The selection of drone support tenders — units built to serve as landing pad, operator station and refill platform for large agricultural drones — on display at Ag in Motion suggests more of the farmer population at large may now be seeing drone tech’s potential applications in their own fields.
Drone tenders proliferate at Ag in Motion
Several companies at Ag in Motion rolled out mobile platforms for agricultural drone use
Farm auctions evolve with the times
Online auctions and new technology reshape an environment once dominated by live on-farm sales
The option is still available for farmers who want to sell assets that way, but a U.S. auction firm expanding into Canada notes the number of live, on-farm auctions has drastically declined.
How to overhaul electric trailer brakes
What you’ll find, and what to look for, when you pull the wheel hubs off an old stock trailer
Let’s look at what you’ll find when you pull the wheel hubs off your livestock trailer, and what you need to consider to keep those electrical brakes in good working condition.
GSI’s GrainVue allows for remote grain bin monitoring
Customizable system can automatically control aeration, drying and cooling
Grain storage and handling equipment maker GSI’s GrainVue bin monitoring system allows farmers to monitor grain’s condition inside the bin and automate the drying, cooling and/or aerating.
VIDEO: Case IH AF11 combine hits the ground running in Manitoba
In February last year, Case IH pulled the wraps off its newest, highest capacity combine, the AF11. The brand promised this new flagship model would offer growers a real jump in capacity, and the AF11 would include features that provided a real financial benefit to owners. This fall Glacier FarmMedia editors spent a day in […] Read more
Vintage power on display at Saskatchewan tractor pull
This summer’s Ag in Motion farm show included a tractor pull that featured machines built before 1960
At the Ag in Motion farm show held earlier this year near Langham, Sask., a vintage tractor pull event drew pretty significant crowds of show goers, who were mostly farmers.
Equipment dealership chain firms up Manitoba reach
AgWest is expanding its dealership network with new buildings in Brandon and Russell
Agco equipment dealership chain AgWest recently announced it will build two new dealership buildings in western Manitoba to better serve that expanding market area.
Powdery mildew can be combine fire risk
Dust from the disease can ignite to cause combine fires; producers advised to frequently clean their equipment
Depending on the crop, powdery mildew may not be much of a yield killer for grain growers — but dust from the fungal disease can build up to cause fires in combines.
Aluminum grain trailers offer best of both worlds
The customizable design based on pneumatic trailer configurations provides light weight but high capacity
Aluminum grain trailers were turning farmers’ heads at the recent Ag in Motion farm show, touting customizable design based on pneumatic trailer configurations, as well as high capacity but also lighter weight for fuel efficiency.
Deere’s Tier 4 engines get B30 upgrade
John Deere has increased the biofuel rating of its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30. Photo: John Deere
John Deere has just announced it is increasing the biodiesel approval rating on its Final Tier 4 diesel engines from B20 to B30.
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