High seed costs and low grain prices are renewing debate over planters in canola. Experts weigh seed savings, fertilizer limits and agronomic trade-offs.
Machinery
Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola
Savings on seed are clear, but zero till and fertilizer logistics remain big questions
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.
Association of Equipment Manufacturers sets up lobby in Ottawa
The Association of Equipment Manufacturers, an organization representing North America’s agriculture and construction equipment makers, is setting up an office in Ottawa.
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.
Machinery automation runs through 2025 Agritechnica innovation awards
Computer vision and AI processing is bringing more control to farm machinery
Computer vision and AI processing for farm machinery show up many times in Agritechnica’s 2025 innovation award winners.
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.
