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Columns, Crops

Who’s handling your farm data? Keep an eye on this U.S. model

Data is becoming an industry. Whether you like it or not, you’re part of it


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We talk about environmental stewardship, land stewardship and animal stewardship in agriculture, but there’s not a lot of discussion about data stewardship. And that’s too bad because there are some good reasons to have control over who accesses our data. I’m really talking about Big Data here — the move by businesses to collect mountains of data […] Read more
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Crops

Cost cutting with new agricultural technology

Technology is moving at a pace we couldn’t have imagined. Can it help you?

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If you’ve ever wondered what the future will be like, Jack Uldrich has the answer. It will feel like you’re sitting in a driverless car for the first time as the vehicle careens around pylons and executes high-speed turns. In other words, a little nerve-wracking. Uldrich, a futurist and author, showed us a video clip […] Read more
Crops, Features

Affinity launches new software

BASF has teamed up with Affinity to create farm management software

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Easy-to-use comprehensive crop and farm management software that comes with unlimited, reliable six-day and evening support? It may sound too good to be true, but that’s the promise that Affinity is offering to Canadian farmers signing up to use the Compass Grower Advanced software program. The software, delivered on a Microsoft platform is designed to […] Read more
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Machinery

Case IH introduces AFS 2.0

Case IH’s 2015 line-up comes ready-to-use Advanced Farming System 2.0

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What’s the difference between Case IH’s Advanced Farming System Connect 2.0 and AFS Connect 1.0? “That’s like a Pinto and a Cadillac,” said Mike Klein, advanced farming systems North America marketing manager. Most farmers don’t choose their combines based on the monitors in the cab, but for those who might, here are some of the […] Read more
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Machinery

Challenger MT500E Series tractors unveiled at Jackson, MN, factory

Take a look inside the updated, user-friendly cab interior

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When it comes to model numbers on its line of Challenger tractors, AGCO has kept with the tradition originally used by Caterpillar when it owned the brand. Each updated version gets a higher letter designation behind the model number. So when it pulled the wraps off the newest incarnation of the mid-range MT500s in a […] Read more
The challenges of precision ag
Columns, Crops

The challenges of precision ag

The technology for variable rate fertilizer is well established. But the agronomy is still catching up

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Precision agriculture, including variable rate fertilizer, is commonplace in farm literature and has been for many years now. But despite the hype, the actual adoption of the practice has been slow. Ask for a show of hands at any farm meetings and the result surprises many. GPS and autosteer is commonplace and has made a […] Read more
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Columns, Crops

Monsanto weed ID app

Monsanto’s new app helps you identify a new 
weed in your field, and also show it on a map 


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All day, every day we are bombarded with information, most of which can be critical to our operations. Many days it’s difficult to absorb all of these tidbits of gold, let alone recall them on demand. Monsanto has released a weed ID app that can ease your mental strain. Not only is it a weed […] Read more
Man standing in field with a tractor.
Machinery

One brand, one system

With just one brand, this farmer can push the limits

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I don’t want to pretend we’re on the very cutting edge, but we do try and adopt newer technologies,” says Jordan Kambeitz, who farms more than 20,000 acres near Regina. “We’re working right now with variable rate seeding and fertilizer. We’re working on inter-row seeding in canola with RTK. We’re using sectional control on our drill.” […] Read more

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