As I stood at the local card lock fuelling station recently, a sign on the pump cautioned me that it would cut out when I’d loaded 300 litres, everyone’s daily quota of diesel fuel these days. A couple of weeks ago someone had crossed out the previous 500 litre amount on the sign and wrote […] Read more
Fuel rationing continues
Live from Agritechnica 3
With only a few hours left before the doors close for the final time on Agritechnica 2011, more than a few people were trying to squeeze in a final visit. The exhibition halls were busy, to say the least. Because it’s Saturday, there were parents and kids almost everywhere. With a journalist’s press pass, though, […] Read more
Live from Agritechnica 2
Yesterday, I gave you a few stats on just how many exhibits were on site here at Agritechnica in Hanover Germany. But here’s a little trivia on the facility itself—or the Hannover Messe, as it’s known locally. Hanover is in the northern region of Germany and the Messe (fair grounds) is located on the south […] Read more
Live from Agritechnica
Every second year, the German Agricultural Society, DLG, hosts Agritechnica, the largest farm machinery exhibition on the planet. It’s held in Hanover Germany. By any standard, the show is enormous. 2,700 exhibitors from 48 countries are showing their newest and best. But unlike nearly all other venues, many manufacturers are also giving you a glimpse […] Read more
Striking agricultural gold in the Yukon
The northern lights have seen queer sights but the queerest they ever did see, was… an agriculture conference in the subarctic, maybe? At least that what I would have thought a few weeks before I was invited to Whitehorse to be a guest speaker at one. Now, as I sit in the Vancouver airport on […] Read more
Case IH And Deere Introduce Updated Utility Tractors
John Deere introduced its full 2012 machinery lineup at a dealer convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, in late August. A week later, Case IH chose to debut its new equipment at the U.S. Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois. While they chose different ways and locations to hold their product launches, the two events had a […] Read more
Three Reasons For Buying Local Used Equipment
When it comes to hunting for used machinery, turning to the Internet opens up a lot of opportunities. The virtual world has made machinery shopping an armchair experience. Just type in the make, model and specifications of the machine you want, and you can find almost every one currently on the market in Canada and […] Read more
Reminiscing About Roto-Thresh Combines
Western Roto-Thresh isn t exactly a household name among farmers anymore. In fact, it never really was. The Saskatoon-based combine manufacturer had a relatively short-lived existence during the 1970s, but it managed to become a pioneer with its innovative harvesting technology, nevertheless. Its machines used a large-diameter, longitudinally mounted, axial separating drum for the final […] Read more
How To Repair Your Windshield
One of the biggest headaches with traveling on gravel roads is that those roads are hard on windshields. Getting stone chips repaired before they turn into full-blown cracks is important and should save you money in the long run. Having a glass repair shop do the work will cost between $35 and $40, unless you […] Read more
News from Versatile
Senior management at Versatile had a lot to talk about on the 26th of October. The Clarence Avenue assembly plant in Winnipeg celebrated completion of the 100,000th tractor built there since it began production in 1966. The milestone model, a 305 MFWD, along with the dealer that sold it and the customers who bought it […] Read more