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To increase capacity and efficiency, Jake Leguee built a rack for the field spraying trailer that can hold up to four of the 800- to 1,000-litre plastic chemical totes. The rack (or shelf) sits against the front water tank on the left side of the photo. Two totes sit on the deck of the trailer, while the other two totes are secured to the shelf above. Leguee can draw chemical from more than one tote at a time if needed to fill the sprayer tank more quickly.
Machinery, News

Save time with spray operation efficiencies

Covering more acres in a day doesn’t mean you need to drive faster

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As most farmers today agree, the field sprayer is one of the most important and perhaps one of the most used pieces of farm machinery, so with a lot of butt-time in the sprayer seat there is time to ponder ways to get more acres done in a day. If you are racing against changing […] Read more
The all-electric F-150 Lightning will be arriving on dealers’ lots in the spring of 2022.
Machinery, News

A look at the all-electric Ford F-150 Lightning

Ford steps boldly into a future of new vehicle drivetrains

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The typical vehicle drivetrain as we know it — and have known it for about a century — is about to change drastically. Alternative fuel engines, those other than gas and diesel, and most importantly battery electric vehicles are poised to become the dominant types of vehicles on the road within a decade or so. […] Read more
Dairy producers Michael and Jessica Lovich of Balgonie, Sask., were named Saskatchewan’s Outstanding Young Farmers for 2021.
Features, News

Nominees lined up for national Outstanding Young Farmer awards

Plans and dreams of dairy, beef, poultry and vegetable producers featured in December program

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For the second year in a row, Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) national awards program planned for early December 2021, for the most part, will be a virtual event again, although the actual awards presentations will be live. While the information workshops and social networking during the awards program, being held Dec. 1-3, will be […] Read more
Manitoba Ag soil management specialist Marla Riekman says soil compaction can limit yields and have an indirect effect on crop development.
Crops, News

Soil compaction could squeeze your yields

A look at the direct and indirect effects of compaction in your fields

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For years, soil compaction wasn’t something Jeff Hamblin gave a lot of thought to. The Manitoba producer had heard about how the seasonal freeze-thaw cycle in the Red River Valley and elsewhere in the Prairies acted to naturally alleviate farmland soil compaction, but it wasn’t until he started investigating some problem areas in his fields […] Read more
Keep grain in good condition to prevent entrapment
News, Wheat & Chaff

Keep grain in good condition to prevent entrapment

Take these safety measures if you must enter your grain bin

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A sobering statistic from the Canadian Agricultural Injury data indicates there is an average of four fatalities due to grain entrapment every year in Canada. Grain entrapment incidents happen in grain bins, trucks, wagons, railcars and grain piles. Unfortunately, engulfment happens very quickly, and most victims do not survive. The best way to prevent grain […] Read more
Drone image of a tile drainage project in northeast Saskatchewan. The tile drainage was installed over six quarter sections to address issues related to side hill sweep, high water tables and soil salinity.
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When is tile drainage a good fit?

If your farmland has a high water table, floods frequently and suffers from salinity issues, odds are it can benefit, if there’s somewhere the water can go

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After a two-day downpour drowned out 50 acres of canola last year, Dustin Williams decided it was finally time to do something about a field that had been plagued with paltry crops. “It just rotted out,” says Williams, who also grows wheat, oats, soybeans and edible beans on his farm near Souris, Man. It was […] Read more
The Canola Council of Canada says hot days and warm nights from bud to mid-flowering stages can have a devastating effect on canola yield.
Canola, News

Nexera offers free heat blast insurance on canola until October 29, 2021

Fully automatic coverage with a payout as temperatures rise

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Western Canadian farmers thinking about growing Nexera canola have until the end of October to take advantage of free crop insurance coverage providing up to $100 per acre in protection against heat blast during the 2022 growing season.  Corteva Agriscience has introduced this first-of-its-kind insurance coverage, known as the Heat Advantage program, providing insurance of […] Read more
Once you have a network of buyers you’d like to do business with, it pays to stay in touch — it will likely improve your chances of being alerted to pricing specials when they come around.
Features, Marketing, News

Be a better grain marketer

It’s more important than ever to be an astute grain marketer. Strengthen your position with these pro tips

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Reg Dyck farmed for more than 40 years near Starbuck, Man., but he knew early on that grain marketing was something he wanted to learn more about. In fact, Dyck was still in high school when he started taking marketing extension courses put on by Manitoba Agriculture and other ag agencies. “What motivated me, I […] Read more

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