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
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Hairy weed tough to control in late stages
Competition prepares students for real world
As far as Terry Fonstad is concerned, his team has already won Lord Stanley’s coveted trophy.His Stanley Cup equivalent is the pinnacle of competition in university agricultural engineering: The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers one-quarter-scale tractor, student design competition, held annually in Peoria, Illinois.His franchise is the University of Saskatchewan Sled Dog scale […] Read more
Ag business council forced to reduce program spending
The federal government has asked an organization that distributes farm business management information to producers to find more cost effective ways to fulfill its mandate.Greg Pearce, controller for the Canadian Farm Business Management Council, said four staff positions were recently eliminated at the council’s Ottawa office, including that of executive director Wendell Joyce. Board members […] Read more
Feds plan national securities regulator
The federal government is going to try to build a national securities regulator while leaving three provincial regulators in place.But a representative of a prairie marketplace vital to farmers doesn’t think it will be compromised by this typically Canadian compromise.“We have no preference,” said ICE Futures Canada president Brad Vannan. “As long as regulation remains […] Read more
B.C. cattle producers promised provincial funds for marketing
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – The British Columbia government has committed $2 million to ranchers for future market development and research projects.Agriculture minister Steve Thomson made the funding promise at the B.C. Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting at Williams Lake, B.C., May 28-29. It is part of a larger package of promises stemming from a ranching task […] Read more
Farm equipment dealerships go public
Peter Lacey jumped when he saw an opportunity in the agricultural equipment dealership business unfold in front of his eyes 10 years ago.“I saw that there was going to be a big gap in owners wanting to sell and having nobody be able to buy it because of the value of the dealerships,” said the […] Read more
The spaces between: matters of row spacing
It’s often been said that there is nothing certain in life except death and taxes.Western Canadian farmers can add a few other items to that list, such as wild oats in the spring, breakdowns at harvest time and the ongoing debate over optimal row spacing.Guy Lafond, a researcher at Agriculture Canada’s research farm near Indian […] Read more
New Products – for May. 27, 2010
Dutch English Regina’s Dutch Industries has acquired the rights to build and sell GT Bunning’s lineup of commodity trailers and manure spreaders for North America.The GT Bunning spreader includes vertical beater units in a variety of sizes, including smaller and mid-sized models with discharge augers boasting a tip speed of 64 km/h. Machines are available […] Read more
Horn levy reviewed
Saskatchewan Agriculture is polling cattle industry organizations to find out if the market deduction for horned cattle is still necessary.However, agriculture minister Bob Bjornerud said that does not mean the government will eliminate the Horned Cattle Purchases Act and the fund that it creates.“It’s not a foregone conclusion,” he said.The decades-old legislation requires that livestock […] Read more
U.S. subsidies spark cries for reform
Farm aid programs in the United States continue to ensure the rich get richer, says a group pressing for reform of the subsidy system.Environmental Working Group has updated its database with details on how the U.S. government doled out $15.4 billion US in farm subsidies in 2009.That number is down from $17 billion in 2008 […] Read more
