CARBERRY, Man. – Nearly 40 private and community investor groups have recently come forward with proposals for canola biodiesel plants in Manitoba. Over a dozen have filed letters of intent and one group has already submitted its formal application, says Henry Nelson, director of agri-energy for the Manitoba government. At a field day hosted by […] Read more
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Biodiesel vs. ethanol
Earthrace boat runs on biodiesel
Earthrace is a 24 metre speedboat fueled 100 percent by biodiesel. The New Zealand built craft was in Vancouver last week in preparation for its upcoming challenge to the world record for global circumnavigation by a powerboat. Earthrace team members calculate that with a top speed of 45 knots, or 90 km-h, a 10,000 litre […] Read more
Go to school without leaving the farm
WINNIPEG – Novice combine operators and veterans of many dusty field campaigns could both find value in two computer courses that cover the gamut of combine operations. The first CD, titled Fundamentals of the Combine, covers the entire range of combine types and brands. It could be viewed as a basic primer on combine technology […] Read more
Crop lifter built for pulse crops
ASSINIBOIA, Sask. – A quest for a better pulse crop lifter is starting to reap rewards for Dave Dietrich. “The idea started about 1998. I had grown Milestone lentils the first year they were out. I had a really nice looking crop, close to 40 bushels per acre and I bought a new flex header […] Read more
Dream fields surprise economically
It started out as nothing more than a pipe dream. Brothers Ben and Greg Hudye were sitting around one cold February day in 1999, idly speculating on how big a crop they could grow if they pulled out all the stops. They were talking no-holds-barred, all-out top yield, the stuff dreams are made of. Then […] Read more
Farm grows its own ag data
Farmers are overwhelmed by too much information. That’s the opinion of Ben Hudye and just about every other farmer who tries to keep abreast of changing technology. “There’s too much and we have no way of knowing what to believe,” Hudye says. The Norquay, Sask., farmer and co-owner of Hudye Soil Services said it is […] Read more
Tankers keep sprayers in the field
MOOSE JAW – One high clearance sprayer can use a lot of water in a day. Add a second sprayer and it can be a challenge to get enough water to the field to keep them going. When the Babich family expanded their acreage a few years ago, they bought two 1,200-gallon high clearance sprayers […] Read more
New Products
New building design Cover-All Building Systems, a manufacturer of steel-frame fabric-membrane buildings, has launched a new building design with a unique shape and a lower roof line. It comes in widths from 30 feet to 70 feet and any length. The Meridian building series is a hybrid between the Titan and Legend building designs. The […] Read more
WANTED: compatible, compliant controllers
Farmers are questioning the long-term compatibility of the electronic control equipment they buy. There is not yet an abundance of information at the retail level in North America about compliance with International Standards Organization, or ISO, guidelines. The world of farm equipment is moving toward CANbus ISO 11783 compliance in the foreseeable future. The criteria […] Read more
Ditch digging made easy with help from a pro
The instructions from Ditch Pro are simple. Let the elevation feature guide you to the high point of your ditch and then press a button. Next, drive to the low point and press a button. By the time you tune the radio to your favourite station, all calculations and programming are complete and you’re ready […] Read more
