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6 strategies to manage weeds in pulse crops
Crops, Pulses

6 strategies to manage weeds in pulse crops

From tillage to pre-seed and pre-emergent herbicide applications in pulses

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Pulse crop growers face unique challenges in terms of managing weed populations in their crop. Not only are pulse crops less competitive, there are limited choices for pre-seed and in-crop herbicide applications, compared to canola and corn. Plan ahead to manage weed populations and resistance using the tools available. There are many choices for grassy […] Read more
The Ceus can be equipped with a twin row of dish-shaped rollers that, according to the company, can cope well with stony fields.
Machinery

New ‘Ceus’ tillage tool from Amazone

High-speed Ceus 60002TX Super debuts at field day

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This fall, marketing reps from Amazone were taking the brand’s new Ceus 6000 2TX Super high-speed tillage tool on a demonstration tour across parts of Canada. At about the same time, during an international field day in Germany in September, the brand included the Ceus in its parade of new products and demonstrated what it […] Read more
(SeedHawk.com)
Crops, Machinery

Seed Hawk to take parent firm’s name

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For Saskatchewan seeding, planting and tillage equipment maker Seed Hawk, the company name is changing but the brand remains the same. Seed Hawk, which has been 100 per cent owned by Swedish equipment manufacturer Vaderstad since 2013, has been renamed Vaderstad Industries effective Tuesday. The two companies said the name change “reflects the fuller integration […] Read more
AGCO’s 9800VE White Planters are now capable of operating at 9.8 m.p.h.
Machinery

AGCO introduces high-speed White Planters

White 9800VE Series planters 
use new seed tube design

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AGCO’s White Planter brand has recently debuted a new high-speed machine. The updated 9800VE Series planters, which made their first public debut at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, in February, now offer the same placement accuracy at 9.8 m.p.h. as other non-high-speed machines can at less than four, according to the company. […] Read more
Australia-based K-line Ag is entering the North American market this year with the official 
product launch of its Speedtiller high-speed disc.
Machinery

K-line Ag officially launches the Speedtiller

Australian firm stakes a claim in the Canadian marketplace

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With so many growers in Western Canada having made the transition to no-till production a decade or more ago, some might find it surprising that the number of new tillage implements and once-unfamiliar brands has proliferated in recent years. But a variety of factors now have many looking at incorporating “strategic tillage” into their operations. […] Read more
The SPS 360 from Bourgault is designed to be a one-pass system 
capable of dealing with difficult field conditions.
Machinery

Two new implements from Bourgault

Bourgault has designed these new tillage tools to work in difficult field conditions

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Farmers don’t need reminding that getting crops seeded and harvested in the last few years in many areas has presented some unusual challenges, due to extreme weather. With that in mind, Bourgault has introduced two new tillage implements it claims can help quickly get fields back into condition for seeding: the SPS 360, which it […] Read more
Lay the groundwork for a strong soybean season
Crops, Soybeans, Wheat & Chaff

Lay the groundwork for a strong soybean season

Agronomy tips... from the field

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Want to set the stage for a strong soybean crop? Start by seeding into warmer soils. Light tillage can help break up crop residue and spread it evenly across your field. Working up soil also attracts sunlight and heat more effectively. Aim to seed into moisture to give your beans a better start. If possible, […] Read more
If producers really want to try and get moisture levels down in their soil and decide to till, they need to think carefully about their phosphorus needs, says Dr. Mario Tenuta.
Crops, Features

Tillage is tempting, but treacherous

While tillage can get you in the field faster, it can also disrupt networks in your soil

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Many farmers across Western Canada have been struggling with wetter than normal conditions over the past few years. This spring many will again be facing soils that are close to the saturation point and puzzling over how to deal with them. Some farmers may turn to tillage to help dry them out, or at the very least to smooth […] Read more
Wider field cultivators from Unverferth
Machinery

Wider field cultivators from Unverferth

Three models offer different capabilities

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Unverferth Manufacturing has broadened the available working width range of its Perfecta field cultivators, which can now be ordered in sizes from four to 40 feet. The company claims the Perfecta models blend tillage, levelling and finishing actions into one implement. The new, wider sizes use a floating wing design that can rise up to […] Read more

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