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Below are PFR 08/09 SHOW HIGHlIGHTS for Canadian and Northern Plains States network (not RFD-TV) which begins October, 2008 & runs through until the spring of 2009. Each of the episodes will repeat in the order listed in the late winter, spring and early summer of 2009

PFR 08/09 Season Episodes

(Canada and Northern Plain States only)

  1. Inventions (1):
    Inventions and innovations featured on this program are built by farmers to efficiently handle a wide variety of work around the farm or ranch. Features include a 120 foot self-propelled sprayer that can also spray as narrow as 20 feet at the end of a field to save money on inputcosts. You’ll also see a handy skid steer built out of salvaged parts from several self-propelled swathers, a 1945 International W-9 tractor with a that’s been reversed for easier handling of large bales, and a hydraulic Quick Hitch system that allows the operator to save valuable time by hooking up farm implements without getting out of the tractor.

  2. Allen Schwitzer and his Quick Hitch System Top: Gerry Fletcher and his farm built S.P. Sprayer. Bottom: Bill Bell and his Farm built Skid-Steer
    CONTACT INFO:
    Quick Hitch: Allen Schwitzer 306-728-4906





  3. Farmyards:
    A well kept farm yard is a wonderful place to be, whether you’re hard at work or just relaxing and enjoying all the sights and sounds. This episode includes visually stunning farmyards with farm built features such as ponds with waterfalls, an amazing variety of colorful flowers and shrubs, a play structure for visiting children, hand crafted sculptures, attractive pillars made from salvaged sewer pipes, eye-catching vine covered archways, a sunken gazebo positioned about three feet below the rest of the yard, winding cobblestone walkways and retaining walls, a rose bush with two different colored roses grafted on to one stem, and a centrally located teahouse that allows even handicapped visitors to enjoy the farm yard.
    Top: Nancy Ozero's patio.  Bottom: The Rangers Teahouse in the center of their yard. The Ilchuks Pond in their yard




  4. Machinery of the Past (1):
    Today’s farm equipment may be large and efficient, but there’s still something special about seeing the classic antiques in action. See how a stationary hay press that’s over 100 years old makes small square bales, powered by horses and plenty of manual labor. This episode includes an extremely rare International Mogul tractor with an unusual engine that has two cylinders that fire alternately. You’ll also see the Fargo Power Wagon from the 1950’s that could be used either as a truck, or as a tractor to pull tillage equipment in the field.

  5.  George Mowat with his Horse powered Stationary Hay Press and rare International Mogul Tractor.
     Don Uhl and his rare Fargo Power Wagon.

    CONTACT INFO:
    George Mowat regarding Mogul Tractor & Hay Press at Heritage Acres, Pincher Creek, Ab. 403-628-2167.





  6. Crop Profiles:
    If you’re looking for potential moneymakers to plug into your crop rotation, this is the program to watch. Crops profiled include winter peas and lentils harvested earlier the following year than spring seeded pulse crops thus avoiding damage by mid summer heat, as well as winter barley which may be harvested early enough to get a second crop in the same year. You’ll also see a large volume winter triticale that grows five or six feet tall and is still ready to silage earlier than other silage crops, and a 10 acre apple orchard that has disproved the myth that you can’t grow fruit on the prairies.

    Top Left: Kevin Elmy's Winter Triticale. Top Right: Ken Coles harvesting winter Pulses. Bottom: The Hamiltons prairie apple orchard
    CONTACT INFO:
    Winter Pulses & Barley: Ken Coles at sara.research@connectcomm.ca or 403-381-5118.
    Winter Triticale: Kevin Elmy at kevin.elmy@friendlyacres.sk.ca or 306-744-2332.
    Prairie Apple Orchard: Craig & Yvette Hamilton @ 306-827-2269 or yoanna2269@yahoo.ca





