People living in remote areas today face the new realities of rural crime and added vulnerability, says a former Alberta prosecutor and current professor at Simon Fraser University. Scott Newark produced a report for the United Conservative Party of Alberta in 2018 on rural crime, after interviewing police groups, government officials and MLAs who had […] Read more
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Self-steer suspension easy to install
Link Manufacturing’s two-hour installation means adding an extra weight bearing axle to your truck just got easier
Adding another weight bearing axle to your existing truck isn’t as easy as it sounds. However, the new Link Manufacturing self-steering suspension can be installed in about two hours. Scheduled to be introduced next week at the Work Truck Show in Indianapolis, the newly updated and improved 20K self-steer suspension incorporates proven technological and component […] Read more
Rules streamlined for super single semi tires
Governments establish national uniform weight limits for wide-base single tires, which is good news for trucking industry
Although wide-base super single semi tires are replacing duals in the United States, Canadian truckers and farmers have been reluctant to make the switch because of confusing federal and provincial regulations. However, there was a breakthrough last month when progress was made in allowing weight parity for the wide super single tires coast to coast. […] Read more
Shape changer challenges tires and tracks
This revolutionary design from Czechoslovakia attempts to turn round pneumatic tires into flat pneumatic rubber tracks
The unique shape-shifting Mitas PneuTrac, introduced in 2015 at Agritechnica, is coming to North America this spring. The revolutionary design attempts to turn round pneumatic tires into flat pneumatic rubber tracks. The PneuTrac may look like a round rubber tire from a distance, but upon closer inspection, the footprint looks more like a flat rubber […] Read more
Subsoiling, done the Czech way
Terraland helps farmers maximize their subsoil disruption by using triple angle chisel teeth tips and sharp blades
LANGHAM, Sask. — It’s been a while since prairie farmers have seen a new subsoiler, which explains why Bednar brought its brand new Terraland chisel plough to the Ag In Motion show this past summer. Terraland’s role is to disrupt layers of compressed soil, Bednar’s Juraj Skolka said while standing next to the bright yellow, […] Read more
One-pass seeding with two-inch separation
A new knife guarantees safe separation of seed and fertilizer when using the Precision Disk drill from Case
Case has delivered a new one-pass seed-fertilizer disc drill this fall. After several years of producing the Precision Disk single shoot 500, and many producer questions about a single pass drill version, CNH has delivered a double-shoot option on the machine. The new DS is based on the existing series of Precision Disk drills already […] Read more
Tillage tools reflect need for precision, speed
From electronics to steel, the latest releases in tillage equipment are helping producers turn soil right
Higher capacity and more options when it comes to setting tillage tools have become the latest trend in soil management. For the coming year, Deere and Sunflower tillage gear are getting new tools that meet this demand. John Deere has the new 2680H, a high-speed disc that is capable of 10 to 14 miles per […] Read more
Hybrid, 18-inch, disc-hoe opener offers speed with precision
LANGHAM, Sask. — Pillar recently released a cast-steel-constructed opener that’s more rigid and has better trash clearance compared to its previous offering. The Mark 3 is a double-shoot opener that’s a hybrid between a disc and hoe opener. “We have a disc that runs up front cutting a deep trench and moving the soil. Then […] Read more
Customized planter handles the really big jobs
Broad-acre, seed-singulating seed unit combines the productivity of an air drill and the accuracy of a planter
Growers have been vexed by a difficult choice for decades. The tradeoff between the productivity of an air drill and the accuracy of a planter. For broad-acre growers in Western Canada, a large one-pass system capable of applying a massive amount of fertilizer and seed between fills seems an obvious choice. But the in-the-row spacing, […] Read more
Big growth expected for biologicals
Farmers are showing increased interest in input products made from naturally occurring chemicals or live organisms
Biologicals are slowly making inroads into the crop protection market. “They’re growing by double digits, but it’s still a very small portion of the overall crop protection market,” said Pierre Petelle, president of CropLife Canada. “The latest number I heard was around four or five percent.” However, there is no doubt interest is growing in […] Read more
