Proper machine maintenance, cleaning and monitoring can help reduce the incidence of combine fires during harvest.

Take steps to prevent combine fires in sunflowers

In warm, dry, windy weather, cleaning, monitoring and maintenance become even more important

Row-crop harvest is in full swing across North Dakota, with many crops near completion. Weather conditions have been extremely warm and dry, allowing producers to harvest crops without the pressure to get the grains harvested before winter arrives. However, dry and warm conditions increase the risk of combine fires — especially when harvesting sunflowers. In […] Read more













Here’s a closer-up look at a plot of CDC Esme growing outside the SeCan booth at Ag in Motion at Langham, Sask. in July.

Essential oils: New Prairie oilseeds for 2025

Details on new sunflowers, mustards and flax

Seven new varieties of sunflower, mustard and flax will be available to plant in Western Canada next year, thanks to new seed releases from Corteva, Mustard 21, Nuseed and SeCan. Here’s a rundown on the new offerings. RELATED READING: Corteva: Pioneer P63HE920 is a high oleic sunflower hybrid that is suitable for growing in the […] Read more