If you’ve ever walked into a dealership garage or other repair facility and wished you had something like it on the farm, you’re not alone. Fullyequipped professional workshops can make the average backyard mechanic green with envy. So, what if you could start from scratch and build a dream workshop on your farm? What would […] Read more
How To Build The Ideal Shop
Tools For The Ideal Shop
You’ve made the investment and built a farm workshop. Now you need the right tools and equipment to make full use of it. What should you put in it? Once again, we draw on the expertise of instructors from Assiniboine Community College’s School of Trades and Technology in Brandon, Man. Dennis White, Marty Zuzens and […] Read more
SERF Demos 5 New Wheats
Straw weaker than AC Barrie and Superb VA RIETY NAME AC UNITY VB AC WASKADA AC KANE Type Yield Protein Height Strengths Weaknesses Awned CWRS 116%of AC Barrie Similar to AC Barrie 1 cm taller than AC Barrie Reduced wheat midge damage due to Sm1 midge tolerance gene. Reduced sawfly damage due to partially solid […] Read more
Who’s In Charge Here?
With low cattle prices and the labour intensive process of calving in cold weather, many livestock producers could be forgiven for thinking they are working for their cattle, not the other way around. But Linda and Ralph Corcoran believe an holistic approach to managing their ranch near Langbank, Sask., will ensure their cattle continue to […] Read more
Do You Need All That HP?
Calculate your horsepower requirement Are you in the market for a new tractor and need to calculate exactly how much horsepower you need? Below are three websites that offer a lot of useful information to help you make a decision. Even if you’ve already decided how much power you want, these websites may offer you […] Read more
JD’s EGR Good Enough For Now
There’s an old expression: “Necessity is the mother of invention.” And in the world of machinery engineering today, nowhere is that more true than with diesel engine design and development. Strict emissions limits set by the European Union and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency have engineers scrambling to create new technologies to meet these […] Read more
Here are 6 new items featured at the Western Canada Farm Progress Show in Regina in June. For our full coverage of the event, visit the website www.farmprogressnews.com
Jerome Pratchler’s Easy Guide trailer coupler was named Best New Invention at the 2009 show. The ball-hitch hook-up helper should save a few arguments over what “turn the wheel to your other left” really means. “We call it the marriage saver, actually,” says Pratchler. Hooking on to a bumper pull usually means having to be […] Read more
Step one is to figure out the unit you want. Then when you find one, give it a close inspection
Check right into the corners of the frame near the pull points of the hitch. Sometimes stress fractures may be found in these locations. Finding new equipment these days to fill a gap in your farm fleet is like trying to snap a picture of a sasquatch. A lot of guys are trying, but many […] Read more
ATVs Till Gardens, Blow Snow
All-terrain vehicles have evolved over the years from just another means of transportation to all-around workhorses. The concept of multitasking, it seems, has hit the ATV head on. Many farm and small-acreage owners see them as an alternative to a small tractor, especially with the myriad attachments and implements available for them. The list includes […] Read more
Zero-Turns Cut Grass Faster
If lawn tractors are the Cadillac of lawn mowing, then zero-turn-radius mowers are the hot rods. The past few years, zero-turn mowers have taken the lawn-care market by storm, and for good reason. These machines are nimble, and they make manoeuvring around trees, flower gardens or other obstructions a breeze. A zero-turn mower can pivot […] Read more