He said the nephew turned off the tractor, which had run into a truck. A 55-year-old man fell from his tractor while tilling his garden Saturday and was killed when the tiller ran over him, the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office said. A nephew found Gordon Cunningham's body in the back yard garden, sheriff's office spokesman Ed Baswell said.

Instead of investing in large capital expenses, beginning farmers like Maxwell are looking at ways they can join the agriculture industry without the unmanageable debt load. Maxwell is among a growing number of new farmers using lower cost ways to get into the business as prices have escalated for farm necessities like land, machinery and fuel. Coming up with a better path into agriculture is becoming increasingly important as the field continues to lose farmers, said Steve Deller, a...

Farmers should remember that many people don t realize tractors and other agricultural machinery often can t travel faster than 25 miles per hour. It s especially important to use front reflectors or tape when the edges of towed equipment extend beyond the left side of the tractor to alert oncoming traffic of the protruding equipment. Collisions on public roadways involving farm machinery take place each year, especially during the busy spring planting and fall harvest times. To help other...

Caterpillar is the worlds largest supplier of industrial and agricultural machinery. This event will feature the World of Outlaws Sprint Series August 24th & 25th at Skagit Speedway. NC Machinery's General Manager, Rick Circle added "This is a great event for our company to showcase our products. The demographics the World of Outlaws bring to Skagit Speedway are just what we are looking for" Sales Manager Terry Albright commented " We have a lot of customers that go to Skagit Speedway and...

Antique engines and tractors will be for sale, with a consignment auction at 1 p. Antiques, crafts on sale at Jay Fairgrounds today. The event is sponsored by Jay County 4-H Clubs. This article does not have any comments associated with it. Also this week, but at the Tri State Club grounds, the Tri-State Swap/Sell Meet will be Monday through May 20. The following weekend at the fairgrounds, the Gold Wing Road Riders Association will have their Spring Wing Ding, 2-7 p. About 500-600...

China warns of accidents in agricultural sector for better safety record 12/5/2007 11:28 Chinese farmers were warned yesterday to take precautions against work-related accidents, especially when machinery was involved, in a campaign to improve its safety record. China warns of accidents in agricultural sector for better safety record 12/5/2007 11:28 Chinese farmers were warned yesterday to take precautions against work-related accidents, especially when machinery was involved, in a...

Everyone is welcome to bring antique tractors, farm equipment and vehicles to exhibit. Door prizes will be given away, including a John Deere wagon, a ceiling fan and a floor jack. Along with displays and vendors, families can enjoy bluegrass music. Description: Glass fusion; techniques like cobblestone, glaze on glaze and pictures fired onto pottery. This summer camp was inadvertently left out of our Sunday listing. The church will also sell cakes and ice cream. A breakfast sale of...

Irum manufactures farming and forestry equipment, tractors, loaders, transporters, equipment for maintaining forest roads, and also produces the necessary parts. Reghin-based Irum, which manufactures farming and forestry equipment, estimates a turnover worth 8.93 million euros this year, up 26. ro va ofera calendarul anunturilor Institutului National de Statistica asupra principalilor indicatori macroeconomici. m-euro turnover this year Irum Reghin anticipates 8. Irum Reghin anticipates 8....

Many of us in that 50 percent ordered soy biodiesel in advance, and now it s in trucks, tractors, planters basically, all of our diesel-powered equipment right now. Ask for it and use it, if not for planting, then for harvesting and all your needs in between you ve got time to get it by then. Wouldn t it be great to see the day when 100 percent of soybean farmers are using biodiesel? As farmers, we all should be using the very fuel we supply the oil for. It s an exciting thought that the...