You might have taken a second glance if you drove past the Moose Jaw Events Centre on July 26, as a large combine was conspicuously parked by the east entrance.
The combine belongs to Young’s Equipment Inc. and is one of their new 50-series models.
This combine marked the location of the harvest training program for customers of the business. At the centre, farmers are being shown the ins-and-outs of their latest equipment and given in-depth training to optimize productivity.
Every farming season, Young’s Equipment Inc. hosts a training program to ensure their customers get the most out of out their equipment. This is part of their customer service program.
“We are here with customers who have bought combines from us, and we’re just going through a pre-season run-down of new features and explaining how to best optimize their equipment,” said Rob Langley, Advanced Technology Specialist at Young’s Equipment Inc.
“We’re concentrating on our 50-series combines, which are automated,” he explained, noting that inputs have changed and now include more automatic features.
Some of the customers in attendance have just purchased new equipment, and others have returned for a refresher before harvest kicks off.
“We’ve had this (model) out for the last four years, so lots of our customers have used it already. For them, we’re just building on what they’ve learned,” said Langley.
Training takes place on two occasions throughout the year: one course takes place in the spring before seeding, and one course takes place in the late summer before harvest.
“During the spring we do seeder and sprayer events for our customers, and just before harvest we do a combine event. (Training) is done before they hit the field, in whatever season they are working in,” he added.
Construction is still underway on the new facility for Young’s Equipment Inc., and no completion date has been announced. Langley stated that future training courses will be hosted at their own facility once it is available. The new facility is located west of town along the Trans-Canada Highway.
The current Young’s Equipment Inc. facility is located along the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Moose Jaw and can be reached at 306-694-1800.
To rent a classroom at the Moose Jaw Event Centre, they can be reached at 306-624-2040 or through their website at MosaicPlace.ca. The facility is located at 110 – First Avenue Northwest in Moose Jaw.
