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“ Our price is low and we sell volume,” says Darren Pritchard, Can-adian sales manager for Outback Guidance when talking about the company’s product line. In addition, he adds the company believes the majority of Prairie farmers are looking for guidance products that offer simple-to-use, economical and mid-range features; so many of Outback’s products were[...]

With so many saturated fields last year, many farmers turned to last-resort methods like “blowing” seed on with broadcasting equipment. With a high probability of a wet spring again this year, many more might be willing to try broadcasting cereals and oilseeds on to fields too wet to get an air seeder into. But is[...]

When former grain grower Norm Biggar of Oakville, Ont., bought his 1135 Massey-Ferguson tractor new in 1975 he had other tractors on the farm, but most of them have been replaced several times over the years. The 1135, however, is still there, even though he is no longer actively farming.“When we first got it, it[...]

Are you a Betty Crocker grain grower? That was the question producers attending the Manitoba- North Dakota Zero-Till conference recently held at Brandon, Man., were left to ponder. Jill Clapperton, a freelance consultant who discussed production practices there, says that phrase has been used to refer to people who look for a “just-add-water recipe” to[...]

It’ll be spring before we know it, and air seeders will soon be hitting the fields. Now is the time for a last good look at them before their wheels start turning. Whether the machine is brand new or new-to-you, focusing on fine tuning product delivery mechanisms will pay dividends through good, even germination and[...]

Ever since no-till prod uction methods started gaining popularity, growers have been stretching seed row spacing because of the advantages offered by wider widths. Today, farmers are seeding at nearly double the old seven-inch standard compared to a couple of decades ago. But are they risking reduced yields due to a low level of seedbed[...]

Farmers are wasting serious dollars by put the wrong amount of fertilizer on their fields, according to Wade Barnes of Farmers Edge Consulting.“In one-third of the field you’re over-fertilizing, one-third you’re under-fertilizing and on one-third you’re about right,” Barnes told the Seedmaster’s Master Seeder Conference at Regina in November, citing a University of Utah study[...]

Having trouble loosening a stubborn drain plug that uses a compressible metal gasket? Before you damage it, get a hammer. Yes, a hammer. A few firm hits will loosen a drain plug and allow you to put a wrench on it and easily turn it out.The hits should be firm, and it might take a[...]

With so much rain this fall, more than a few farmers are likely going turn their combines loose in some tough grain just to get harvest finished. Grain dryers will be logging a lot of overtime to keep up. But the odds are at least some damp grain will have to be put into storage[...]

Getting the full bang for every buck spent on nitrogen (N) fertilizer can be difficult. Under some conditions, losses from volatilization (off gassing) can exceed 50 per cent, according to a Quebec study. With the current cost of fertilizer, no operation can afford that. However, two N treatments, ESN and Agrotain, can significantly decrease those[...]