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City folks like that new-car smell, but for farmers, it's the aroma of a new pickup that has the most appeal, and some of our writers recently had the opportunity to sniff around some new offerings.Ford was somehow able to pry away Manitoba Co-operator editor Laura Rance from her 1995 Dodge Ram 2500 V-10 4x4[...]

This year's Western Canada Farm Progress Show saw Canadian seeder manufacturer Bourgault Industries roll out three configurations of its new 3320 drill and offer a peek at next year's rollout of its biggest seeder cart yet. In this episode of EQuipTV, also available at the Grainews site here, the magazine's machinery editor Scott Garvey pays[...]

At this stage in the crop year, many farmers are thinking about making a late-season application of glyphosate to control perennial weeds. A pre-harvest pass can be effective weed control, but if it's applied at the wrong time or under the wrong conditions, it's just wasted time and money. Farmers shouldn't rely on it to[...]

Growers in North Dakota were recently treated to a demonstration of New Zealand seed drill technology at work in Prairie growing conditions. Baker No-Tillage, the New Zealand manufacturer of the Cross Slot drill, has partnered with North American manufacturers to build units on this continent for farmers in the zero-till market. Grainews machinery editor Scott[...]

Ways in which Prairie farmers can get the most out of their combines and air drills this year are the topics of two new videos at Grainews.ca. In the short EQuipTV videos posted Wednesday, Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey takes you to a Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) combine clinic at Brandon, Man. and a Seed[...]

A 13-year-old indoor cat in Iowa is confirmed to have had and recovered from pandemic H1N1 influenza, marking another species crossover for the virus. "Two of the three members of the family that owns the pet had suffered from influenza-like illness before the cat became ill," veterinarian Dr. Ann Garvey of the Iowa Department of[...]