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a 60-foot Pillar disc drill to seed hard red spring wheat
Cereals Production Guide, Crops, Features

Earlier-than-early seeding

These farmers use soil temperature, rather than the calendar, to time seeding wheat

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Not long ago, brothers Matthew and Farley Gould, who farm in east-central Alberta, had no idea of the resiliency of wheat seedlings against adverse growing conditions. But over the past three growing seasons they’ve seeded part of their hard red spring wheat crop early. How early? Soil temperatures have barely thawed, and germinated seedlings have […] Read more
Titan has expanded the size range in its new line of AgraEDGE R-1W tires.
Machinery

Titan rolls out more tire size choices

The brand expands its AgraEDGE R-1W product line

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Tire manufacturer Titan announced it has significantly expanded its newest line of R-1W tires, called the AgraEDGE. It will now produce sizes ranging from 320/85R24 for tractors all the way up to 800/70R38 for flotation applications. The company says the AgraEDGE line now covers the majority of the most in-demand sizes for MFWD tractors, as […] Read more
bourgault corporate headquarters sign
Columns, Editor's column, Wheat & Chaff

Editor’s Rant: In good company

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So for weeks I’d been planning to fill this space with a tirade about last month’s cynical-yet-predictable developments in Ottawa on Bill C-234, but when Linamar went public with its plan to buy Bourgault Industries I got distracted by developments closer to home, so to speak. In case you missed the news shortly before Christmas, […] Read more
ethanol production plant in western manitoba
Columns

Picks and shovels for the alternative energy industry

The dominant players in the biofuels sector today are the traditional grain handlers and processors

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It’s said that the big money, in gold rushes of yore, wasn’t in the gold miners but in those who supplied the picks and shovels. Vendors of sins, booze and brothels also did well. With this issue we’ll have a look at companies that, while not wholly reliant on alternative energy, stand to benefit from […] Read more
the equalizer no-till drill
Equipment, Machinery

Lemken brings Equalizer drill to Canada

A South African design begins field trials on this continent

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Over the past two decades, Canadian producers have seen several foreign brands stake a claim in North America’s ag equipment market. As a result, there is now a broader group of implement manufacturers competing in our marketplace. That means more choices, which is good news for farmers. Among the newest unfamiliar names to appear on […] Read more
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General, Machinery

Bourgault becomes third shortliner acquired by Linamar since 2017

Leadership say they want to double the business of the maker of Highline equipment and Freeform Plastics

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In 2017 Linamar, a company best known as an auto parts manufacturer, purchased Winnipeg-based header and swather manufacturer MacDon. It followed that up by bringing implement brand Salford into its fold in 2022. In late December the company announced it is now adding Saskatchewan-based air drill manufacturer Bourgault into its family of shortline ag equipment brands.
farm equipment
Columns, Equipment, Machinery

Expensive new equipment or older/cheaper: Which makes more sense?

Higher cost of newer equipment can pay off, but only if there's a benefit

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In late 1978 I bought a new Ford 4×4 pickup truck. The sticker price was under $10,000 and my job at the time was paying me around $25,000 a year. That meant the truck, at about a third of my annual income, was pretty affordable. Using the Bank of Canada’s inflation calculator, that truck would […] Read more
A new model of the trailer-style Hustler bale processor on display at the 2023 Ag In Motion Show. The processor comes in various sizes from single bale up to six and eight bale capacity. The single bale processor can attach to the tractor with a patented snap-lock system as well as trailer style.
Cattleman’s Corner, Equipment, Hay

Gentle hay handling does make a difference

Feed, and feed value, can be lost with flail-type bale shredders

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Jonathan Karsin figures a Hustler bale unroller has easily paid for itself by more efficient use of hay. Karsin is one of the principals of Karsin Farms Simmentals at Newton, about 20 km southeast of Portage la Prairie, Man. He says they have been able to save at least one large round bale per head […] Read more

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