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With a precision planter, Ken Van Raay seeds canola just under the soil surface on highly tilled, heavily manured land. He runs a pivot after seeding. 
He says the crop is up in two to seven days and he’s had the canopy close in less than 18 days.
Canola, Crops, Features

A fresh look at the benefits of precision-planted canola

Five Alberta producers share their experiences

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Precisely placing individual corn or soybean seeds in a row has led some canola growers to switch from air seeders to vacuum planters in the past few years. For a fresh look in 2021, Grainews spoke with five Lethbridge-area growers who had experience with precision planting canola in 2020. Two producers carried out field trials […] Read more
Farmer and Grainews columnist Toban Dyck inspects wheat on July 6, 2021 near Winkler, Man., where hot and dry weather has led to thin, uneven stands. (Photo: Reuters/Rod Nickel)
Beef Cattle, Crops, Forages, Weather

Saskatchewan raises salvage threshold for parched crops

Stock watering program also boosted; APAS, Tories' ag critic had called for more drought aid

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Saskatchewan’s provincial crop insurance agency is raising the yield threshold at which drought-damaged crops can be grazed, baled for greenfeed or cut for silage with no penalty on future coverage. Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corp. said Wednesday it would double the “low yield appraisal” threshold values on cereal or pulse crop acres put to feed. SCIC […] Read more
Two Raven OMNiPower (formerly DOT) machines at work in the field. (RavenPrecision.com)
Crops, Machinery

CNH to buy Raven Industries

Heavy equipment maker to pay US$2.1 billion for precision ag firm

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The parent company behind Case IH, New Holland, Flexi-Coil and Steyr farm equipment is set to absorb a significant U.S. supplier of precision ag tech to its product lines and others. CNH Industrial on Monday announced a friendly all-cash agreement to buy up all shares in Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Raven Industries for about US$2.1 […] Read more
Before settling on the Multifarmer, Reinhardt considered a variety of brands and types to maximize efficiency on his farm as well as use in a new custom baling venture.
Equipment, Machinery

Alberta producer wouldn’t do without his Multifarmer

One producer finds the telehandler a valuable addition to the farm

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For David Reinhardt of Carstairs, Alta., deciding to ditch his 200-horsepower front-wheel assist tractor for a Merlo Multifarmer telehandler took a leap of faith. “We were very nervous about it when we bought our first one,” he says. “The price per horsepower is a little bit higher. Once we got it here and put it […] Read more
Merlo has introduced the 40.9 version of its hybrid Multifarmer telehandler with an 8.8 metre lift height. A 40 kilometre per hour road speed makes them ideal for pulling bale wagons.
Equipment, Machinery

Growing the telehandler market in Western Canada

Merlo looks to impress producers with newer, bigger 40.9 Multifarmer

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Having spent a fair amount of time visiting farms in Europe, I can vouch for the fact the telehandler has become nearly as common as the regular ag tractor on farms there. Farmers, often cramped for space, value the material handling ability of these machines in everything from loading grain to stacking bales. And for […] Read more
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Livestock, Machinery, Poultry/Eggs

Feather sector’s on-farm upgrade program underway

Applications now being accepted for funding

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The federal free trade compensation program to help Canada’s poultry and egg producers pay for on-farm upgrades, renovations and improvements is now taking applications. The $646.8 million, 10-year Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program (PEFIP) is now formally underway, Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced Monday. Each eligible Canadian producer is entitled to an amount proportional […] Read more
John Deere is offering some improvements on its 2022 model year lineup of air drills, including a new blockage detection system.
Equipment, Machinery

John Deere updates air seeder line

Blockage detection and other improvements for 2022

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For model year 2022, expect to see a few enhanced features show up on John Deere air seeders compared with the previous year’s designs. But the most obvious difference will be new model numbering designations for the 1830 and 1835 model drills. They will now become the H500 series with the last two digits representing […] Read more
AFS Connect Farm offers more features for mapping and large square baler data.
Machinery

Case IH updates AFS Connect Farm

The brand's digital platform gets more features

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As the major equipment brands continue to compete for dominance in ag machinery’s digital realm, Case IH announced recently that it has released the first major update for 2021 to its AFS Connect Farm desktop platform and mobile app, which is intended to give producers even more data access and management flexibility. The latest update […] Read more
Model year 2022 8R tractors will offer a Central Tire Inflation System option to vary tire pressures right from the cab.
Machinery

Deere’s 8 series updates for the 2022 model year

Central tire inflation is among the new tech for 8 series tractors

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As part of the updates to its 2022 model year product line, John Deere has thrown a few more features and options at its high-horsepower 8 series. With three different model types, the wheeled 8R, four-tracked 8RX and two-tracked 8RT, the 8 series is the rigid-framed little brother to the articulated 9 series, but offers […] Read more

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