It may not be described as "bigger, faster, stronger," but John Deere's concept sprayer is catching eyes for another reason — it's autonomous. Exhibited in the Future Technology Zone at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, the light-weight sprayer works on tracks to minimize ground pressure, while offering four-wheel stearing, and a ground clearance of 1.9m. Currently... Read More
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From a too-early pre-harvest application to environmental stresses through the growing season, there are many factors that can impact the quality of harvested pulse seed. To find out more about the quality of the crop, it's important to test the seed as soon as possible, to find out what's going on, and whether or not... Read More
RealAgriculture’s coverage of Agritechnica 2019 is made possible by Brevant seeds. The latest technology, locally tested. Brevant seeds. Seed. Yield. Easy. During planting, spraying and harvest season, a farmer will spend incredible amounts of hours in the machinery cab. The days of the basic cab are over as cabs have become suites, and operator creature... Read More
Pulse crops like a warm, dry bias — something that has eluded much of the pulse growing region of Western Canada this year. Peas especially don't like wet feet, preferring instead well drained, lighter soil, along with that drier weather. For the 2019 growing season, many pulse growers saw plenty of pea crops with lots... Read More
Have you got your soil tests done for the year? If not, that's just fine, as late fall is actually a great time to test soil nutrient levels, says Ross McKenzie, now-retired soil scientist (from Alberta Agriculture). Without a soil test to guide the decision, farmers are choosing fertilizer rates "by guess and by golly,"... Read More
The pulse harvest in Alberta and Saskatchewan is in its late stages now, and although there are some anecdotal observations of better-than-expected quality, it's not all ideal. "There is some sprouting, and there is a lot of earth tag," says Chuck Penner, of Leftfield Commodity Research, adding the visual damage is worst for green lentil... Read More
After identifying a need for aerial spraying services on large farms, an Ontario-based start-up has developed a fully-automated unmanned aerial vehicle for the Canadian market. "Typically most drones you see out there for aerial spraying are fairly small capacity... and for North American farms...it's just not going to cut it," says Meng Wei, CEO and... Read More
New Holland is out with its Roll-Belt 560 Specialty Crop Plus round baler, and it's packed with features to keep farmers...rolling. Speaking to RealAgriculture's Bern Tobin at the Farm Progress Show, was George Rigdon, New Holland's product marketing manager. "We launched this midway through model year 2019, but it's essentially building off the Roll-Belt 560... Read More
One of the big benefits of strip tilling corn is the ability to place fertilizer directly into the berm or strip for greater nutrient efficiency. But as growers rotate out of strip-tilled corn, how can they assess the overall fertility of a field where nutrient placement was concentrated in specific areas? On this edition of... Read More