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Missing equipment found on a rural property southwest of Saskatoon in 2016 was valued at over $1.2 million. (Photo courtesy Saskatoon RCMP)

Saskatchewan rancher pleads guilty over stolen ag equipment

A western Saskatchewan cattle rancher has pled guilty on 18 charges over the discovery last year of tractors, balers and other farm equipment reported missing in the region, according to Saskatoon media. Iain Stables, 39, of the RM of Montrose entered guilty pleas in Provincial Court in Saskatoon Monday on 17 counts of possession of

The flying hook’s impact shattered the fibreglass fender of the tractor being used to pull out a stuck truck.

Local news

Flying hook nearly hits farmer

Wawanesa farmer warns others not to use a tow rope with hook to extract a stuck vehicle

By Lorraine Stevenson May 26, 2017

A Wawanesa farmer was left shaken earlier this month after bolts on a truck he was trying to tow broke, sending a tow rope and metal hook hurtling at him at bullet speed. The tow rope snapped like a slingshot and the impact of the hook on the end of it shattered the tractor’s fibreglass

We take a look at some common sprayer problems with an experienced mechanic. Photo: Scott Garvey

Finding the weak spots in used sprayers

By Scott Garvey May 10, 2017

Whether you’re looking at buying a used sprayer or handling maintenance on your own machine, knowing where to look for common problems will speed up the inspection process and help ensure you’re not surprised with a big repair bill later on, along with unexpected downtime. So where do you start looking for trouble? To find

Local news, Machinery

Be safe and be ready to share the road with farm traffic

By Province of Manitoba May 1, 2017

Province of Manitoba – Farmers are gearing up for another growing season and that means agricultural equipment will soon be moving along roadways to fields and sharing the roads and highways in rural areas, Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler said today. “When our producers are moving equipment down the road, they tend to move slower than

Our History

Nuffield 10/60 spring clearance sale!

Our History: April 1968

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 27, 2017

This ad in our April 18, 1968 issue offered a Nuffield 10/60 for $4,505 complete at 18 dealerships in Manitoba and one in Thunder Bay. Alongside that ad was a story which said that a lack of snow across the Prairies over the past winter was a threat to North America’s dwindling duck population. It

Morris Industries gets $3.4 million for manufacturing, innovation

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff April 21, 2017

Morris Industries in Morris, Man. is receiving more than $3.4 million from the Western Economic Diversification Canada’s (WD) Western Innovation (WINN) Initiative, to commercialize an advanced manufacturing process and create new farm equipment products. The funding support will be a co-investment with Morris to accelerate implementation of new manufacturing technology that will incorporate advanced features

Controlled traffic farming is generating interest around the world, as seen here in this photo of an Australian spray rig sticking to established traffic zones. PHOTO: WESTERN AUSTRALIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND FOOD

Crops

The benefits of a controlled traffic crop

Confining equipment traffic could pay production dividends

By Gord Gilmour February 27, 2017

Ten years ago Adam Gurr was surfing the Internet one evening and came across an idea that would change the way he operates — controlled traffic farming. Just as the name sounds, it’s a farming system built around permanent wheel tracks in each field; the crop zones and traffic lanes are permanently separated. It leaves

Deere & Co. is managing the agriculture downturn more effectively but there’s still storm clouds overhead.

Machinery, News

Deere earnings beat estimates but outlook downbeat

Global farm recession blamed for ongoing challenges but losses were smaller than predicted

By Meredith Davis December 21, 2016

Deere & Co. reported a much smaller-than-expected decline in quarterly earnings Nov. 22, after it cut costs and raised prices to compensate for sluggish demand for its agricultural and construction equipment, and its shares jumped more than 10 per cent. The company forecast revenue for the new fiscal year would fall about one per cent

A class at the Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) posing with a 30-horsepower Big Four tractor. One of the college’s engineering courses trained people in the operation of steam and gas engines. There was a great demand for trained operators at this time. The photo also demonstrates how large a tractor the Big Fours were. The rear wheels dwarf the students standing beside them and one of these students, the man on the ground at the rear of the wheel, is over six feet tall. If you recognize any of the men in this photo, the museum would like to get their names and any history you are able to provide.

Country Crossroads, Our History

Agriculture engineers in the early years

The Manitoba Agricultural College was the first of its kind in Western Canada  and aimed to equip farmers with the latest knowledge

By Alex Campbell November 23, 2016

The Manitoba Agricultural Museum holds in its collection the photo seen here, which is thought to show the students of an engineering course at the Manitoba Agricultural College. Manitoba’s rapid growth at the turn of the century prompted the provincial government to support agricultural research and education. The Manitoba Agricultural College (MAC) was established in

Crops

Ritchie Bros. buys Saskatchewan’s Kramer Auctions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff November 15, 2016

One of the Prairies’ major farm auction houses has become part of the world’s biggest industrial auction firm. Vancouver-based Ritchie Bros. announced Tuesday it has bought Kramer Auctions of North Battleford, Sask. for an undisclosed sum. The company, set up in 1949 by the late Eiling Kramer, today runs about 75 on-farm dispersal auctions, four

Daily Network News

Complexity of being a woman in farming can lead to mental, physical health risks

Federal gov. funds youth employment in agriculture, agri-food

Pulse Weekly: StatCan projects fewer pea and lentil acres

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