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Colorado’s ag equipment right-to-repair bill signed into law

Bills introduced in 16 states

By Bianca Flowers, GFM Network News April 25, 2023

Reuters — Colorado’s governor signed the nation’s first right-to-repair legislation into law on Tuesday, giving the state’s farmers and ranchers the autonomy to fix their own equipment. The bill, which requires manufacturers such as Deere and Co. to provide manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, garnered bipartisan support as farmers grew increasingly frustrated with

Crops

Colorado passes first U.S. right-to-repair legislation for farmers

Manufacturers fear safety, emissions systems could be overridden

By Bianca Flowers, GFM Network News April 12, 2023

Reuters — Colorado farmers will be able to legally fix their own equipment next year, with manufacturers such as Deere and Co. obliged to provide them with manuals for diagnostic software and other aids, under a measure passed by legislators in the first U.S. state to approve such a law. The Consumer Right to Repair

Hard white winter wheat growing in North Carolina in 2010. (Dave Marshall photo courtesy ARS/USDA)

Crops, Weather

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

By GFM Network News, MarketsFarm Team February 4, 2020

MarketsFarm — The condition of the bulk of the U.S. winter wheat crop, taken from data provided by 17 reporting states, was at 29 per cent fair and 48.1 per cent good at the end of January. The rest of those states’ crops stood at 4.2 very poor, 12.1 poor and 7.2 per cent excellent,

Livestock

Beef 911: What you need to know about anthrax

There are outbreaks every few years, especially during drought, but there are ways to deal with this scary killer

By Roy Lewis September 23, 2015

Anthrax puts fear into cattle producers and with good reason. Cattle are very susceptible along with a long list of other species, including bison and horses. It is also considered a zoonosis which means humans can contract it. Fortunately, it is generally the cutaneous (skin) form in humans and responds well to antibiotics. Unfortunately, terrorist

Crops, News

Legalization down south may be a buzz kill up north

By Daniel Winters March 13, 2014

Now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized marijuana, and 10 more states have given the nod to industrial hemp production, the clock may be ticking on Canada’s head start in North America. The latest U.S. Farm Bill has made provisions for the research trials done through universities or state Agricultural Departments, but with so

Cereals, Crops, News

Seed-applied liquid nutrient approved

February 15, 2012

Staff / A new liquid formulation of a seed-applied nutrient has been cleared by the CFIA for use on wheat, barley, oat and corn. Colorado-based Loveland Products’ seed treatment Awaken ST will be distributed by ag input retailer UAP Canada. Awaken ST’s micronutrient package includes five per cent zinc plus boron, copper, iron, manganese and

Country Crossroads

A long and healthy life

By Candy Irwin January 17, 2012

Stanley Maydaniuk, who is 97 years old, said that although it took a bit of getting used to, he really loves living in the Sandy Lake Personal Care Home. “The nurses are so nice, that I hope I can stay here and never live anywhere else.” Maydaniuk, talking about his life said, “Other than my

Country Crossroads

Sign Up Now For A Tour

By Candy Irwin October 20, 2011

Freelance contributor For a fascinating day next year, sign up for one of two Whitewater Prisoner of War Camp Horse-Drawn Wagon Tours organized by Friends of Riding Mountain National Park. To begin, each participant is arm banded with a strip of red cloth, denoting that they have become German prisoners of war. An appropriately costumed

Country Crossroads

Jewel Of The Prairies Celebrates A Century Of National Parks

By Riding Mountain National Park Release July 21, 2011

Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP) will once again host Clear Lake Celebration Day, July 23. Clear Lake’s cool, clear aqua-coloured waters have provided countless hours of recreation and fun for families visiting from near and far. With all the special memories that have been created here it is no wonder it is considered the jewel

Country Crossroads

Tracking The Bears

By Candy Irwin December 16, 2010

Manitoba Natural Resources and the Canadian Park Service commissioned a study in the ’80s to try and discover if bear movements, home ranges and densities were influenced by the placement of hunting baits around the periphery of Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP). With the use of spring-activated cable snares and culvert traps set at various

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

Daily Network News

U.S. grains: Soybean futures set two-week high on US weather worry, soyoil rally

Alberta Crop Report: Rains in the south, dryness in the north

Agriculture ministers agree to AgriStability changes

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Colorado’s ag equipment right-to-repair bill signed into law

Colorado passes first U.S. right-to-repair legislation for farmers

U.S. winter wheat conditions mostly fair to good

Beef 911: What you need to know about anthrax

Legalization down south may be a buzz kill up north

Seed-applied liquid nutrient approved

A long and healthy life

Sign Up Now For A Tour

Jewel Of The Prairies Celebrates A Century Of National Parks

Tracking The Bears

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