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Premises ID now online for Sask. livestock producers

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Saskatchewan’s premises ID (PID) system for livestock producers has officially gone online, the provincial and federal ag ministries announced Monday. While the province’s livestock commodity groups and provincial ag ministry have so far helped about 1,400 producers register their operations, the new system will allow producers to sign up, log in and make changes to […] Read more
red MTZ tractor
Machinery

Belarus tractors are back

A new North American distributor officially announces the reintroduction of the Minsk-built line of tractors

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The Minsk-built line of tractors offering low purchase prices and simple mechanical technology, formerly marketed in Canada as Belarus, is officially back. Their distributor claims the tractors still offer what it calls simple, durable and easy-to-repair designs. But this time the machines wear the MTZ brand name, not Belarus. “It’s the same manufacturer, for sure,” […] Read more
ISOBUS product label
Machinery

ISOBUS compatibility sees improvement under AEF system

Machines using the new communications standard are designed to 'play nice'

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In 2008 engineers at the major manufacturers and a few other brands decided to work together to create a standard for tractor-implement digital compatibility. That led to the creation of the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF), which now has over 170 member companies and groups. The ultimate goal of that organization was to create a […] Read more
West Central Road and Rail will sell its producer car loading sites, including this one at Beechy, Sask., for $22 million. (WCRR.ca)
Cereals, Crops, Lentils, Machinery, Markets, Peas, Pulses

Sask. producer car loader firm owners approve AGT bid

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Shareholders in a western Saskatchewan producer car loading firm have approved a deal to sell their loading sites to Regina pulse processor AGT Food and Ingredients for $22 million. AGT announced Tuesday it has completed its deal, announced in April, to buy the bulk loading assets from Eston, Sask.-based West Central Road and Rail. The […] Read more
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Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

Expansion in U.S. ethanol on hold after blending targets slashed

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Chicago | Reuters –– Expansion in the U.S. ethanol industry, stuck in neutral for more than a year as the government debated biofuel blending requirements, is now likely to come to a screeching halt. With the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week essentially maintaining the so-called blend wall that mandates nearly every gallon of gasoline […] Read more
Jeep restoration project
Machinery

CJ3A Jeep project wraps up

The old Willys Jeep finally roared out of the workshop under its own power

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It’s finished. On a weekend morning, my neighbour Corey and I jumped into Project CJ3A after spending some time tinkering with a cantankerous fuel pump and drove the Jeep out of the Grainews garage. Our test drive through a hay field that day was the first time the Jeep moved under its own power since […] Read more
Jeep restoration project
Machinery

PHOTOS: Jeep CJ3A project: A quick timeline

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If you’ve been following along in previous issues, you’ll know Project CJ3A has been the focus of our ongoing restoration of a civilian model, 1952 Willys Jeep. In previous issues we’ve shown you how we tackled a variety of the necessary repairs, while turning what was was a non-running vehicle into one that is now […] Read more
diesel fuel injector
Machinery

Proper fuel handling keeps diesel clean, and farm machinery running

Dirty farm diesel fuel can cause serious trouble

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Many farmers regularly update their equipment fleets to get their job done. But the farm fuel storage tanks where those new machines stop to refuel tend to stick around the farm for years. And old, outdated fuel storage systems can allow contaminants into the fuel that gets pumped into all that new equipment. With the […] Read more
farm equipment auction sale
Machinery

Spring auctions for trucks, farm equipment start strong

What’s hot and what’s not in the first half of the spring auction season

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After several years of robust sales of new equipment, the used equipment inventory across North America has grown a lot, because of all the trade ins and lease returns flowing back to dealers. Combine that fact with the current slowdown in demand for new machines, and many people in the equipment industry had been wondering […] Read more

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