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Vermeer hay baler
Hay, Machinery

New balers from Vermeer

Another new product, the "Catapult", pitches material up to 100 feet in a controlled direction

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Vermeer has just introduced a new two-model line of balers called the 600N Series. However, both versions, the 604N and 605N, are available in either a standard configuration or as “Cornstalk Specials.” The brand’s official press release announcing their introduction says their designs are based on the previous M Series, but the new models offer […] Read more
The wire bristles on this angle grinder attachment stripped off during use and were sent flying back toward the operator, which emphasized the need for constant eye protection in the workshop.
Machinery

Shop Class: Wearing safety gear in the shop

Angle grinder attachment failure highlights the need for caution in the workshop

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The welding instructors during my college days were strict enforcers of a dress code. Show up without proper safety clothing — or worse yet, with a Bic lighter in your pocket — and you were sent home. (Welding sparks could melt the plastic casing on the disposable Bics and ignite the butane fuel inside them.) […] Read more
(PortOfChurchill.ca)
Crops, Machinery, Weather

Churchill caps off challenging year

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CNS Canada — The harsh winter of 2013-14 appears to have taken a toll on the tonnage of grain and oilseeds shipped through Hudson Bay during its now-concluded shipping season. Just 540,000 tonnes of wheat and other products including durum and canola were shipped through the Port of Churchill in 2014. Last year, that number […] Read more
New Holland round baler
Machinery

New round balers from NH

NH marks 40 years of round baler production with the launch of the full Roll-Belt Series, which replaces the BR7000 line

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Last year New Holland introduced the first model in its new Roll-Belt round baler series, the 560, which makes a 5-foot x 6-foot bale. This year, 40 years after beginning production of round balers, the brand launched three new smaller models to round out that family, which replaces the former BR7000 Series. “Now we’re introducing […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Reuters

Farm groups, ag tech companies agree on data privacy standards

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Reuters — A consortium of farmer organizations and agriculture data technology providers on Thursday published a set of data privacy and security principles aimed at reassuring farmers that data they share with Big Data services providers will not be misused. The non-binding principles are also meant to provide companies that collect, store and analyze farmer […] Read more
hay handler
Hay, Machinery

Hay Handler helps speed dry-down times

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Hooked in tandem, the Hay Handler swath consolidation and inverter implement concept on display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, in September was an eye catcher. Hay Handlers can help forage growers speed dry-down times and blend windrows for faster baling, according to co-inventor Glen Shantz. “This is year six,” he says, about […] Read more
(Westeel.com)
Crops, Machinery

Ag Growth to buy bin maker Westeel for $221.5M

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Grain bin manufacturer Westeel is on deck to become part of Prairie grain handling equipment company Ag Growth International’s bin of manufacturers. Winnipeg-based AGI announced Tuesday it’s signed an acquisition deal with Westeel’s owner Vicwest Inc. and Irish building materials manufacturer Kingspan Group. Kingspan said Tuesday it will buy Winnipeg-based Vicwest for $12.70 cash per share, […] Read more
(Photo courtesy Canada Beef Inc.)
Livestock, Machinery, Weather

Man. cattle producers get AgriRecovery feed assistance

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Eligible livestock producers in parts of Manitoba excessively soaked during the growing season will get federal/provincial backing to buy and haul feed and forage. The federal and provincial governments on Wednesday announced AgriRecovery funding for what they call the 2014 Canada-Manitoba Forage Shortfall and Transportation Assistance Initiative. The program will offer support worth up to […] Read more
Variable rate technology firm Farmers Edge, whose services include lab analysis of soil, seed and plant tissue, has picked up venture capital funding for expansion. (FarmersEdge.ca)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Minogue: Precision farming seeks new converts at new price point

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Silicon Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield + Byers is investing in ag technology with a new stake in Farmers Edge — which in turn now hopes to build its services’ popularity through more attractive pricing. Winnipeg-based Farmers Edge is one of a number of companies hoping to profit from new technology by packaging data solutions […] Read more

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