  7. Inventions (2):
    This program profiles inventions that make it easier to handle large farm equipment, save money by efficiently eliminating unwanted pests and the problems they cause, and improving the efficiency of fertilizer. Features include an auger steering system for easier maneuvering around obstacles and lining up to grain bins, a simple trap that allows a farmer to quickly get rid of hundreds and even thousands of yield robbing gophers, a modified cultivator shovel that levels mole hills in hay fields to prevent damage to haying equipment, and a loader-tractor made out of salvaged combine components to provide good floatation in wet conditions.
    Lee Schwartz holding one of his Gopher Traps Haukaas' new Mole Hill Shovels
    Bill Fehr's Fehr-Trac Magnum loader
    CONTACT INFO:
    Auger Steer & Scale: Dean Toews @ www.triplestarmfg.com or 205-871-1175
    Gopher Trap: Lee Schwartz @ www.leestrapworks.com or 306-778-2083
    Mole Hill Shovels: Beric Haukaas @ www.haukaas.com or 306-355-2718
    Fehr-Magnum Tractors: John Fehr @ jsranch@mts.net





  8. Feed Handling:
    The methods you use to feed your livestock can make the difference between profit and loss in your livestock operation. Helpful feed handling ideas profiled on this program include a combine attachment that creates chaff piles for winter cattle feeding at minimal expense, an innovation that allows one tractor to pull two haybines to maximize productivity and minimize labor requirements, and two farm built bale processors- a tow behind unit built around an old sprayer cart and a self-propelled bale processor mounted on an old International four wheel drive tractor.
    Ken Shoemaker & his chaff collection box. Wade Adcock's Dual Haybine Hitch.
    PFR Cameraman Zach Wilson and Howard Eiserman's S-P Feed Processor. Lewis Hacault & his Farmbuilt Bale Processor.
    CONTACT INFO:
    Chaff Box: Ken Schumacher @ kschumacher@sasktel.net




  9. Rural Attractions:
    Rural residents already know it, but city dwellers are just starting to discover that rural areas are filled with entertaining and educational attractions. Attractions profiled on this episode include a standard grain elevator built in the 1920’s that has been declared a heritage site and converted into a wheat museum, a classic 1950’s hip roof barn that has been restored and turned into a museum that houses a variety of educational collectibles, and a restored farmhouse from the early 1900’s which is now a museum filled with all kinds of farm and rural related items ranging from acetylene generators for operating various household items to a classic coal heater.
     Vic Peters and the Elevator Museum in Hepburn, SK. Top: Don Johnson's museum called Charlie's Place. Bottom: Dale Keeler and his on farm museum near Vanscoy, SK.
    CONTACT INFO:
    Hepburn Elevator Museum: Vic Peters @ 306-947-2026
    Charlie's Barn Museum: Don & Irene Johnston @ 780-349-2026
    House Museum: Dale Keeler @ 306-668-4650




  10. Grain Handling:
    How you handle your grain could easily decide whether your farm is profitable or losing money. This episode contains a variety of efficient grain handling ideas including a farm family that built two conveyors which minimize grain damage and can be used on all crops, one 40 foot pull-type unit and one 80 foot self-propelled system mounted on a utility tractor. Also profiled is an easy to use system for getting consistent samples from your grain bins, a low-cost manual assist system that helps you move your auger over or around obstacles, an insert for grain bin door to keep rodents out and allow you to easily remove a single load without making a mess, and a grain cart mounted on tracks to save you from making ruts in your fields if conditions are a bit soft during harvest.
    Top: Bill Elias & his tractor mounted conveyor auger. Middle: Philip Simrose moves his auger with the help of his Auger Assist System. Brian Krywko & his Bin Sampler.
    Vic Zacharias' Track system for grain carts. Berick Haukaas' Bin Door Assembly.
    CONTACT INFO:
    Manual Auger Assist: Philip Simrose, @ pksimrose@sasktel.net or 306-355-2709
    Grain Bin Door Insert: Beric Haukaas @ 306-355-2718 or www.haukaas.com
    Grain Cart On Tracks: Vic Zacharias @ 204-829-3342
    The Sample Bin: Brian Krywko @ bkrywko@xlpornet.com or 780-939-7462




