Winter feed costs make up the bulk of animal input costs on the prairie, so blending forage of different qualities into a ration can help stretch feed stocks and provide the right blends at the right time. The marketing staff at Highline Manufacturing of Vonda, Saskatchewan, believes their CFR1251 Bale Pro processor can help producers […] Read more
Highline CFR 1251 built to speed up processing
Highline model offers speed when blending hay, straw and grain rations
Evaluating used heavy trucks: Part 3
This time we look at a higher-priced option with a 2015 model
In the previous two instalments of this series that takes a look at what your dollar buys you in the used heavy truck market, particularly with highway tractors, we’ve looked at two segments of the market. We started off by talking about what’s out there in the low and mid-point price range of the used […] Read more
Broadening horizons
In mid January, John Deere did something neither it nor any other farm equipment manufacturer had ever done before (at least as far as anyone can remember). It took one of its combines, an S770, to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. This is the place all the tech companies go to show off […] Read more
Irish brand comes to Canada
Keenan now direct selling MechFiber line of processors into Canada
Over the past few years, some European manufacturers have established themselves in the North American market through a direct-from-the-factory retail sales model. Irish livestock feeding equipment manufacturer Keenan has recently joined those ranks. The company displayed one of its MechFiber line of feed processors at the Ag in Motion farm show near Saskatoon in July. […] Read more
GM rolls out newest “most capable and advanced” Silverado
GM pumps up the muscle in its HD pickup truck release for 2020
It must have been hectic for engineers in GM’s truck department in Detroit over the past few years. The brand has sent several major redesigns out the door in a relatively short period of time. There was the Colorado ZR2 Bison, the new Silverado 1500 Series and the all-new medium duty Silverado Series. Now the […] Read more
GM offers a “personalized” 2019 Silverado
A “full suite” of accessories gives GM pickups four distinct personalities
In September 2018, GM displayed a High Country version of the 2019 Silverado at the Texas State Fair. It was the debut for this new trim package and is only one of four different “concepts” buyers can opt for when spec’ing out an all new Chevy pickup this fall. “We know every truck customer is […] Read more
Evaluating used heavy trucks: Part 2
This time we look at what’s available in the middle of the used truck price range
Earlier this year we began a series of articles looking to help potential buyers understand what’s available in the used truck tractor market when considering an addition to the farm fleet. We started with a look at a lower-priced unit of under $25,000. This time we’re moving up the price ladder to the mid range […] Read more
Something for nothing
We’ve all heard the old expression “you get what you pay for”. And I would be the last one to argue that isn’t true. More than once I’ve tossed out a cheap pair of shop gloves that tore or started coming apart on the first day of use. I’ve actually thrown out cheap wrenches too, […] Read more
Machinery, burgers and seminars
This week I was back at the annual Manitoba Ag Days show in Brandon. I’m sure I haven’t missed that event in far more than a decade. It, like a handful of other equipment shows, has become an annual ritual that gets penciled onto my calendar at the start of the year. Each show I […] Read more
Running a classic tractor fleet
Older 2090 and 2290 tractors make an economical option
I often hear people discussing when they should replace their farm equipment with new or updated machines. But that level of investment might not be the most sensible plan for all farms. Keeping an older equipment fleet operating might be the best strategy for some. That’s what brothers Les and Larry Rodgers, who farm near […] Read more
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