At this stage in the crop year, many farmers are thinking about making a late-season application of glyphosate to control perennial weeds. A pre-harvest pass can be effective weed control, but if it’s applied at the wrong time or under the wrong conditions, it’s just wasted time and money. Farmers shouldn’t rely on it to […] Read more
Three steps to effective pre-harvest weed control
Three Steps To Effective Pre-Harvest Weed Control
At this stage in the crop year, many farmers are thinking about making a late-season application of glyphosate to control perennial weeds. A pre-harvest pass can be effective weed control, but if it’s applied at the wrong time or under the wrong conditions, it’s just wasted time and money. Farmers shouldn’t rely on it to […] Read more
The far east heads west
There have been several bits of interesting news trickling out of Europe in the last few weeks—and I’m not talking about the mayhem that struck Norway. I’m referring to recent developments in the farm machinery world. While both John Deere and AGCO are set to unveil new products to the media at events in the […] Read more
10 Tips To Get Your Air Seeder Ready For Spring – for Jul. 25, 2011
It’ll be spring before we know it, and air seeders will soon be hitting the fields. Now is the time for a last good look at them before their wheels start turning. Whether the machine is brand new or new-to-you, focusing on fine tuning product delivery mechanisms will pay dividends through good, even germination and […] Read more
Tips For Picking The Right Tractor Tire – for Jul. 25, 2011
A few years ago, all you needed to know was a tractor’s rim size when you went to a tire shop to order replacement rubber. Today, things are considerably different. Tire technology has progressed far beyond the days when you only had three ag tire choices: bias ply, bias ply or bias ply. Now, radials […] Read more
GPS Makes Drainage Work More Precise – for Jul. 25, 2011
I can remember hearing a farmer complain he had spent a very frustrating day trying to figure out why the water wouldn’t run downhill in his newly dug drainage ditches. The answer was obvious. His ditches didn’t run downhill. He finally figured that out. As funny as that incident seems, it highlights how difficult it […] Read more
Heavy-Duty Seed Drill Is Tailored For Tough Conditions
The Cross Slot seed opener system developed by Baker No-Tillage of New Zealand has been exported to several countries around the world, but until now it hasn’t made significant inroads into the machinery market on the Canadian Prairies. WhenGrainewsfirst looked at the technology back in 2009, there was only one farmer in Western Canada using […] Read more
New Seeding Equipment Debuts At WCFPS
Regina’s Western Canada Farm Progress Show (WCFPS) has become the “home” exhibition for Prairie-based seeding equipment manufacturers. Most now use that venue to introduce their new technologies to farmers. This year was no exception, with three major companies introducing new products designed to meet a range of different field conditions and seeding demands. SEEDMASTER At […] Read more
Three New Light Or Vertical Tillage Tools
As no-till farming practices evolve, some farmers are turning back to some form of tillage in order to deal with heavy residue volumes on fields. The need to deal with that problem has given rise to the new vertical tillage equipment offered by manufacturers that incorporate trash without creating “plough pan,” a deep layer of […] Read more
Pickup projects
Pickup trucks have been on my radar a lot this past week. At home, I’ve finally decided that my 1995 three-quarter ton, 4X4, diesel needs a facelift. It’s going to have to stay around for a while, so it might as well look nice—or at least nicer. A little less than two years ago I […] Read more