Even the best-built bearings will buckle and break when installed on disc cultivators, seeders, harrows and rippers.SKF engineers have devised the Agri Hub in an effort to reduce downtime in rotating disc tillage implements. They say it is immune to damage from string, vines, stones, straw, mud, sand, dust and granular and liquid fertilizer.The engineers […] Read more
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Agri Hub design resists damage, may increase ground speed
B.C. fruit industry leader recognized for marketing efforts
KELOWNA, B.C. – Adrian Abbott has won the Stanley Cup of the Canadian produce industry.The director of marketing for the British Columbia Tree Fruit Association was chosen as the Canadian Produce Marketing Association person of the year.“It’s the most prestigious award the industry can bestow,” said Abbott. He was recruited by the BCTF, the sales […] Read more
Rocky Mountain to buy Sask. dealers
Rocky Mountain Dealerships Inc. has entered into an agreement to buy assets from Wardale Equipment (1998) Ltd., a Case IH agriculture dealership with locations in Yorkton, Langenburg and Preeceville, Sask.The deal includes a cash payment and the issuance of 292,643 common shares of Rocky Mountain.Wardale represents Case IH agriculture and also carries Seed Hawk, Degelman […] Read more
Merger forces animal health firms to sell select assets
PHILADELPHIA/FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Sanofi-Aventis has attracted strong initial interest for its animal health operations, with at least four suitors lining up to bid.Bayer Ag, Pfizer, Boehringer Ingelheim and Novartis Ag were among the bidders eyeing the assets, sources said.It was unclear whether all the suitors will submit formal offers, but each has expressed interest in […] Read more
U.S. trade regulator seeks reboot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scott O’Malia’s early exposure to cutting-edge technology was a primitive Apple computer and a prototype laptop “as big as a sewing machine.”Now he’s grappling with the complexities of sub-millisecond trades and terahertz processors, seeking strategies to outfox programmers and computer-aided algorithmic traders.O’Malia and the four other federal commissioners who oversee the $33 […] Read more
Canola must wait to join U.S. biofuel standards
Canola will not be part of the American renewable fuel standards when new regulations become law July 1, said a spokesperson for the U.S. Canola Association. But if things go according to plan, canola will be included in the new standards later this summer.“There’s going to be a gap. We just don’t know how long,” […] Read more
Ag Shield doubles as crop tilt bar
Not all the Slapduks, Crop Surfers and crop tilt bars come from Europe. The most common tilt bar in North America was designed and built in Manitoba.The Ag Shield is a plastic cover that lets you spray in windy conditions that would shut down an open boom, but that’s only part of the story, said […] Read more
Short season millet a good choice for low spots
Farmers looking for a short season crop that can be seeded in June might want to consider millet.The maturity is about 90 days and the crop is a good fit for low spots that don’t dry up in time for regular crops.Reynald Gauthier of Millet King Seeds of St. Claude, Man., said the crop could […] Read more
Grease is the word
Modern agriculture depends on millions of ball and roller bearings and the grease that helps them all roll. So it’s no surprise that proper greasing goes a long way to ensuring implement wheels keep turning during peak periods and also keeps a lid on maintenance costs. The job of greasing the bearings typically falls to […] Read more
Hairy weed tough to control in late stages
Modern agriculture depends on millions of ball and roller bearings and the grease that helps them all roll. So it’s no surprise that proper greasing goes a long way to ensuring implement wheels keep turning during peak periods and also keeps a lid on maintenance costs. The job of greasing the bearings typically falls to […] Read more