  11. Rural Craftspeople:
    Rural areas produce a variety of gifted craftspeople and artists, and several of the best are featured on this program. See profiles of a metal artist that creates amazing art from all different types of metal including recycled discer blades from old farm equipment, a craftsperson that utilizes willow and other types of wood to build a variety of unique pieces of furniture, and an artist that produces amazing western themed glass art by gluing together different colored pieces of glass.
    Melissa Wilkinson & her glass art creations. Jan Allen & her metal art creations.
    CONTACT INFO:
    Steel Your Art Away: Jan Allen @ www.steelyourartaway.com or 204-757-4859
    Willow Furniture: Sue Parcels @ www.bluemesawillow.com or 403-886-4409
    Glass Art: Melissa Hay @ inbalancewellness@yahoo.ca or 780-786-4186




  12. Machinery of the Past (2):
    If you are one of those classic farm equipment enthusiasts that can’t get enough of seeing vintage tractors in action, this episode is especially for you. Featured on this program is a Twin Cities tractor from the early 1900’s that had one of the first in-line six cylinder engines, a rare Farmall collection that includes the rare white Farmall ‘A’ Demonstrator as well as a rare unit known as the Shop Mule, and a Cockshutt collection with everything from the Cockshutt 60 built in the 1940’s to the 570 from the early 1960’s.
    Wayne Girven & one of his several cockshutts.





  13. Re-Run Inventions (1)




  14. Re-Run Farmyards




  15. Grazing Management:
    Top flight pasture management may be your most efficient way to increase returns and cut down expenses at the same time. This episode includes a grazing setup where intensive grazing is being utilized as a way of improving pasture productivity. Other features on this program profile a research facility where winter bale grazing and swath grazing are being compared to dry lot feeding in terms of cost, and a pasture system where productivity is improved by rapid herd rotation early in spring when pasture growth is fast, and then slower more intensive grazing later in summer when growth slows down. You’ll also see how June calving matches the peak nutritional needs of cows to peak pasture growth.
    Bruce Downey and his wife Nicole. Castor, AB Dr. Bart Lardner from The Western Beef Development Center. Humboldt, SK
    CONTACT INFO:
    Dr. Bart Lardner, Western Beef Development Center. Humboldt, SK. 306-682-3139 or blardner.wbdc@pami.ca




  16. Rural Ventures:
    In this program you’ll meet farmers who are involved in unconventional business ventures that give them a reliable supplemental income source. Features includes a small mixed farm that also raises hackle chickens which produce feathers that are in demand from anglers for tying flies. You’ll also visit a grain farm where they grow the grain and mill it into a healthy whole grain flower, as well as a purebred cattle breeder who also raises fancy pigeons that sell for up to $10,000 to buyers around the world.
    Clint Robertson holding one of his many Fancy Pigeons. Amaranth, MB. TOP: Jim Hugo, JRK Farms Flour Mill. Three Hills, AB BOTTOM: John Howard and family. Howard Hackle. Didsbury, AB
    CONTACT INFO:
    Clint Robertson, Fancy Pigeons. Amaranth, MB. 204-843-2986 or barj@mts.net
    Jim Hugo, JRK Farms Flour Mill. Three Hills, AB. 403-443-7317 or jrkfarms@xplornet.com
    John Howard of Howard Hackle for Fly Tying. Didsbury, AB. 403-335-9155 www.howardhackle.com




  17. Inventions (3):
    On this episode you’ll see a number of farm built inventions designed to make otherwise difficult and time consuming jobs a whole lot easier. Inventions profiled on this program will include a barrel lift and dump for chemical barrels that is faster than pumping and has the capability to set the height at which the barrel is dumped. You’ll also see a 10-inch grain auger mounted on an old International 210 self propelled swather to take the back work out of moving the auger around to set up at bins, as well as a an early 1970’s Versatile 400 swather that’s been equipped with three, seven foot mowers and turned into an efficient 21 foot finishing mower.
    Philip Simrose demonstrating his Barrel Lift. Mortlach SK.  Jerry De Blonde and his Self-propelled auger. Swan Lake, MB
     Tony Harms and his Self-Propelled 21 Foot Mower. Gretna, MB

