New seed treatment applicator from Bayer and AGI
Dec. 9, 2013, Calgary – Bayer CropScience and AGI have introduced the Storm (Seed Treatment Optimized Rate Metering), an in-the-yard cereal and pulse seed treatment applicator. The Storm is meant to be...
View ArticleSafely move farm equipment on roads this harvest season
Sept. 26, 2014 - Golden fields of wheat and the sight of trucks full of grain are sure signs that the harvest season is upon us once again. Every harvest season there are collisions between farm...
View ArticleChanges to Ontario farm licence plate requirements
December 16, 2014 - Starting January 1, 2015, vehicle owners wishing to purchase or attach farm plates to a new commercial vehicle over 3000 kg will need to provide documentation to demonstrate that...
View ArticleControlled drainage
Installation of controlled drains on the Van Den Berg farm by drainage contractor Ken McCutcheon and UTRCA.. Photo courtesy of UTRCA. December 2, 2014 - On flat cropland, controlled drains may become...
View ArticleThe best of the bunch
For the past nine years, veteran automotive journalists have donated their time to act as judges in the only annual North American truck competition that tests pickup and van models head to head –...
View ArticleThe 2016 Canadian Truck King Challenge
For the past nine years veteran automotive journalists have donated their time to act as judges in the only annual North American truck competition that tests pickup and van models head to head – while...
View ArticleBiobeds for sprayer rinse
Researchers used polyethylene tanks meant for fish, at Simpson, Sask. Note the grass growth on top and the drip line. Photo by Larry Braul, AAFC. Thank the Swedes for this idea: “biobeds” that promise...
View ArticleMoving farm equipment safely
Mar. 16, 2016 - According to the Canadian Agricultural Injury Reporting (CAIR) program, 13 per cent of farm-related fatalities across Canada are traffic-related, and most involved tractors.
View ArticleExploring AgBots
Are AgBots the way of the future for agriculture in Canada, or simply the latest in a long line of products marketed as must-haves for Canadian producers?
View ArticleThe 2018 Canadian Truck King Challenge
The Truck King Challenge does “real world testing” in order to determine which truck will come out on top. The judges, a group of automobile journalists, drive the trucks on a course with no payload,...
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Clean out the sprayer tank!
Spraying season is a busy time. Farmers have a lot of acres that need to be sprayed in a narrow window before weed pressure robs crop yield. With today’s diversified crop rotations, farmers know they...
View ArticleReduce overlaps and misses
Terradox Corporation has introduced its TRC Terrain Compensation Technology option for its award-winning SiteWinder GPS guidance system for agricultural applications. When operating on hilly terrain,...
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GPS monitors and displays
Console display for sprayer station Spectrum Technologies now offers an after-market display unit that connects easily to existing WatchDog Sprayer Stations. It is particularly suited to sprayer rigs...
View ArticleTrelleborg Wheel Systems announces price increase on agricultural tires and...
Trelleborg announces a price increase of up to 5.5% in North America, effective July 2012, on all tires and wheels for agricultural, forestry and light industrial applications. Paolo Pompei, President...
View ArticleTile drainage gaining in popularity
Installing thousands of feet of buried drainage pipes in fields has never been cheap, but it has been economical in a few circumstances, such as vegetable production. Now, more and more Prairie grain...
View ArticleCover crop solutions
Problem: Weeds Some cover crops have the ability to suppress weeds, likely due to shading, competition, and allelopathy, which occurs when one plant produces organic compounds that have negative...
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