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Features, Machinery

How to choose the right sprayer nozzle

Do some research, but also call a specialist for advice

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Under the heading “Perhaps Too Much of a Good Thing,” sprayer expert Tom Wolf says probably the biggest challenge about selecting the right nozzles for the field sprayer is having too much choice. “Finding the right nozzle is a bit of a chore simply because there is an overabundance of supply,” says Wolf. “The fact […] Read more
Manitoba Ag soil management specialist Marla Riekman says soil compaction can limit yields and have an indirect effect on crop development.
Crops, News

Soil compaction could squeeze your yields

A look at the direct and indirect effects of compaction in your fields

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For years, soil compaction wasn’t something Jeff Hamblin gave a lot of thought to. The Manitoba producer had heard about how the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in the Prairies acted to naturally alleviate farmland soil compaction, but it wasn’t until he started investigating some problem areas in his fields […] Read more
A 90-foot boom option for the FA 1030 air boom applicator is now available, in addition to the current 72-foot version.
Equipment, Machinery

Two new products from Case IH

Digital planter control upgrade and wider dry applicator boom

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Over the past decade, the prevalence of ISOBUS implement control compatibility has grown significantly. ISOBUS is a standardized digital format that allows tractors and implements of different brands to communicate seamlessly with each other. Now, most major brands have included at least some measure of that into their systems. This summer, Case IH announced its […] Read more
Horsch has partnered with Trimble to develop autonomous machines, like this concept machine Horsch revealed earlier this year.
Features, Machinery

Horsch looks to autonomy

Horsch and Trimble partner to develop next-generation machines

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[UPDATED: Oct. 26, 2021] It seems virtually every ag machinery brand is currently taking a serious look at building autonomous technology into their equipment. Even brands you might not have expected such development from. For example, Regina-based SeedMaster had been known only as a seeding implement manufacturer until it unveiled DOT, an autonomous seeding robot. […] Read more
AGCO and a consortium of tech companies are involved in field trials of a spot-spray system they say will provide growers with a way to reduce inputs and save costs.
Equipment, Machinery

Are broad-acre spray applications about to go extinct?

AGCO and tech partners team up to advance spot spraying

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The sight of sprayers broadly applying a constant flow of herbicide across Prairie fields may soon go the way of the dodo — at least if AGCO and its technology partners have anything to say about it. The company announced it has teamed up with Robert Bosch GmbH, BASF’s Xarvio Digital Farming Solutions and Raven […] Read more
Big Canada thistle plants can spell trouble in the combine, especially when there are large patches of them.
Crops, Features

Fall herbicide application timing in canola

To control perennial weeds in canola, there are benefits to both pre- and post-harvest control options — the deciding factor could be tied to your goals

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When deciding between a pre-harvest or post-harvest spray application to control tough perennial weeds, there are always some key considerations for farmers. The extent of the weed problem and harvest timing are important ones, of course, but other factors such as herbicide cost and killing frost also play into the decision. To control a weed […] Read more
John Deere’s upgraded model year 2022 400 and 600 series sprayers offer a new lineup of features and options.
Equipment, Machinery

New sprayer lineup from John Deere

The 400 and 600 series models offer new features

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In March, John Deere announced its medium- and large-chassis sprayer lines would see a host of changes for the 2022 model year, along with a new model numbering system that makes them now the 400R and 600R series. Like all of Deere’s newest powered machines, the sprayers will get significant upgrades in their digital capabilities, […] Read more
John Deere’s See and Spray Select option activates an individual spray nozzle only when boom cameras detect a green, growing weed below it.
Equipment, Machinery

Deere launches new See and Spray Select technology

Automated spot-spray option can reduce herbicide use

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It’s no surprise to farmers that herbicide use in agriculture has come under increased scrutiny by the general public in recent years. In some countries, glyphosate may soon be banned entirely, which will cause significant adjustments to cropping practices. And even in those regions where there isn’t yet a risk of losing glyphosate, weed resistance […] Read more
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Crops, Reuters

Mexican judge rejects industry bid to halt GMO corn, glyphosate ban

Farm council warns of lost productivity

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Mexico City | Reuters — A Mexican federal judge ruled against a request by the National Farm Council to freeze a government plan to ban genetically modified (GMO) corn and the widely used herbicide glyphosate by 2024, the national science council said on Monday. Judge Martin Adolfo Santos Perez’s ruling allows the executive order issued […] Read more

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