Insights and Stories on Equipment

Nov. 8, 2022 at 2:42 pm CST

Abbreviating a product name down to that of a mysterious airborne anomaly is bound to grab your attention, but there’s nothing out-of-this-world about a product that’s easy to use. The User Friendly Option, or ‘UFO,’ from S3 Air Systems is a lightweight, vertical aeration system that’s designed to provide four […]

Nov. 8, 2022 at 9:25 am CST

A few years ago I was interviewing a retired engineer who had worked at Massey Ferguson. We were talking about his involvement in testing prototypes, and he recalled how a group of employees would have to take shifts running newly designed machines over the “bump track” behind the engineering centre. […]

By Scott Garvey

Sep. 14, 2022 at 4:20 pm CDT

If you’ve needed to improve grain quality, grown an intercrop and need to separate the grains, or had an oops! in your storage bin back at the yard, chances are you’ve had your grain cleaned at some point. That likely means trucking your grain to a facility that offers grain […]

Sep. 13, 2022 at 10:21 am CDT

Harvest is about to kick into high gear for many Prairie farmers as the race begins to get crops off of fields and into bins. But in that flurry of activity of operating equipment, co-ordinating people – and trying to hit that optimal weather window – are you taking time […]

Aug. 18, 2022 at 3:01 pm CDT

Earlier this summer in June, CLAAS of America announced the launch of the AXION 900 TERRA TRAC (TT) tractor featuring a half-tracked design. CLAAS said the AXION 900 TT offers better flotation, traction, operator comfort and soil protection, also making producers more efficient and productive in wet, dry or heavy […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff