When it comes to planting most annual cash crops on saline land, Lyle Cowell does not mince words: stop. “When a cattle farm has a cow that is no longer productive, that cattle farmer will not continue to try to breed that cow. It will be culled,” says the agronomist with Nutrien Ag Solutions in […] Read more
Crops and saline soils
Plant something, but choose carefully
Saskatchewan organic producer wins with chicken manure
Pelletized, cooked manure an organic fertilizer solution
Ask Boyd Charles what he considers his happiest day as a farmer and he’ll probably tell you it was the day he sold his sprayer. “I was tired of giving away most of my profit to the chemical companies,” he says of his decision to become an organic farmer in 1996. He hasn’t looked back. […] Read more
Organic farming veteran offers some truth and tips
Thinking of going organic? Back up a little
There are a number of reasons why farmers might want to try their hand at organic farming. Reports of premiums based on the demand for organic foods might be one. Cutting expensive chemical inputs out of your budget can also be a major incentive. However, if you’re only looking at organic farming through a financial […] Read more
Need for speed driving popularity of high-speed disks
HSDs help make tillage operations go faster in a world where time is of the essence
Ask a group of experts what producers are looking for in new tillage equipment today and the most common answer will likely be “speed.” In this case, that means the ability to get tillage operations finished quickly with as few passes as possible. But speed only tells part of the story. The bigger picture behind […] Read more
Seedbed-sensing system optimizes tillage tool operation
Case IH’s Soil Command brings remote-sensing tech to the world of tillage
Remote sensing has become part of the furniture on a great deal of farm equipment over the past several years. Whether used for data collection, feedback or variable-rate functions, the tech has become almost synonymous for precision agriculture. Why it matters: The seedbed-sensing system delivers real-time feedback from shank-mounted sensors to the tractor cab, informing […] Read more
How to get the best results from your tillage tools
Farm equipment leaders from Case IH, Lemken and Salford Group offer their top tips on diagnosing and removing compaction areas and tillage tool efficiency
What do agronomists and equipment companies have in common? At one time or another, both talk to producers about how to improve production on their farms. Use the correct tillage tools and make the appropriate adjustments to them to ensure you’re getting the best results. Agronomists do this because, well, that’s their explicit job description. […] Read more
A study from Alberta’s AgTech Centre calculated the true cost of overlap. The conclusion is that you can’t afford to be without GPS guidance
Table 1 -Seeding Input Costs -160 acres Type of crop Canola Durum Feed Barley Cost of Equipment per acre 19.59 19.59 19.59 Cost of Seed per acre 27.25 18.87 9.9 Nitrogen 27.5 27.5 27.5 Phos Sulphur + others 3.9 0 0 Total Cost per Acre 86.44 78.26 69.29 Table 2 -Amount of Overlap Overlap (ft) […] Read more
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