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Goldacres company of Australia has a new sprayer with 14,000 litres (3,700 U. S. gallons) of total tank capacity. The main spray tank is divided into two 6,000-litre tanks, plus there are two 1,000-litre chemical shuttles up front. “The sprayer mixes chemical on the go so you don’t have to have 12,000 litres of mixed […] Read more

1. As a follow up to our article last issue on GreenSeeker (April 20 Grainews, page 34), the fertilizer top-dressing tool has new software for durum, malting barley and oats. Updates for these crops came from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. GreenSeeker uses optical sensors that emit and analyze reflected light to determine crop vigour. It […] Read more

Most farms are noisy places. Maybe you don’t notice anymore. Could be your hearing’s not as good as it used to be. Wonder why? Look around your farm workplace. Got an auger, a mower, animals, a chainsaw, a tractor? Chances are you’re exposed to noise levels everyday that could damage your hearing. Think about it. […] Read more

Saskatchewan Pulse Growers released seven new lentil varieties and one new pea variety this spring through its Variety Release Program. That brings to 68 the number of new varieties introduced since the program’s inception in 1997. Saskatchewan Pulse Growers’ (SPG) largest research investment is the $21 million, 15-year pulse breeding agreement with the University of […] Read more

I need to vent on the uselessness of ratio analysis by financial experts of any farmers’ individual or corporate financial statements. (Grainews March 23, “Know your net worth,” page 32.) Our partnership of three brothers, JVM van Staveren Farms Inc., has farmed together for over 15 years. Some of us have been farming for 30 […] Read more