Reading Time: < 1 minute Spring often means taking equipment on public roads, and that can be a hazardous business. According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting program, 13 per cent of farm-related fatalities across Canada are traffic related, and most involve tractors. “Maintenance is a contributing factor to the safety of transporting farm equipment,” said Kenda Lubeck, farm safety […] Read more
Think safety before taking farm equipment on the road
Thirteen per cent of farm-related fatalities across Canada are traffic related, and most involve tractors
A sure sign of spring: Northlands Farm and Ranch Show
This year’s event includes a prospect steer and heifer show, and Limousin is the featured breed
Reading Time: 2 minutes Before the fields thaw, the Northlands Farm and Ranch Show is your opportunity to view quality equipment and livestock to incorporate into your operations. This year’s show, which runs from March 26-28, features some new events, including the prospect steer and heifer show. This event showcases calves born in 2014, in a junior division on […] Read more
Deere cuts profit forecast as farm equipment sales decline
Reuters — Farm equipment maker Deere and Co. posted a 43 per cent fall in first-quarter profit and cut its full-year profit forecast as lower corn prices and weak farm income weighed on demand for agricultural machinery. The company, which gets nearly two-thirds of its revenue from farm and turf machinery, cut its 2015 net […] Read more
Farm implements, equipment, innovations sure to tempt at show
A rotating bale grapple is one of the featured products at this year’s Agri-Trade
Reading Time: 3 minutes Agri-Trade visitors be warned — you may be gripped by an urge to splurge. Take, for example, the Haukaas Rotating Bale Grapple, one of this year’s winners of the show’s Ag Innovation award. After watching the video showcasing the device, cattle producers who feed round bales may want to run out and buy one. The […] Read more
Online tool gives producers a voice for equipment safety
'Speak Up for Safer Equipment' to handle safety concerns linked to ag production
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) has developed a new online tool to give farmers an opportunity to express their concerns about possible hazards with farm equipment. The Speak Up For Safer Equipment tool is intended to provide a way for farmers, manufacturers and standards organizations to talk about safety concerns with agricultural equipment manufactured […] Read more
Rimbey auctioneer marks milestone
Reading Time: < 1 minute Allen Olson can’t even guess how many tractors and combines he’s sold over a career spanning more than half a century. “What I can tell you is that farm equipment has gotten a lot more expensive,” says the Rimbey auctioneer. “Some of these tractors go for more than $100,000. Last year, we sold a combine […] Read more
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