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wild oats
Crops, Features

Maul of the wild

Farmers who missed two-decade-old advice on wild oat management now face the fallout, but new research and technology might still turn the tide

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Any Prairie farmers who ignored a 2005 paper on managing herbicide-resistant wild oats, back when it first dropped, might feel like they’re getting an “I told you so” finger wag if they were to read it today. Authored by Hugh Beckie, a former AAFC researcher known for his contributions to weed management and herbicide resistance […] Read more
john deere high speed disc
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere introduces new HSD high-speed discs

New models replace the 2680H Series

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John Deere has added another new implement line to its revamped offering of tillage tools, which it began introducing last year. The all-new HSD line of high-speed discs will replace the existing 2680H series models. Improved residue flow, which reduces plugging, and improved frame strengths for more durability are the highlights of the new design. […] Read more
fieldview drive 2.0
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Bayer introduces FieldView Drive 2.0

Digital system gets a technology upgrade

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Bayer used the Western Canadian Crop Production show in Saskatoon as the venue to introduce Prairie farmers to its new FieldView Drive 2.0 digital system, which allows growers to monitor and record activities from different farm equipment types and brands. The updated “2.0” version offers what the company says is “enhanced processing power, increased data […] Read more
Kubota's KATR autonomous off-road machine is designed to be the foundation for a system that can carry out a range of farming (and other off-road) tasks.
Equipment, Machinery

Ag brands show more autonomy, EV innovation at CES

Kubota, John Deere unveil new concept and production models

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A decade or two ago no one likely would have imagined the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas would become the chosen venue for farm equipment brands to debut their machines. But in the last couple of years, major brands have started to use it to reveal their newest technologies. This year Kubota was back […] Read more
Dutch says its UHS design has undergone field trials over the past two seasons on a number of different drills.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

New Dutch Agriculture opener knife prevents seed burn

Wider fertilizer-to-seed spread reduces toxicity risk in dry conditions

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With drier growing conditions over many areas of the Prairies in the last couple of seasons, some growers applying high rates of fertilizer have been experiencing incidents of toxicity with seed. That problem has led some to look for different opener knives for their air drills that provide more seed-to-fertilizer separation. “We had customers come […] Read more
The Solitair DT combines extensive tillage and seeding in one pass, as well as fertilizer application.
Equipment, Machinery

Lemken Solitair DT blends tillage and seeding

Combination unit wins Environmental Sustainability Award

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Lemken’s Solitair DT combination tillage and seeding implement is new to the North American market, and the brand has been showing it at different farm shows around Canada this summer to introduce farmers to it. That included a stop at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., where it won an Environmental Sustainability Award. It […] Read more
Agco marketing manager Mark Brungardt demonstrates the tire pressure adjustment system
Equipment, Machinery

Momentum planters offer features to reduce compaction, improve efficiency

Planters chosen for a 2025 AE50 engineering award for innovative technology

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In December the list of AE50 Award winners for 2025 was announced, and Agco won a few of them for its equipment. One of those machines garnering a prize was its relatively new Momentum planter. Every year the ASABE (the American Association of Agricultural and Biological Engineers) picks about 50 new products and machines that […] Read more
laying tile
GrowPro

Understanding tile drainage

Tiling can be a good solution for fixing multiple problems, but it can also be complex to install, and costs vary widely depending on the farm. Make purchasing decisions easier by doing your homework first.

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Removing excess water is the big payoff for tile drainage. Submerged fields and saturated soils can slash yields, cause salinity problems and even spell the loss of the entire crop, if it’s bad enough. However, it is not an inexpensive fix, nor is it a simple solution, and it won’t work for every farm. That’s […] Read more
john deere see and spray
Crops, Equipment, Features, Machinery

Can John Deere’s See and Spray system more than pay for itself?

Analysis of 2024 use shows significant reduction in herbicide use and costs

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Iowa State University in late August published the results of its field-scale trials of John Deere’s precision spraying system See and Spray Ultimate, and the outcomes were impressive, to say the least. Deere’s system uses artificial intelligence and machine-based learning to identify weeds in a growing crop and make targeted applications. The Iowa trials consisted […] Read more
Jason Waldenberger’s combine in action right after his Seed Terminator was installed in the field.
Equipment, Features

What the weed seed smasher survey says

Farmers share insights from working with weed seed control technology

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A recent study conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides a glimpse into why some Canadian producers are using harvest weed seed control, the effectiveness of the technology and some of the challenges associated with it. The 49-question online survey was conducted between the spring and fall of 2023. A total of 10 producers from […] Read more

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