As part of its 50th anniversary celebrations, Winnipeg-based Versatile brought its model 1080 prototype eight-wheel drive tractor, dubbed Big Roy, home for a makeover. Although it’s now officially owned by an agricultural museum, the tractor will play an as-yet unspecified role in Versatile’s celebrations through public appearances arranged by the brand this coming season. Age
VIDEO: Eight-wheel drive tractor “Big Roy” begins restoration at Versatile
Buying or renting occasional-use farm implements
Could renting some equipment, instead of buying it, reduce production costs on your operation?
For Matthew Avison of Arborg, necessity started him off in the equipment rental business. As he explains it, he needed a particular tillage implement on his farm and his only option at the time was to buy one. There was no equipment rental company in the area that could provide him with what he wanted.
E-Quip Blog: Agco to introduce smaller RoGator
Last year Agco announced it was “retiring” its SpraCoupe brand of sprayers, which catered to farmers who want smaller-sized application equipment. That left Agco with just its RoGator and TerraGator lines of higher-capacity machines. But with the recent announcement of the pending introduction of the RG700 RoGator, it’s clear the company still sees a market
EQuip Blog: Every which way but loose
If the title of this week’s blog had you hoping I’d be talking about Clint Eastwood movies, I’m sorry to disappoint you. It’s just that another restoration project is getting up to speed in my workshop, and I’ve done little else lately than spend time trying to loosen very rusty bolts, nearly all of which
Is vertical tillage right for your farm?
From the September issue of Grainews Over the last few years, the term vertical tillage has slowly crept into many farmers’ vocabulary. And while many have recently made a leap of faith and purchased one of these machines, others are still trying to understand just exactly what vertical tillage is all about. To give farmers
Three steps to effective pre-harvest weed control
At this stage in the crop year, many farmers are thinking about making a late-season application of glyphosate to control perennial weeds. A pre-harvest pass can be effective weed control, but if it’s applied at the wrong time or under the wrong conditions, it’s just wasted time and money. Farmers shouldn’t rely on it to
Diesel Engine Prices Will Jump
As of January 2011, diesel engines over 175 horsepower installed in new farm equipment destined for the U. S. market must comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Interim Tier 4 emissions standards, which is the next step in further reducing exhaust pollutants in off-road vehicles. Tractors arriving on dealers’ lots in Canada will be
Worthington Ag Parts Closes Niverville Store
The Wor thing ton Ag Parts store in Niverville, Manitoba, a supplier of new and used combine and tractor parts, will close its doors for the last time Oct. 30. The outlet, which originally operated as Rempel Tractor Parts, was acquired by the Minnesotabased Worthington chain in 1994; it has remained that company’s only Canadian
Versatile Launch In Vegas No Gamble
If Dimitry Lyubimov has his way, Winnipeg-based Versatile will follow the lead of AGCO Corp., which rose from obscurity to become one of the world’s major farm equipment manufacturers in two short decades. Lyubimov became president of Buhler Industries in late 2007 when Russian combine manufacturer Rostselmash purchased an 80 per cent stake in Versatile’s
Prairie Manufacturers Target New Markets Abroad
“We’re showing in a big way and hope that our customers from eastern Europe are able to attend.” – DON HENRY, BEHLEN Walking among the displays at Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery exhibition held here in November, anyone from Manitoba or Saskatchewan could be forgiven for feeling a little proud. Canadian and provincial flags
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