It’s a concept that came out of a desire to shorten their own on-farm sprayer fill times, explained Phil Friesen, owner of Crystal City, Manitoba-based PhiBer Manufacturing and farmer. He described the idea behind the creation of the PhiBer Dash tank mixing system as he stood beside it during the Manitoba Ag Days show in […] Read more
PhiBer Dash shortens tank mix times
Manitoba Ag Days: Born as an on-farm design, it aims to make tank mixing sprayer loads simpler
24 hours of the Condor
As I look out my office window at one of the worst March storms I’ve ever seen, it’s hard to believe that equipment will likely be running through prairie fields in only two months. All anyone can do on days like this is daydream about those warm spring and summer afternoons. So when a press […] Read more
Bin probe provides instant temperature reading
The Dimos Labtronics bin probe transmits Wi-Fi signal
Keeping tabs on the temperature of stored grain is critical to ensuring producers don’t lose money from spoilage. Increasing internal bin temperature readings are an indication stored grain is at risk. Jason Diehl of Dimos Labtronics was showing his company’s Wi-Fi grain probe at Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon. It’s designed to provide an easy […] Read more
Specialty gauge for aeration bins
Special gauge face allows for easy airflow readings at a glance
A few people using aeration bins may be content just to confirm some airflow is coming out the top, but getting an adequate volume of air moving through the grain is critical to ensure efficient drying. Determining how many cubic feet of air per minute (CFM) is actually moving through any bin, though, depends on […] Read more
New skid-steer tire option
Winnipeg manufacturer introduces its new non-pneumatic tire design
At last year’s Manitoba Ag Days show in Brandon, Evolution Wheel of Winnipeg debuted its all-steel wheel replacement for skid-steer loaders. The idea was to offer a wheel that provided improved traction and removed the risk of tire damage from hazards. This year, the company introduced another wheel option for producers who want those benefits […] Read more
Playing by the rules
Maybe you’re old enough to remember when Detroit automakers sent out their first cars with pollution control systems in the early 1970s. The car companies were forced to reduce tailpipe emissions and the car-buying public didn’t exactly meet those first, rather complex systems with overwhelming approval. The first thing many owners did after getting their […] Read more
Kioti grows up, and into utilities
The South Korean brand adds three new and more powerful models to its tractor line
Kioti wants to be a bigger player in the mainstream ag tractor market. As part of that effort, it recently added three more models to the top end of its relatively new PX Series. Prior to the introduction of these new machines, the brand was really only a player in the compact and sub-compact tractor […] Read more
Can-Am expands its lineup
New offerings include another side-by-side and 6x6 models
BRP announced it has expanded its Can-Am line of Defender side-by-side UTVs, adding another model, the new HD5, with what the brand calls a “mid-sized” engine. “The 2017 Can-Am Defender HD5 side-by-side vehicle provides full-size functionality and unmatched versatility at an attractive price point,” explained Marc-André Dubois, the brand’s global Marketing director, in a press release. […] Read more
PHOTOS: Krone demonstrates the Premos 5000
We check out the performance of Krone's in-field pellet harvester
Last June the Grainews e-QuipTV video team travelled to Hungary to get a look at some of German-based manufacturer Krone’s equipment at work in the field. That included the company’s new-concept Premos 5000 in-field pellet harvester. First unveiled to the public at the 2015 Agritechnica machinery show in Germany, the Premos 5000 is the first […] Read more
Getting a lift
So far, North American farmers haven’t really taken to the telehandler the way their European cousins have. There’s no question farmers over there have a real passion for these machines. Of course, some of the operations European farmers need them for aren’t common here. For example, most Canadian farmers, especially on the prairies, usually […] Read more
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