The compression grab design on Quicke’s Unigrip attachment makes it suitable for picking up wrapped silage bales without puncturing the plastic wrap.
Forages
Quicke offers new bale-handling loader attachment
The grab protects bales from excessive compression while lifting
Well-balanced starch and forage levels make milk
Dairy Corner: The amount of starch in corn and barley silage can vary greatly between harvests
Starch levels in corn and barley silage can vary widely between harvests, so they need to be balanced in a dairy ration, nutritionist Peter Vitti says.
Agco introduces double small-square baler
The Hesston by MF SB.1436 DB baler makes two bales at once
The SB.1436DB, marketed under the Hesston by Massey Ferguson brand, builds two 14- by 18-inch small square bales at the same time, so as to maximize field productivity.
Alfalfa aptitude: five things to consider when selecting varieties
In the case of alfalfa varieties, it’s usually well worth splurging for a top yielder
Yield tops Dan Undersander’s list of considerations for an alfalfa variety, for the simple reason that profitability increases with yield.
Use these incentives to improve the profitability of low-yield acres
Taking marginal land out of annual crop production could improve the farm’s overall profitability
Across the Prairies, some of the toughest marginal farmland is getting a second look — not for what it can grow, but for what it can support.
American farmers put plans, investments on hold under Trump USDA spending freeze
Farmers and food organizations across the country are cutting staff, halting investments and missing key funding amid a USDA freeze on a broad swath of grants, more than two dozen farmers and agricultural support groups in seven states told Reuters.
Lexion 8900 Terra Trac wins AE50 award
Claas’ newest combine takes home an engineering award from ASABE
Glacier FarmMedia — At the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky in February, several ag equipment brand executives will be accepting their AE50 engineering awards from the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE). Claas executives were expected to be among that group, to pick up three awards for innovations on two different […] Read more
Lambda-cy back in the toolbox
After two years reviewing updated data, regulators rule in favour of a popular pest control product
Prairie farmers are welcoming the return of some important insecticides to the crop protection toolbox — although there’s still some headshaking over why use of the products was interrupted in the first place, and why it took two years for the federal Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) to re-evaluate registration data. Although producers such as […] Read more
Grasshopper threat remains for Saskatchewan crops
Hot, dry conditions in mid- to late summer and well into fall were ideal for egg laying
Grasshoppers didn’t pose a serious threat to crops in most parts of Saskatchewan in 2024 — but a leading entomologist warned growers attending the recent Saskatchewan Agronomy Update conference not to be lulled into a false sense of security about the threat they could present this coming season. James Tansey, an insect pest management specialist […] Read more
Expect smaller margins for error in 2025
Unless you're growing pinto beans, sharpen your pencils when calculating costs of production
Glacier FarmMedia — As of this writing it’s four and a half months until Canadian farmers will plant their next crop and at least eight months before the next harvest. But as of the middle of December, potential profits from growing grains, oilseeds and pulses are looking grim in Western Canada. “Costs have come down […] Read more
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