Off-site grain storage, next to the dyer, or any off-grid location can still be a grain cleaning site if you've got Farm King's 482 Grain Cleaner. Dave Mueller, territory manager for Northern Alberta, says the company's latest unit includes the addition of a hydraulic power pack, driven by a nine horsepower motor so that farmers... Read More
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FendtOne, Fendt's new terminal interface offers operators unique task management features, and the ability to access data from home or the tractor. "So we tried to merge the world that you will find onboard on your tractor, and the world that you will find at home on your PC," says Fendt's Stefan Pscheidl, in the... Read More
Lemken may be known in Canada primarily for its tillage implements, but the German company has other offerings, the most recent of which is a self-propelled sprayer. "One special feature of this machine is that we have to get into the crop later and later...so people are looking for more ground clearance but without the... Read More
Biso's new header line-up offers operators a fast transition between crops and a ground-following system that reduces losses, and is excellent for short crop harvesting, laid grain, and matted cereals. 3D Varioflex headers, available in two options — 3D Varioflex•Air and 3D Varioflex•Air•i — use force sensors to measure ground contact pressure, and an automatic... Read More
The longevity of a business is less about how well it does in the good times, and more about how it fares through the rough patches. A farm being resilient can come in many forms, but usually comes down to the strength of the management team running it and the financial nimbleness of the overall... Read More
Terry Betker has worked with farmers to establish peer groups for more than a decade. Traditionally, farmers engage with their peers to share management ideas in informal settings — everywhere from industry meetings to the local coffee shop — but formal peer groups are not common in Canadian agriculture, says Betker, president of Winnipeg-based Backswath... Read More
Dairy calves experience many challenges in early life, and producers need to be diligent in the hours and days after birth to ensure calf health and reduce mortality. Overall, research shows that eight percent of calves die within 48 hours of birth — this includes those born dead or those that die within the first... Read More
Case IH has a new guidance system for the company's model year 2020 Magnum tractors, focusing on connectivity, support, and comfort. AFS Connect enables operators to view current field operations, fleet information and agronomic data, as well as share select data with third parties from a tablet or computer anywhere. The technology's remote service tool... Read More
The western Canadian canola market is an attractive one with about 20 million acres of seed put in the ground each year. But while the acres are plentiful, it's still a very competitive market. Nuseed, a division of Nufarm, wagers that its approach is the right one in bringing a new commercial commodity canola business... Read More
Collaboration is one thing that many agriculture groups already do, but can you imagine the work that could be done if everyone — yes, everyone — was working together to reach one goal? That's the message astronaut, author, and public speaker Dr. Dave Williams gave while speaking at this year's Public Trust Summit. "There's always... Read More