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Putting penetrating fluids to the test

We compare four common brands and rate their effectiveness in a Grainews workshop test

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It was clear from the beginning of Project CJ3A (which debuted in the February 4 issue) that disassembly of that 61-year-old Jeep was going to be difficult. It had to be fully dismantled at the start of its restoration, but decades of corrosion buildup was battling our efforts to separate nuts from bolts. We knew […] Read more
Soil tilling shanks.
Machinery

What to look for in a deep ripper

The shape of your shank depends on your type of soil

If you’re considering the purchase of a deep ripper implement to remove compaction in your fields, there are a few basic differences to keep in mind. First, there are a couple of basic shank shapes on the market. The curved shape on the front of some shanks reduces their draft load, making them easier to […] Read more
Tractor and implement working a field.
Machinery

Till-N-Plant implement offers benefits to western growers

A strip-tilling implement provides advantages in areas with short growing seasons

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Just as corn production gains popularity with western farmers, this year’s delayed spring seeding season left some varieties without enough heat units to reach maturity. But one equipment manufacturer, U.S.-based Schlagel Manufacturing, believes their Till-N-Plant, Series Two, strip-tilling implement might have helped prevent that by effectively extending the growing season. “One of the advantages of strip till is you […] Read more
Crops, Machinery, Markets, Weather

More grain cars now would be ‘wrong thing,’ CP CEO says

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Canadian Pacific Railway’s CEO has warned readers of Canada’s two national newspapers that adding more rail cars and locomotives now on CP track would serve only to worsen the grain backlog on the Prairies. Writing in full-page CP advertisements in Thursday’s Globe and Mail and National Post, Hunter Harrison said adding more cars to a […] Read more
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Machinery

The profit in strip till

There is increasing interest in strip till. 
When considering it for your farm, think 
about profit and conservation, not just yield

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Strip till is becoming a common practice through much of the U.S. corn belt, especially in Highly Erodable Land (or HEL ground) areas where the U.S. National Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) has strict guidelines against working the full width of the seedbed. Many wonder if this practice can be transferred to Western Canada, especially with […] Read more
General, Machinery

Feds back farm safety training ahead of Ag Safety Week

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A five-year federal funding pledge for the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) is expected to help fund more farm safety training and monitoring progress towards safer farms. Candice Bergen, the federal minister of state for social development, announced the funding through the Fostering Business Development stream of AgriCompetitiveness — a $114-million program under Growing Forward […] Read more
Cereals, Crops, Machinery, Markets

Prairie rail jams putting Canadian millers in shutdown mode

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A rail backlog keeping Prairie wheat and oats from arriving at Canadian mills has already forced some millers to suspend operations, according to the millers’ organization. In the Feb. 27 issue of the Manitoba Co-operator, Canadian National Millers Association (CNMA) president Gordon Harrison notes “prolonged interruptions of up to three to four weeks” in wheat […] Read more
Agricultural equipment.
Machinery

Brandon distributor imports U.K. subsoilers

The Sumo brand of subsoilers, which are built in the U.K. may soon 
see manufacturing in North America

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In the past couple of years, farmers in some regions have found a need to address soil compaction in their fields. Some have now added a subsoiler to their equipment fleet to do that. Seeing an increased demand for subsoilers, Hepson Equipment of Brandon, Manitoba, now imports the Sumo brand, which originates in the U.K. […] Read more

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