High seed costs and low grain prices are renewing debate over planters in canola. Experts weigh seed savings, fertilizer limits and agronomic trade-offs.
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Seed costs spark new interest in planters for canola
Savings on seed are clear, but zero till and fertilizer logistics remain big questions
How to keep last year’s canola out of your beans
If any good herbicide options are off the table, canola will compete well against soybeans
Glacier FarmMedia — Fighting off volunteer canola in your soybean crop begins with added effort to keep your non-volunteer canola from escaping the back of the combine the year before. While there’s already been a lot of work done on the matters of volunteer canola issues and canola harvest loss, recent research from the University […] Read more
Vaderstad launches new Tempo planter model
Features will be made available across the company's Tempo line
Last September, Vaderstad unveiled a pre-production example of its new high-speed Tempo K planter at the Big Iron farm show at Fargo, N.D. At that time the company expected to begin accepting orders in the spring of this year. Right on schedule, the Tempo K now officially hits the market in North America. “For the […] Read more
SeedMaster challenges seeding beliefs with Ultra wheat yield guarantee
Brand aims to prove 15-inch row spacing will work just fine for wheat
SeedMaster has thrown down the gauntlet, challenging wheat growers to try using its single-row Ultra SR toolbar with 15-inch opener spacings and compare yields with drills using narrower spacings. With more than a few Ultra SRs already out working in Prairie fields for the past several years, CEO Don Henry says growers have found no […] Read more
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