Forages & Production Tips

Manitoba to boost insurance coverage on pedigreed soybeans

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 21, 2015

Increased coverage for pedigreed soybeans is among the changes planned for Manitoba’s provincial crop insurance program for the 2015 growing season. Soybeans are expected to be the largest pedigreed seed crop in Manitoba this year, the province said in a release, and the increased coverage is expected to reflect the “additional cost” of producing the […] Read more

Ron Pidskalny, executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association, has resigned after one year in the position, recognizing the association is short of funds. Photo: Allan Dawson

Crops, Forages

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association short of funds, and a manager

By Allan Dawson, GFM Network News November 20, 2014

The Canadian Forage and Grassland Association (CFGA) set up five years ago to help Canada’s struggling forage and grassland industry is struggling itself, but vows to carry on despite a shortage of funds and the resignation of its executive director, Ron Pidskalny. “Nobody is saying we’re going to have to shut it down,” CFGA chair […] Read more

Hay, Machinery

New balers from Vermeer

Another new product, the "Catapult", pitches material up to 100 feet in a controlled direction

By Scott Garvey November 18, 2014

Vermeer has just introduced a new two-model line of balers called the 600N Series. However, both versions, the 604N and 605N, are available in either a standard configuration or as “Cornstalk Specials.” The brand’s official press release announcing their introduction says their designs are based on the previous M Series, but the new models offer […] Read more

Hay, Machinery

Hay Handler helps speed dry-down times

By Scott Garvey November 12, 2014

Hooked in tandem, the Hay Handler swath consolidation and inverter implement concept on display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, in September was an eye catcher. Hay Handlers can help forage growers speed dry-down times and blend windrows for faster baling, according to co-inventor Glen Shantz. “This is year six,” he says, about […] Read more

Vermeer announced it is currently developing a round baler that will start forming a new bale while ejecting a completed one, allowing for non-stop field operations.

Hay, Machinery

Non-stop round baling

Working in conjunction with partner Lely, Vermeer has built a baler that won’t require stops to eject a full bale

By Scott Garvey November 5, 2014

How much time would it save in a day if you didn’t have to stop to eject a full bale when round baling? Engineers at Vermeer think it would save a lot, so they’ve been working on developing a model that will start forming a new bale while simultaneously ejecting a completed one. Working in […] Read more

Forages, Hay, Machinery

New Holland updates the Speedrower for 2015

Uprated Tier 4B engines  offer improved fuel economy and more horsepower

By Scott Garvey October 31, 2014

In July of 2013 New Holland introduced the Speedrower line of self-propelled windrowers, which offered one of the fastest road travel speeds in the industry, even without reversing the direction of travel for high-speed stability. For the 2015 model year, Speedrowers get a few updates, most notably new Tier 4B engines offering more power. There […] Read more

Cattleman’s Corner, Forages

Brassica may be a forage crop for all reasons

Ten-acre trial last winter, ‘made an excellent forage for swath grazing’

By Lee Hart October 22, 2014

Several Alberta beef producers are paying attention this summer and winter to determine how a popular New Zealand crop, known as forage brassica, fits in with a range of grazing options here in Western Canada. This is all a spinoff from a 10-acre trial last winter, using the forage brassica (also known as rape or […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Reuters

Women will not boycott World Cup over artificial turf

By GFM Network News October 2, 2014

Toronto | Reuters — There are no plans to boycott next year’s Women’s World Cup but players will proceed with a gender discrimination lawsuit against FIFA if forced to play on artificial turf, one of the complainants said on Thursday. Reigning FIFA player of the year Nadine Angerer, who is among over 40 international women […] Read more

Corn, Crops, Forages, Pulses, Weather

More time granted to repay MCGA cash advances

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News August 19, 2014

Prairie grain and oilseed growers who took out cash advances in the 2013 crop year through the Manitoba Corn Growers Association (MCGA) now have more time to repay. The federal government on Tuesday announced a stay of default on repayment of advances made through the MCGA for crops in 2013 — resetting the repayment deadline […] Read more

Crops, Forages, Reuters

World Cup on faux turf discriminatory, top women players warn FIFA

By GFM Network News August 6, 2014

Toronto | Reuters — Some of the world’s top women soccer players say FIFA’s proposal to play the 2015 Women’s World Cup finals in Canada on artificial turf instead of grass is discriminatory and violates human rights. The World Cup finals for men and women, contested every four years, have always been played on natural […] Read more

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

GFM Network News

U.S. livestock: Hog futures hit contract highs on shock herd decline

Alberta Crop Report: Harvest more than three-quarters finished

NFU says proposed plant breeders’ rights come at farmers’ expense

Forages

Manitoba to boost insurance coverage on pedigreed soybeans

Canadian Forage and Grassland Association short of funds, and a manager

New balers from Vermeer

Hay Handler helps speed dry-down times

Non-stop round baling

New Holland updates the Speedrower for 2015

Brassica may be a forage crop for all reasons

Women will not boycott World Cup over artificial turf

More time granted to repay MCGA cash advances

World Cup on faux turf discriminatory, top women players warn FIFA

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