    CONTACT INFO:
    Philip Simrose, Barrel Lift/Dump. Mortlach, SK. 306-355-2709 pksimrose@sasktel.net




  18. Farm Shops:
    The farm shop is one of the most important buildings on any farm or ranch. If you have an efficient, well equipped shop, chances are your whole operation will be more productive. This episode features a shop with a farm built insulated 42 foot door and a handy set of anchors built right into the concrete floor, another shop where it’s a treat to work on farm projects because the building has access to high quality daylight with the flip of a switch. You’ll also see an alternative heat source that can burn a number of different crops grown right on the farm and could be utilized to heat the shop.
    Jack Lumax's Shop with near daylight lighting at the flip of a switch! Swan River, MB Delmer & Janet Hering, Prairie Fire Grain Burning stove. Bruno, SK.
    Philip Simrose and his farm built 42 foot door.  Mortlach, SK

    CONTACT INFO:
    Delmer & Janet Hering, Prairie Fire Grain Burning Stove. Bruno, SK. 306-369-2825 www.grainburningstoves.ca




  19. Vintage Fever:
    This episode profiles those special few collectors who really can’t help it, they have to collect rare antique tractors and trucks and restore them to their former glory. Features include a family that has focused their energies on restoring Oliver tractors and all the history that goes with that famous name, and have even included a Hart Parr tractor in their collection since that was the predecessor to Oliver. You’ll also see a restored Durant Rugby truck from the 1920’s, as well as a restored Waterloo Boy that’s been in the same family ever since it was new in the early 1900’s. Also included in this episode is a rare 300 horsepower, four wheel drive International tractor from the early 1960’s.
    Everett Koeller of Blackie, AB & his Durant-Rugby Truck. TOP: Kelly and Bill Hogg & their Oliver Tractor Collection. Swift Current, SK. BOTTOM: Doug Ireland driving his families 1917 Waterloo Boy.





  20. Inventions (4):
    This episode is filled with examples of the ingenuity of farmers and ranchers. Profiles include a 200 horsepower tractor with the cab turned around in order to mount the snow blower on the front end, and has the capability to blow snow up to 100 feet. This program also features submitted ‘U-Pitch’ videos by farmers and ranchers of their own farm built inventions, including a handy system where hogs sort themselves according to weight, and a feed processor that allows the operator to blend feed according to the nutritional needs of the cattle.
    Derek Jenkins and his unique reversed Case 4WD for snowblowing. Shoal Lake, MB



    CONTACT INFO:
    Todd Daniels Horse Drawn Balesled
    (Phone: 204-634-2525 Email: toddd@goinet.ca Website: www.balesled.com)
    Stewart Walker Home Video - Mole Hill Destroyer
    (Phone: 306-542-4498 Email: thewalkers@imagewireless.ca Website: www.molehilldestroyer.com)





  21. Cattle Handling:
    Working with cattle is an ongoing juggling act of trying to increase productivity while at the same time keeping costs at a minimum. This episode profiles a DNA test that assesses live cattle in terms of characteristics such as carcass yield and tenderness, Ribeye area, heifer pregnancy rate, stayability in the herd and other economically important traits. You’ll also see how desiccating a field of green feed can be an effective way of insuring your feed supply against damage from summer rains after it’s been cut. This episode will also feature another installment of ‘U-Pitch’ viewer submitting video on cattle related innovations such as an effective high volume winter watering system as well as a system for feeding grain without the time consuming back breaking job of lugging pails around.

  22. CONTACT INFO:
    Dennis McMorris Desiccated Yellow Feed Oats
    (Phone: 306-333-4904 Email: crystald@sasktel.net)
    Les Johnston DNA Cattle Testing
    (Phone: 306-722-3668 Email: niskufarms@sasktel.net)
    Garth Elgie DNA Cattle Testing
    (Phone: 403-861-4452 Email: garth.Elgie@merial.com)

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