Friday July 28th 1-4 pm, Rourke Farms, Donnie Rourke
Rourke Farms is a large farm in the first year of transition. If you thinking about purchasing specialized equipment, this the place to check it out and talk to producers and equipment sellers about what will work for your own seeding, cultivating and harvesting needs.
Some of the equipment on hand:
· 60’ Einbock Harrow
· 30’ Einbock Rotation
· 40’ Yetter rotary hoe
· 20’ Buffalo rolling stalk chopper
· Comb-cut
· 40’ 3 point hitch seed broadcaster
· numerous row crop cultivators, 30” and 7.5” spacing
· Disks: high speed Landoll – 30’, Krause 40’, Ezee-on 26’ breaking disk
· Case Precision disk drill 40’ set up on 7.5” spacing
· 9M Pottinger seeder
Directions: 1/2 mi north of Minto. From Highway 10 go east on gravel road 28 N for 2 1/4 miles. The farm yard is on the north side of the road.
Pre-registration is not required.
This event is brought to you by the Manitoba Organic Alliance and the Prairie Organic Grain Initiative.