Think about getting hitched — safely!

Misplaced the operator manual to your tried-and-true old tractor? Wondering how to safely tow an older implement with your new high-speed tractor? You’ll find the answers to these and other farm equipment hitching questions in a new guidebook, Safe Implement Hitching. Jim Wassermann, an engineer with the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) in Saskatchewan, is […] Read more

ADM plans for new biodiesel plant, adds Act of God clause

Four Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) oilseed crushing plants in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and North Dakota have added “Act of God” coverage on farmer contracts for high-oleic Nexera canola in 2012. To qualify for the premiums and coverage, farmers must first sign the contract and then buy the Nexera canola seed from a “specified local seed retailer,” […] Read more


Editor’s column

A very new crop year This issue of Grainews went to press just days after Bill C-18, the bill removing the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly powers, received royal assent and became law. As I write, the dust is still settling on the court case brought by the now-former eight CWB directors trying to stop the […] Read more