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Equipment

VIDEO: Crops feeling the thirst for irrigation

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Western Canada has been getting more attention when it comes to irrigation, particularly for crops such as potatoes, lentils and sugar beets, but that’s not all. “Pretty much everything in our area if you can put water on it,” says Rob Mraz, general manager with Delta Irrigation. In this video, Mraz talks about technology applications […] Read more
Kubota M7 tractor
Equipment, Machinery

VIDEO: Kubota improves versatility of M series tractor lineup

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Machinery editor Scott Garvey speaks with Kubota product manager Kyle Dabrowski about the features of the Kubota M7 and M8 tractors, the two largest model series tractors offered by the brand. RELATED: Full specifications of the Kubota M7 Series and M8 Series tractors on AgDealer.com RELATED: Check out Grainews takes to the field in Kubota’s M8 tractor by Scott […] Read more
Seed Hawk PD 1350
Equipment, Machinery

Vaderstad introduces a 1,350-bushel Seed Hawk air cart

Larger cart should keep drills working longer with fewer refill stops

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Glacier FarmMedia — The Ag in Motion farm show offered a perfect opportunity to look at the variety of different seed drill openers on the market in Western Canada. In this series on the choices producers have on how to place seed and fertilizer, we take a look at the different opener designs manufacturers offer, […] Read more
salford valmar ab640 at ag in motion
Equipment, Machinery

VIDEO: Salford introduces Valmar AB640 air boom applicator

New granular applicator gets a wider 90-foot air boom

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Growers now have more choices than ever on how to apply a lot of fertilizer in a short amount of time. In July Salford introduced its newest and largest air boom applicator. With a 90-foot boom, the Valmar AB640 goes well past the brand’s previous flagship model, the 9620, which offers 72 feet of working […] Read more
John Deere drill specialist Logan Wemyss explains some of the features of the aftermarket opener parts offered by Aricks Australia through Thunderstruck Ag Equipment here in Canada.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Is your John Deere drill working to peak efficiency?

Thunderstruck Ag offers upgraded parts and free advice from a service specialist

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Like all farm equipment these days, seed drills offer a much higher level of precision in the field than older machines. But that enhanced performance comes from significantly more complex systems, which aren’t always easy to understand or maintain correctly. “That’s where I come into the scene, with 16 years of accumulated knowledge at Aricks,” […] Read more
wheat july 2024
Columns, Editor's column

Editor’s Rant: Bumper sticklers

Crop forecasting is a thankless job, but necessary

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They were good calls at the time. Just a few weeks ago a clutch of farm writers from across Canada converged on Glacier FarmMedia’s Ag in Motion show west of Saskatoon. Some of those writers, myself included, drove past quite a lot of handsome crops en route. In some stretches, the usually blue watery mirages […] Read more
merlo multifarmer
Equipment, Machinery

Merlo updates the Multifarmer line

Cab improvements add to operator comfort

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Glacier FarmMedia — One type of machine with a more noticeable presence on the Ag in Motion show grounds in recent years is the telehandler. As on-farm material handling becomes a bigger and heavier job, farmers are paying more attention to them. And one telehandler model designed specifically to appeal to farmers is the Merlo […] Read more
SeedMaster’s prototype single-knife drill opener uses a pair of hydraulic cylinders on each opener. One controls down pressure, while the second controls trip force.
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

SeedMaster adds another drill to its lineup

Single-knife opener prototype shown at Ag in Motion

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At the Ag in Motion farm show, SeedMaster displayed a prototype drill with a very different opener design from what the company originally introduced: a single-knife model with dual down pressure and and trip control hydraulic cylinders. When it enters production later this year, it will be the third SeedMaster opener design buyers can choose […] Read more
bourgault side band shank
Crops, Equipment, Machinery

Three opener types available from Bourgault

Brand offers drills with side-band and mid-row fertilizer banding technology

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Bourgault showed its PLS, PLX and PLDS openers at its display on the grounds of the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham, Sask. in July. Like other popular brands, it’s best known for the the original opener design it went to market with several years ago. That was a single knife for seed placement […] Read more

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