopened and running nearer to its full capacity on Tuesday (June 25). The Canadian arm of U.S. agrifood giant Cargill said Monday the beef fabrication, trim and grind, rendering, cooler, shipping, warehousing, maintenance, administration and […] Read more
U.S. puts Russia on notice in WTO compliance report
The United States, in the first report on Russia’s compliance with its World Trade Organization commitments, said on Wednesday it was closely watching Moscow for any violations that thwart U.S. exports to the world’s sixth-largest economy. But in the report required by Congress, the U.S. Trade Representative’s Office did not announce any definite plans for […] Read more
Deregulation sparks rise in grain container trade
Deregulation of grain trading in Australia has led to an explosion in shipments in containers rather than bulk — a trend that may be repeated in Canada, although on a less spectacular scale, industry sources said on Tuesday. Australia, where grain markets were deregulated in 2008, now ships around two million to 2.5 million tonnes […] Read more
NEW CONTEST: Win free farm fuel
A farmer somewhere in Canada will receive a month of free farm fuel, worth up to $5,000, from Country Guide magazine in our latest contest. Farmers who’d like to subscribe or renew their subscriptions to Country Guide before the end of this year, at a special rate of 43 per cent off the normal subscription […] Read more
A snow blower for harvesting trees
Reading Time: 2 minutes It looks a bit like a silage-harvesting system, and the RT400 Fecon tracked mulcher is one powerful chewing machine. The European, 400-horsepower bio-harvester was recently put through its paces by staff from the Canadian Wood Fibre Centre’s Edmonton office, who wanted to see its purpose-built, front-mounted chipper in action. “When using a mulching head, you […] Read more
Controlled-traffic farming showing promise
Reading Time: < 1 minute Farmers participating in an Alberta study of controlled-traffic farming have found similar results to those of Jodi DeJong-Hughes, says project co-ordinator Peter Gamache. “Travelling on wet soil affects compaction the most,” says Gamache. “So that’s when controlled-traffic farming shines, you’re always travelling on the same tramline — it’s a miniature road — and not damaging […] Read more
Deadly power line arcing closer than you think
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since 2010, there have been five farm fatalities in Alberta as a result of farmers moving equipment into energized power lines. Most farm power line incidents occur during the busy spring seeding and fall harvest seasons. As such, Alberta’s Joint Utility Safety Team (JUST) wants to remind farmers to exercise extra caution during the hectic […] Read more
For efficient speeds and to protect tractor transmission — check your tires
Checking tire pressure every day can actually save you time, not to mention improve fuel economy and reduce wear and tear
Reading Time: 3 minutes Alate spring equals a rush to seed, but you’ll save time, money and wear on the transmission by ensuring the tires on each tractor are inflated properly. “Most people fill tires till they look full, about 20 psi,” says Lawrence Papworth, a senior engineer at the Agricultural Technology Centre in Lethbridge. “The numbers stamped on […] Read morePearce: With wheat in head, Ont. aerial applicators get ready
One farmer’s deliverance can be another farmer’s delay — and that seems to be the case for many growers in parts of southern Ontario. Rains in the past week have left some fields with flooded portions, mostly at the headlands. In spite of appearances, there doesn’t seem to be a lot of concern for those […] Read more
