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A New Holland Speedrower 260 Plus windrower unit, outfitted with Honey Bee’s WSC30 header. (Media.CNHIndustrial.com)

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

Honey Bee to partner on new small-grain swathing combos

By Dave Bedard, GFM Network News August 20, 2023

A new manufacturing partnership will see New Holland’s Speedrower Plus and Case IH’s WD5 windrower lines put to work swathing small grains and canola — and put made-in-Saskatchewan faces forward as they do. Case IH and New Holland’s parent firm CNH and Honey Bee Manufacturing say they’ve set up a partnership agreement for compatibility between […] Read more

(Mahindra Tractors video screengrab via Facebook)

General, Machinery, Reuters

India’s Mahindra aims to double tractor exports with new platform

Oja line to be introduced in North America

By Reuters, GFM Network News August 15, 2023

Mumbai | Reuters — India’s largest tractor maker, Mahindra and Mahindra, launched a new platform to manufacture lightweight tractors on Tuesday, which would enable the company to double its exports within three years, a senior company official told Reuters. The new platform, named Oja, was developed in collaboration with India’s Mahindra Research Valley and Japan’s […] Read more

Press package photo of a 2016 Ram 1500 Rebel Crew Cab 4×4 pickup truck. (Stellantis North America)

General, Machinery, Reuters

U.S. agency to probe Ram pickups over power steering issues

Includes Ram 1500 trucks from 2013-16 model years

By GFM Network News August 10, 2023

Washington | Reuters — U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they were investigating whether 1.1 million older Ram 1500 pickup trucks should be recalled for power steering loss issues. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has received 380 reports alleging intermittent or complete loss of power steering assistance in 2013-2016 model year Ram […] Read more

Testing for voltage drop requires current to be flowing in the electrical circuit. For the starter circuit, that means the key should be turned to the “start” position. | photos courtesy of Scott Garvey

Machinery

How to diagnose a no-start problem

Trace the reason for a no-crank condition on older equipment

By Scott Garvey July 31, 2023

Nearly every farm has at least one or two older pieces of equipment that still need to put in a day’s work during busy seasons, such as an auger tractor or sprayer tender truck. One of the most common problems on older machines is the sound of silence after you hop in and turn the […] Read more

Greg Sparrow of Vintage Iron Cycle. (Western Producer photo by Ed White)

General, Machinery

At Ag in Motion: ‘Small iron’ revolution brings bikes to farms

By GFM Network News July 21, 2023

There’s a “small iron revolution” happening on farms across Canada. Even though most farmers and people in agriculture probably see “fat bikes” and “e-bikes” as urban phenomena, these new versions of bicycles are leaping into the farmyards and farm fields in hundreds of places. “I have some farm friends who have e-bikes (or) big fat […] Read more

Trevor Scherman and Megan Madden hold the sign displayed in front of their ScherGain booth at Ag in Motion on July 20, 2023. Photo: Braedyn Wozniak

Crops, Machinery

At Ag in Motion: Combine settings app makes the world your neighbour

'Oh, have you tried this concave?'

By GFM Network News July 21, 2023

Trevor Scherman and partner Megan Madden are making it easy for farmers to connect during harvest time to get the best settings for their combines. It’s an idea that Scherman says arose from the same philosophy as the ScherGain Solutions System he previously co-founded with his father. That system involves the use of a drop […] Read more

Crops, Machinery

At Ag in Motion: Farmers gung-ho about digital integration system

'Having a single data point... was number one for us'

By GFM Network News July 21, 2023

For a committed user of the Climate FieldView digital integration system, Mike Ferguson had an unusual observation about himself. “I’m not a big technology guy,” said Ferguson, who with his wife Regan farms 3,000 acres at Melfort, Sask. But for him, using the various data-based management tools available in farming today isn’t just helpful, but […] Read more

Single-day attendance at Ag in Motion set a show record on July 19, 2023. (Western Producer photo by Alex McCuaig)

General, Machinery, Weather

At Ag in Motion: Wednesday sets single-day attendance record

'I think the feeling here is optimistic'

By GFM Network News July 21, 2023

The anticipated big crowd for the second day of Ag in Motion came through in a hefty way with a new one-day record being set. Show manager Rob O’Connor said 13,084 attendees came to the Langham, Sask. event on Day 2, breaking the record set in 2019 and coming on top of 9,800 people filing […] Read more

Neale Heinrich stands in front of the Redekop Seed Control Unit at its booth at Ag in Motion on July 18, 2023. (Braedyn Wozniak photo)

Crops, Machinery

At Ag in Motion: Herbicide resistance fight needs integrated seed management

'Those seedlings we don’t manage to kill (are) probably the most herbicide-resistant'

By GFM Network News July 20, 2023

Harvest weed-seed control takes aim at reducing herbicide-resistant weeds that western Canadian farmers find more and more every year. At the Ag in Motion outdoor farm show this week, field residue management manufacturer Redekop won the Innovations Award for Environmental Sustainability for its harvest Seed Control Unit, which destroys more than 95 per cent of […] Read more

University of Saskatchewan student and longtime 4-Her Kadence Johnson has discovered the Next Step Club, a 4-H club for post-secondary students wishing to learn adult skills. (Alberta Farmer photos by Jeff Melchior)

General, Machinery

At Ag in Motion: 4-H’ers get bigger-picture view of ag industry

Saskatchewan teens have fun at leading ag show

By Jeff Melchior, GFM Network News July 20, 2023

Whether they were there to learn about leadership, careers in agriculture or just hang out with friends, some happy young people from Saskatchewan 4-H came out in force to Ag in Motion on Wednesday. Shelby Longworth, the provincial programs manager for 4-H Saskatchewan, said the group of older teens wanted to attend for a diverse […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Machinery

CNH enlists Sask. manufacturer for new windrower draper heads

India’s Mahindra aims to double tractor exports with new platform

U.S. agency to probe Ram pickups over power steering issues

How to diagnose a no-start problem

At Ag in Motion: ‘Small iron’ revolution brings bikes to farms

At Ag in Motion: Combine settings app makes the world your neighbour

At Ag in Motion: Farmers gung-ho about digital integration system

At Ag in Motion: Wednesday sets single-day attendance record

At Ag in Motion: Herbicide resistance fight needs integrated seed management

At Ag in Motion: 4-H’ers get bigger-picture view of ag industry

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