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Trying an integrated optical sensor

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Farmers have a lot invested in sprayers. Now they can get even more out of this investment by installing an integrated optical sensor. Sprayer-mounted optical sensors measure crop growth and provide instant information in real time. Sprayers are already making multiple passes over the field each season. Now farmers can easily collect extra layers of […] Read more
Cattleman’s Corner, Features

Advantages of hydraulic squeeze

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I’ve had the good fortune over the years of working with progressive producers and have seen their usage of hydraulic chutes increase. There are several key advantages with these chutes that help them pay for themselves quicker than you might imagine. Labour can be a major expense in larger cow-calf, bison and feedlot operations, but […] Read more
Farm Life, Features

A business of their own

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In the mid-1980s when Joan and Les Balla’s three children were in their teens, the couple felt it was important for them to be involved in a business of their own. The Ballas, who live near Leask, Saskatchewan, ran a hog operation at the time. They looked at various options and decided that raising alfalfa […] Read more
Features, Machinery

MFWD tractors bulk up

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This summer Case IH announced the pending introduction of its most powerful Magnum tractor yet, the 370 CVT. Rated at 370 engine horsepower, the new Magnum will probably be the most powerful rigid-frame tractor on the North American market when it’s released in late 2012. Despite the pending introduction of that big Magnum, which will […] Read more
Features, Machinery

Improved shank design deals with trash

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Morris Industries has introduced a new shank design for its Contour drill. The Contour drill features ultra-precise seed and fertilizer placement over changing field landscapes. The new shank design improves trash clearance through the heaviest crop residues. The Contour 2, the next generation of the seeding system, offers all the great features of the original […] Read more
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Management tips for a wet spring

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Scott Day, diversification specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives (MAFRI), didn’t seed an acre on his own farm in 2011 at Deloraine, Man. He wasn’t alone. Many others in southwest Manitoba didn’t seed many acres, and many of those who did manage to get a few acres in the ground under wet conditions […] Read more
Columns, Features

Magnesium matters

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Magnesium (Mg) is an essential nutrient for all living things. In plants, it holds the central position in the all-important chlorophyll molecule, which transforms sunlight’s energy into plant-usable energy or ATP (adenosine triphosphate). In animals and humans, a large part of magnesium’s essentiality comes from its combination with ATP. This Mg-ATP complex is required for […] Read more
Columns, Features

Three uses for forage radish

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When Columbus left the safety and comfort of his home to find the New World, people thought he was crazy; everyone knew the world was flat. Instead of finding India, Columbus found North America. Not what he was looking for, but a remarkable discovery. What does Columbus have to do with agriculture? Products that were […] Read more
Features, Machinery

Deep tillage can be too effective

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A deep tillage treatment on his Alberta Peace River region farm did what it was supposed to do, but Gary Sanocki wondered at times this past growing season if it might have worked too well. Sanocki, who crops about 1,800 acres of grains, oilseeds and pulses near Eaglesham says the tillage in the fall of […] Read more

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