An Alberta company has started making self-propelled feed processors that can load, mix and dispense feed for cattle, all with the same machine. Several European and Middle Eastern companies have introduced the concept to North America over the last few years, but Supreme International at Wetaskiwin is the first domestic company to go into full... Read More
Category: Machinery
Canola growers across Western Canada are continually searching for ways to raise yields in the most efficient manner. Growers continue to push to achieve this objective and will even develop production techniques that many people thought was impossible a relatively short time ago. Apparently interest in straight cutting is definitely growing. According to last years... Read More
When it comes to row-by-row seed distribution, let's just say there's room to improve the accuracy of bulk metering systems on many air seeders. "Right now in the marketplace, with bulk metering that delivers the product through those manifolds, the deviation is approximately 20 to 23 percent throughout industry at this time," says Owen Kinch,... Read More
WGI Westman Group is adding to its product lineup and manufacturing capacity, acquiring grain and seed handling equipment manufacturer Convey-All Industries. Based in Winkler, Man., Convey-All makes on-farm and commercial conveyor systems, as well as seed tenders. Steel building and fabrication business Nu-Steel Industries is a division of Convey-All. "It's a logical fit for us,"... Read More
How often do you check to make sure tire air pressure is appropriate for the tire type and conditions? Higher inflation can increase compaction and reduce soil productivity, as was demonstrated at the Ag in Motion show at Langham, Sask. this week. As Michelin's Mike Pantaleo explains in this video, they dug two soil pits,... Read More
If there was a "celebrity" category for machinery, Versatile's one-of-a-kind four-axle, articulated tractor might top the list. Nearly everyone who passed by it at Ag in Motion this week stopped to take or pose for a photo with "Big Roy." As part of the company's 50th anniversary celebration, Versatile unveiled the fully-restored 600 horsepower machine... Read More
A Dutch tractor manufacturer has developed a stabilizer system to improve safety and driver comfort when operating articulated loader tractors. Giant's Stabilo System made its Canadian debut at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina last month, participating in the Farm Progress Innovation Showcase. As Frank Michielsen of Prairie Side Equipment at Taber, Alberta explains in... Read More
Disc drill or hoe drill? Does it have to be an 'or' question? Since 2008, Pillar Lasers Inc., based at Warman, Saskatchewan, has been making hybrid disc/hoe openers that are designed to give the grower the best of both worlds. As Pillar's Mike Friesen explains in this video filmed at Canada's Farm Progress Show in... Read More
One for the "not-so-bright criminals" list... Alberta RCMP say an online tractor ad led them to three suspects and the stolen property a day after the police investigated a break and enter at a Stettler-area equipment dealership. Police initiated the investigation into the theft of a tractor worth approximately $25,000 on July 4. After discovering... Read More
SeedMaster is bringing some of its seeding technology to the application of granular herbicides and fertilizer. The Emerald Park, Saskatchewan-based company debuted its 70' Nova Flex granular applicator bar at Canada's Farm Progress Show '16 in Regina. As research manager Owen Kinch explains in this video, the unit connects to SeedMaster's Nova cart, either tow... Read More