Reading Time: 2 minutes Snow crackles as I wander along a hillside overlooking the Qu’Appelle Valley in southern Saskatchewan. In the distance a rancher is spreading hay while some deer raid hay behind his back. I am at a retreat house for quiet and prayer. The Franciscan Brothers, my hosts, offer rest and simple, tasty food. For lunch we […] Read more
Reflections – for Mar. 22, 2010
Manitoba’s Kroeker family has proved that an efficient new shop doesn’t have to mean an expensive new building too
Reading Time: 11 minutes There are some things you never forget. “It was the day before we were planning to go out and start seeding,” recounts Dave Kroeker from his farm at Killarney, just north of the U. S. border in south-central Manitoba. “It was April 26, 2006.” Like any spring, Dave had been doing some last-minute work in […] Read more
Patriot Changes Droplet Size On The Go
Reading Time: < 1 minute The Patriot Series from Case International comes in three models. The Patriot 3230 brings a 220-hp 6.7-litre six-cylinder turbocharged Case IH NEF diesel engine with a tank size of 800 U. S. gallons. The bigger 3330 has a 250 hp 6.7-litre engine with a tank size of 1,000 U. S. gallons, and the largest, the […] Read more
. Apache Goes With Mechanical Drives
Reading Time: < 1 minute With their tough mechanical drives instead of hydrostatic engines on each wheel, the Apache sprayers manufactured by Equipment Technologies differentiate themselves from other field sprayers. Key in this mechanical drive versus hydrostatic environment is tractiv effort, a concept which refers to transferring all possible power to the ground for maximum efficiency. Apache self-propelled sprayers include […] Read more
. Up Front With Hagie STS Sprayers
Reading Time: < 1 minute On first sight, what you notice about Hagie sprayers is that the boom is located in front of the sprayer instead of in the traditional aft position. It is a complete reorientation for those spray operators who have been accustomed to spraying in the rear. Visibility on a Hagie STS sprayer obviously means something more […] Read more
Tom Button is editor of Country Guide magazine
Reading Time: 2 minutes Maybe it takes a Wal-Mart to open our eyes to the fact that it’s what we do that counts, not what we say. Let’s learn the lesson. The headline on the New York Times blog carried exactly the message that the board of directors at Wal-Mart had been striving for. “Wal-Mart getting harder to hate,” […] Read more
Looking Out For New-Crop Pricing Opportunities
Reading Time: 4 minutes Keeping a lookout for new-crop pricing opportunities makes you more money in the long run. Locking in profits well ahead of the drill or planter can increase your odds of pricing success. For many grain marketers as well, pricing ahead of spring seeding ensures that grain shipped off the combine next fall is sold profitably. […] Read more
Apache Goes With Mechanical Drives
Reading Time: < 1 minute With their tough mechanical drives instead of hydrostatic engines on each wheel, the Apache sprayers manufactured by Equipment Technologies differentiate themselves from other field sprayers. Key in this mechanical drive versus hydrostatic environment is “tractiv effort,” a concept which refers to transferring all possible power to the ground for maximum efficiency. Apache self-propelled sprayers include […] Read more
Up Front With Hagie STS Sprayers
Reading Time: < 1 minute On first sight, what you notice about Hagie sprayers is that the boom is located in front of the sprayer instead of in the traditional aft position. It is a complete “reorientation” for those spray operators who have been accustomed to spraying in the rear. Visibility on a Hagie STS sprayer obviously means something more […] Read more
New Cab Design From RoGator
Reading Time: < 1 minute For AGCO’s RoGator series, ergonomics starts before you get into the cab. In fact, it’s what helps get you there. These RoGators come equipped with a fold-down ladder with an easy first step, a friendly angle of ascent, wide-set handrails, and a wide walkway maximized at the cab side to allow what AGCO officials say […] Read more
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
