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Bourgault Tillage Tools announces new opener tips

Three new, narrow replacement tips added to the company’s product line

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In a recent press release, Bourgault Tillage Tools announced the introduction of three new, narrow opener tips, which will be available for the 2014 seeding season. There are two new three-quarter inch-wide versions. One of them, the 200-TIP-0811, uses the same vertical angle as the previous 200-TIP1011. But it is narrower, offering lower draft requirements. […] Read more
crop seeding machine
Machinery

SeedMaster introduces Auto Calibration

Drill controller analyzes your actual seeding rates and corrects as 
them as necessary for more seed accurate delivery

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How many times have you found yourself close to the end of seeding operations and wasting time trying to scrounge a few extra bushels of seed or running for more fertilizer, even though you initially purchased enough for your intended acreage? Often the reason for that is your drill is putting down a little more […] Read more
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Machinery, Markets

Feds’ grain freight legislation goes live

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The federal government’s regulatory grip on the levers of Prairie grain freight has officially tightened. Gov. Gen. David Johnston on Thursday granted royal assent to Bill C-30, the government’s Fair Rail for Grain Farmers Act, setting new minimum levels for the amount of Prairie grain that must be hauled this summer and allowing shippers to directly claim […] Read more
Free to good home: Farm Progress tickets
Crops, Machinery

Free to good home: Farm Progress tickets

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EDITOR’S NOTE: Well, that didn’t take long. At a glance, it looks like we have our 80 winners, who will be notified shortly by separate email and can expect their tickets by non-electronic mail in the next few days. To all who entered, many thanks for checking out our websites, and to all who are making […] Read more
New Holland tractor
Machinery

New Holland unveils “Golden Jubilee” T6 and T7 tractors

To celebrate the 50th anniversary 
of one of its tractor assembly 
plants, the company released 
special edition models

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Fifty years ago, on May 15, 1964, Ford’s farm equipment division opened a tractor assembly plant in Basildon, England. Since then, that facility has been in continuous operation churning out tractors. However, ownership of the company gradually changed, evolving into the current New Holland. To mark the Basildon factory’s golden anniversary, NH recently unveiled the limited […] Read more
Prairie farmers have “repeatedly” asked for “more predictable, timely and efficient rail service” from Canada’s railways, the CCGA says. (Canola Council of Canada photo)
Canola, Crops, Machinery, Markets

Canola Growers file service complaints on CN, CP

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The national body for over 43,000 canola producers across Canada is set to bring both of the country’s major railways up before regulators to answer for their grain service in 2013-14. The Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA) announced Monday it has filed a level-of-service complaint with the Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA), alleging Canadian National (CN) […] Read more
versatile tractor
Machinery

Versatile debuts new SP sprayers

Two all-new models replace the SX275, which the company introduced in 2009

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In 2009 Versatile unveiled its first-ever, self-propelled sprayer, the SX275, at a dealer convention in Las Vegas. At the time, Versatile had recently acquired the U.S. sprayer manufacturer Redball, and the SX275 was a modified version of the design that company had manufactured. The basic rear-wheel drive concept with a mechanical driveline configuration made it […] Read more
The innovative brush belt used on the ExactEmerge row unit carries seeds down to the trench rather than dropping them down a seed delivery tube.
Machinery

Running like a Deere

John Deere’s new high-speed planter maintains placement accuracy at 10 m.p.h.

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John Deere is breaking the planting speed and accuracy barriers of traditional row-crop planting with the introduction of a revolutionary new seed delivery system,” reads the opening line on the company’s press release announcing the launch of the ExactEmerge row unit. At the same time, the brand also introduced the MaxEmerge five-row row units capable of […] Read more
Crowd at an outdoor farm auction
Machinery

Prices continue to rise at auction sales

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While most used equipment sold at auction sells for less than the price that same equipment is listed for on a dealer’s lot, the price differential continues to decrease. Simon Wallan, vice-president of the Canadian Agricultural Division of Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers says there are a number of reasons for the high equipment prices being recorded […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Reuters

U.S. Democrats optimistic EPA to reverse course on biofuel cuts

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Washington | Reuters — U.S. senators backing the federal biofuel mandate said Wednesday they believe the Obama administration will likely raise proposed targets for 2014 biofuel use when it issues its final rule next month, after protests from renewable fuel producers that planned cuts would devastate the industry. Representing states with strong agricultural interests, the […] Read more

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