Horsch introduces split-row planters

To say there has been ramped-up interest in planters from Prairie farmers in recent years might be an understatement. That’s because manufacturers have been blending the precision placement ability planters can achieve with features aimed at canola growers. This year Horsch introduced growers to its newest models, the Maestro SW 4715 and 4815, at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Saskatchewan.[...]

Are there cost savings to planting canola?

As Jeremy Hughes, product manager for Horsch Equipment, travels the country, he says he’s noticed a lot of variable maturity in canola crop fields across the Prairies. “What we see today are some very inconsistent fields,” he says. “It comes back to uniformity and consistency, seed placement, depth and control.” And all of that begins[...]


Bayer Digital Farming launches Zone Spray

This summer, canola growers will likely again be faced with the tough decision of whether or not to spray fields with a fungicide to protect the crop from sclerotinia. Spraying unnecessarily can mean wasted inputs, but failing to protect crops when needed could also mean significant yield losses. Even if producers decide to spray fungicide,[...]

Keep a close eye on grain dryer temperatures

If you hold a sample of good-quality, high-protein wheat in one hand and some that has been damaged by excessive heat from a dryer in the other, can you tell the difference? Ed Lysenko, a baking research technician at the Canadian Grain Commission (CGC), says no, that isn’t always possible. Samples sent to the CGC[...]