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TireGrabber products are designed to allow producers to safely and easily change over large diameter tires.
Equipment, Machinery

New heavy equipment jack

TireGrabber introduces the TG Equipment Jack

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A few years ago, Alberta producer Darcy Goossen invented a front-end loader attachment that allowed him to more easily perform large-tire changes on his own farm equipment. That invention eventually became known commercially as the TireGrabber, currently available in three different models, which Goossen now manufactures and sells. The TireGrabber models allow for handling large […] Read more
A view near the Canadian end of the Ambassador Bridge, which connects Windsor and Detroit and is considered one of North America’s busiest trade routes. (Steven_Kriemadis/iStock/Getty Images)
General, Reuters

White House heeded pressure to reopen Canada border, U.S. lawmaker says

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Washington | Reuters — A U.S. congressman from New York said on Wednesday that political pressure had persuaded the White House to end a historic 19-month closure of its land borders with Canada and Mexico to millions of non-essential foreign visitors. Representative Brian Higgins, a Democrat representing a district along the Canadian border, said: “You […] Read more
Screengrab from a Wheelman autosteer installation video. (HandsFreeFarm.com)
Crops, Machinery

Kubota to buy autosteer maker AgJunction

All-cash deal worth about $91 million

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Autosteer and ag equipment guidance system maker AgJunction is poised to sell itself to farm equipment maker Kubota Corp. in a $91 million all-cash deal. Publicly-traded AgJunction, which is registered in Calgary but based at Scottsdale, Ariz., said Thursday its board has unanimously approved Kubota’s 75-cents-per-share proposal and recommended shareholders vote in favour. AgJunction would […] Read more
Farmers arrive with blankets and mattresses for others at the site of a protest against farm laws at Ghaziabad, India on Jan. 29, 2021. (Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)
Crops, Reuters

Son of India government minister arrested, accused of killing farmers

Junior home minister's son was 'not co-operating' in probe

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Lucknow | Reuters — Ashish Mishra, son of junior home minister Ajay Mishra Teni, has been arrested on accusations he ran over and killed four protesting farmers last week, a senior police official said. The farmers, killed on Oct. 3 in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, were part of India’s longest-running agricultural protest, opposing […] Read more
(GFM file photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Cargill, ADM sell GrainBridge to ag software firm Bushel

'Network effect' expected in grains sector

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An online service farmers use to manage grain sales with ADM’s elevators and processing plants across Canada — along with Cargill and ADM elevators in the U.S. — is under new ownership. ADM and Cargill, the two major U.S.-based agribusinesses that set up GrainBridge in 2019, announced Tuesday they’ve sold it to Bushel, a Fargo, […] Read more
A typical example of a SWAT map showing multiple layers of field data including soil, water and topography, providing producers with a visual picture of variable field conditions – which helps farmers better manage crop inputs to optimize production.
Crops

Perhaps it’s time to give VRT a second look

Soil tests provide valuable information, variable-rate technology (VRT) can help you manage that

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Investing in detailed soil test analysis this fall will help Prairie farmers know the level of nutrients available as they plan the 2022 cropping season, says a Saskatchewan-based agronomist.  A soil analysis is valuable in any year, but particularly after drought conditions, says Cory Willness with CropPro Consulting headquartered at Naicam, Sask. He says having […] Read more
After boring and casing the new well, the water is baled out leaving water in the well clean and fresh.
Cattleman’s Corner, Columns

New wells producing good-quality water

Eppich News: Rain is welcome even though it interrupts harvest

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The beginning of August found us baling buffer zones on the organic land, sloughs and ditches. The bales are few and far between this year. On August 5, we set up the troughs on two of the pastures in Landis in preparation for the wells being dug. We purchased some large mining tires, and with […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Port of Los Angeles)
Crops, Markets, Reuters

‘Containergeddon’: Supply crisis drives Walmart, rivals to hire own ships

Bulk grain ships pressed into container service

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Los Angeles | Reuters — The Flying Buttress once glided across the oceans carrying vital commodities such as grain to all corners of the world. Now it bears a different treasure: Paw Patrol Movie Towers, Batmobile Transformers and Baby Alive Lulu Achoo dolls. The dry bulk cargo ship has been drafted into the service of […] Read more
Pain is there for a reason and it can actually be considered an ally if we are able to see it as a sense versus an attack to be made the victim of.
Farm Life, FarmLife

Do emotions and pain work together?

Fit to Farm: Like any other emotion, pain needs to be felt to be released so the healing process can begin

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Regulating pain has a lot to do with regulating the nervous system’s response to its environment (or perceived environment). Throwing emotion into the mix will actually lead to fixating on the sensation of pain and ramping up the intensity of that sensation. Think of pain like another emotion. The more you think about it, the […] Read more
The USDA building in Washington, D.C. (Art Wager/iStock/Getty Images)
Crops, Markets

CBOT weekly outlook: U.S. corn, soybean carryovers could increase

Declines expected for wheat stocks

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MarketsFarm — Ahead of the next supply and demand report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), expectations are for corn and soybean ending stocks to increase, according to Steve Georgy, president of Allendale Inc., in McHenry, Ill. “The wheat market could see carryout numbers decline slightly on this report,” he added. USDA is scheduled […] Read more

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