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There are manufacturers pursuing the battery vehicle drive route commercially, including Kramer of Germany.

Diesel electric versus battery power

By Peter Hill April 4, 2017

Previous tractor electrification projects have focused on diesel-electric hybrids or the inclusion of electricity-generating capability on an otherwise standard diesel-engined tractor to power auxiliary systems and implements. Swiss manufacturer RigiTrac produced a research hybrid of its four-wheel drive tractor, powered by a 91 kW (126 hp) Deutz engine and with a 650V DC, 85 kW […] Read more

Lifting the lid on the John Deere battery-powered electric tractor — one 150kW (200 hp) motor drives  the transmission, a second powers the PTO, hydraulics and auxiliary systems. But they can also work  together to deliver up to 300 kW (400 hp) for non-draft applications.

Machinery

Electric shock: battery power is back

John Deere unveils a prototype electric battery-powered tractor in Europe

By Peter Hill April 4, 2017

Just as we’d got used to the idea that hydrogen is the fuel of the future for electrically-driven tractors — according to New Holland’s agenda at least — up pops John Deere with a prototype that puts battery power back in the frame. The people behind the project say it’s the first fully electric battery-powered […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Cereals, Livestock

Watch out for ergot in grains

Another wet growing and harvest season in 2016 is increasing the level of toxins in some feeds

By Heather Smith Thomas April 4, 2017

Ergot is a fungus that can grow on certain grasses and grain plants when moisture conditions are just right. Ergot becomes a problem mainly after a wet season, rarely during dry conditions. The fungus replaces seed in the seed head with a dark-brown/black mass and produces toxic alkaloids. One or more of the kernels in […] Read more

If you have an employee on your family farm, provincial occupational health and safety legislation  will apply on your farm. Make sure you known the rules.

Features

On-farm occupational health and safety

Some of these rules apply to your farm. Find out what you need to know

By Dilia Narduzzi March 31, 2017

If you employ anyone other than family on your farm, you need to know that provincial occupational health and safety rules apply to you. Some farmers believe that they are exempt from these rules if they aren’t enrolled in Workers Compensation, or if they are purely a family farm with one or two employees. This […] Read more

FarmLife

Winning the talent wars to attract the best team

Here’s some tips from Donald Cooper on creating a better culture on the farm

By Elaine Froese March 31, 2017

Eight essential steps to attracting, engaging and leading a top-performing team” was presented by my speaking colleague Donald Cooper at the FarmTech 2017 conference in Edmonton. I appreciate Donald, who at age 75 has decades of business life experience for how he translates creating a better culture on our farms. Much of this article are […] Read more

A flooded field north of Winnipeg at St. Andrews, Man., on March 29, 2017. (Greg Berg photo)

Eastern Prairies brace for April melt

By GFM Network News March 31, 2017

CNS – It looks to be a soggy month of April for most farmers across the eastern portion of the Prairies. The three-month forecast, starting in April, for southern Saskatchewan calls for above-normal precipitation while the area around Winnipeg is expected to see a number of systems moving through the early part of the month. […] Read more

Starting with a flat piece of metal with  a single 90-degree bend.

Machinery

PHOTOS: How to use a metal shrinker-stretcher tool

By Scott Garvey March 30, 2017

It may not be a standard piece of farm workshop equipment, but for anyone who needs to do a little metal fabrication occasionally, a shrinker-stretcher can be a pretty useful tool. It came in very handy on the Grainews workshop toolbox project. The metal shrinker-stretcher basically does exactly what its name implies: shrink or stretch […] Read more

General, Weather

Manitoba announces new appointments to its disaster assistance appeal board

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News March 30, 2017

The Manitoba government has appointed two new members to the Disaster Assistance Appeal Board (DAAB). “The Disaster Assistance Appeal Board plays an important role for Manitobans, providing an independent, non-judicial review of disputed claims,” said , Infrastructure Minister Blaine Pedersen in a release. “The two new members’ leadership skills, volunteer experience and history serving on […] Read more

Our neighbour Sy Miller with his jackhammer post pounder, setting posts for our new horse pen.

Cattleman’s Corner, Rancher’s Diary

Rancher’s Diary: Wildlife put pressure on cattle feed

On the home front, health issues to deal with

By Heather Smith Thomas March 29, 2017

January 25 With such cold weather in December and January we’ve gone through a lot of firewood. If it ever warms up, we can let the fire go out at night to save wood. Tuesday was Emily’s ninth birthday. We all had dinner at Andrea’s house. The elk are still coming into our field, pawing […] Read more

Columns

Monitoring the mainstream media

When city newspapers get ag information wrong, it causes a problem for all of us

By Toban Dyck March 29, 2017

Real estate, housing prices, parking, city planning — these kinds of headlines litter my mainstream newsfeeds. Then, out of the blue, a national outlet runs a negative story on GMOs or hormones in beef, or agricultural byproducts contaminating a water or food source. My ag news feed is very different. Its writers know the industry, […] Read more

Mexico confirms case of New World screwworm in northern state, USDA says

Proposed dicamba restrictions please expert

U.S. livestock: Cattle markets up ahead of report

GFM Network News