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AGCO’s 9800VE White Planters are now capable of operating at 9.8 m.p.h.
Machinery

AGCO introduces high-speed White Planters

White 9800VE Series planters 
use new seed tube design

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AGCO’s White Planter brand has recently debuted a new high-speed machine. The updated 9800VE Series planters, which made their first public debut at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, now offer the same placement accuracy at 9.8 m.p.h. as other non-high-speed machines can at less than four, according to the company. […] Read more
Crops

CSTA welcomes its 66th president

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Dan Wright, of Monsanto Canada, has been named the 66th President of the Canadian Seed Trade Association, the association says in a release. Wright has been involved with the CSTA for a number of years. In that time, he has served on the board of directors for two years and on the executive for three […] Read more
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General

Annual food contest has new category for alcoholic beverages

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Aspiring Manitoba entrepreneurs with creative ideas for new foods or alcoholic beverages are invited to enter the 11th annual Great Manitoba Food Fight (GMFF), Agriculture Minister Ralph Eichler announced yesterday “Manitoba is home to many budding entrepreneurs with a passion for food and drink and the skill to create innovative and delicious new products,” said […] Read more
(Photo courtesy ARS/USDA Northern Plains Ag Research Lab, Sidney, Montana.)
Crops, Machinery

Aerial crop sprayers grounded in Western Canada

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CNS Canada — Aerial crop sprayers are spending more time on the ground than in the air in Western Canada this season, with hot and dry weather limiting disease pressures and changing the economic threshold for insect applications. “The crops came out of the ground very aggressively and good, but there was a prolonged hot […] Read more
SeedMaster showed the public a mockup of the single-row drill concept its engineers are working on during Canada’s Farm Progress Show.
Machinery

Talking trash about seeding equipment

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SeedMaster, a brand that often gives farmers a glimpse of its new technologies, chose to show a mockup of its one-row drill concept at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina in June. “It’s something that we’re working with, testing a few ideas on how to better improve residue flow through a machine, but also how […] Read more
The plant symptoms included stunted development, twisted and bent stems and chlorosis at the growing point.
Crops, Features, Peas

Crop Advisor’s Casebook: Why are these yellow peas in a twist?

A Crop Advisor's Solution from the July 18, 2017 issue of Grainews

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On June 6 of last year, I visited Mike’s 3,000-acre farm, near Morse, Sask., where he grows green lentils, yellow peas, mustard and durum. Mike was concerned about some yellowing, unhealthy-looking plants in an area of his pea crop. Two days before he noticed the damaged plants, the crop had been sprayed by a custom applicator […] Read more
New Ride ’n’ Drive feature at AIM: Self-propelled sprayers
Features

New Ride ’n’ Drive feature at AIM: Self-propelled sprayers

Choosing the right machine the first time saves growers time and money — in the purchase and in the application. Investing in a sprayer is a large financial commitment, so it’s important to know what’s on the market to truly meet your farm’s needs and to understand how the different models compare in performance. That’s […] Read more
aerated grain bins
Crops, Equipment, Features

Adding heat to dry out grain in the bin

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Supplemental heat can turn a poor drying day in November into a beautiful drying day, says Joy Agnew, who manages ag research services at Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI). “Even if it’s 100 per cent humidity outside and it’s cold, if you warm the air by 10 degrees, you cut the humidity by half. Now […] Read more

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