Videos

John Deere’s Go-to-Market Manager for Hay and Forage Equipment Kaylene Ballesteros talks about the features available in the brand’s 1 Series round balers during the Ag in Motion farm show in Langham, Saskatchewan, in July.

As more producers are looking at incorporating drones in their farm fleet, the number of drone tenders appearing on the market is increasing. Farm & Sky Tech Ltd. displayed their prototype trailer-mounted version at Ag in Motion in July.

Aaron Wetzel, John Deere’s Vice president of Production Systems, speaks with Glacier FarmMedia’s Scott Garvey about how the brand has been focusing on gearing up its equipment in recent years to meet the needs of Prairie grain farmers.

Shaking effects of canola tariffs could take years says economist It could take years before Canadian canola totally recovers from trade disruptions with China. That’s according to Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist, J.P. Gervais. In a webinar in late August, Gervais reminded listeners what happened to other countries that fell afoul of China. Earlier in […] Read more

  Seed Act proposals mean quicker changes, more industry input The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says a revised Seeds Act will reduce the government’s role in seed sector regulation and introduce more direct stakeholder input. Wendy Jahn is the agency’s national manager of the seed section. She gave a preview of the changes during Seeds […] Read more

At Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man., earlier this summer, Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, led a session on how growers can gauge their nitrogen rates in winter cereal crops by measuring chlorophyl in plants and the pros and cons of spring and fall nitrogen applications.

At the Ag in Motion farm show in July, Morris debuted its largest air cart yet, the 1440. The new air cart has a 1440 bushel capacity and introduces a few new features for the Morris 10 Series carts, such as a dual-caliper braking system.

Grain handling equipment manufacturer AGI unveiled a prototype “Smart Auger” at the Ag in Motion. The auger uses a battery pack with a four-hour run time to operate and incorporates a number of new features to provide management data on its use.