PFR

Double Baler Hitch

admin — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 21:18:48 +0000

Hallatt’s Hay and Seed in Alberta provide high quality horse hay in the form of small square bales. In order to greatly increase productivity they decided to link 2 small square balers together by building a unique hitch system. The rear baler is steered with the help of a hydraulic orbit motor. They are able to run the entire system with the hydraulic capacity provided by the Buhler/Versatile 2145 bi-directional tractor.

Location: Carstairs, Alberta, Canada

Self-Propelled Swather with Haybine

admin — Wed, 06 Nov 2019 16:59:40 +0000

Keith Badinski wanted to take advantage of the power unit on his 4750 Versatile SP swather to permit to run a New Holland 1116 Haybine in place of the swather header. After making a frame out of 250 wall heavy duty square tubing and flat iron bracing he was able to mount the 16 foot New Holland Haybine to the swather power unit.

Location: Melfort, Saskatchewan, Canada

Fertilizer Lump Buster

admin — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 19:11:03 +0000

Keith Putman and Jason Johnson of Rainy Day Fabricating in Assiniboia, SK., as they demonstrate how their lump buster hopper breaks up lumpy fertilizer before it goes up the auger into the fertilizer tank on an air seeder.

Location: Assiniboia, Saskatchewan, Canada

Quinoa Crop Production

admin — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 21:53:25 +0000

Michael and Colin Dutcheshen of Northern Quinoa Corporation from Saskatoon, SK., and Neil Stranden a farmer near Outlook, SK. See the harvesting of a crop of Quinoa which is from the spinach family but is referred to as a pseudo cereal because of its versatility and it is also gluten free. The crop originated over 5,000 years ago in South America. It seems to grow well on well drained prairie soils and grows to maturity easily. At the time of our visit, Neil Stranden figures the crop pays him just as well per acre as any of his other major crops.

Location: Outlook, Saskatchewan, Canada

Farmgate to Dinner Plate

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2015 15:07:55 +0000

Jeff & Sabrina live on a farm near Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada. While 320 acres is a fairly small farm by Saskatchewan standards, it is just the rightsize for their operation known as “The Grazing Goose”. Both Jeff and Sabrina have off farm employment, but they also find the time to grow and sell numerous farm products directly to consumers. Everything from organically produced beef, pork, chicken and turkey meat is marketed. The animals all live in a ‘free range’ environment and by in large are maintained with a grass related diet. All of their meat products come from animals that have never been given artificial hormones or antibiotics. As a result, Jeff raises heritage breeds like the Berkshire hog which does better on a grass diet. He’s found Dexter and Longhorn cattle do well on grass/hay feed. All of their meat products come from animals that have never been given hormone or antibiotic products. The couple market most their products through their website www.thegrazinggoose.com. They are also eager to consult and share ideas about growing organic food locally for neighbors and friends.

Location: Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada

State-of-the-Art Grain Transloading Facility – Mobil Grain

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 18:42:02 +0000

See a profile on a unique grain buying company and merchandising firm called Mobil Grain. At the time of our visit in 2011, Mobil Grain operated trans-loading facilities on two short line railways in Saskatchewan. By using the rail car as storage the identity of where the grain came from is preserved. The trans-loading facilities allows the firm to load a rail car in less than 10 minutes so it is easy to fill shipments for buyers wanting identity preserved 50 to 100 rail car allotments.

Location: Disley, Saskatchewan, Canada

Chutemax Remote Control System

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:42:27 +0000

Shaun Gelsinger of Holdfast, Saskatchewan, Canada and his invention the Chutemax Remote Control System. The hand held wireless remote allows the operator to open and close the chute on the back of the trucks grain box. It can also control the hoist on the truck. The system can also be used to open and close the gate on semi-trailers for filling grain seed carts. At the time of airing he was selling them for $1100 Cdn.

Location: Holdfast, Saskatchewan,Canada

Combine Powered Snow Blower

admin — Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:00:46 +0000

Kevin Ford a long time employee of the town of Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada turned a 915 International combine into a snow blower for the town. He narrowed the frame so it would follow behind the 110 inch wide Schulte snowblower.

Location: Kelvington, Saskatchewan, Canada

Winter Corn Grazing

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:58:32 +0000

Chad Ross and the L7 Ranch is where we see Chad grazing 620 cow-calf pairs on a section of corn in the middle of a prairie winter. He rotates the cattle through 40 acre acre paddocks controlling them with electric fencing. They spend 5 to 8 days in each paddock. He waters them all from one water source since there is very little crowding as they graze at different times. They get shelter from groves of nearby trees if it turns cold and windy. Eliminates manure/feed hauling/handling from a central yard.
Dr. Bart Lardner a research scientist at the Western Beef Development Center in Lanigan, Saskatchewan,Canada discusses research they have done on winter corn grazing. Talks about the various varieties they have been experimenting with. At the time of the airing average feeding costs ranged from 70 cents to $1.40 Cdn. per cow per day.

Locations: Estevan, Saskatchewan, Canada & Lanigan, Saskatchewan, Canada

RFID Ear Tag Testing

admin — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 12:00:29 +0000

Dr. Joy Agnew, Project Leader, Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) & Roy Maki, Project Leader, PAMI. Results of a research/testing project on the retention of Radio Frequency Identification ear tags (RFID) in the ears of cattle, especially during frigid winter temperatures in western Canada. They simulated the tests in a lab. environment using hydraulic cylinders and retention devices in artificially frozen conditions.

Location: Humboldt, Saskatchewan,Canada