Videos
April 16 – 30 The new drill technology you’ve seen in trade shows is almost ready for ordering
Six individual products on each opener – 360 delivery points!
Clean Seed CX6 drill begins production
Holding a ceremony at the Steinbach, Man., manufacturing facility in early April, Clean Seed Capital Group marked the roll out of the first production model of its line of sophisticated CX6 drills.
Team building at AGCO
Celebrations during the 100,000th swather unveiling at Hesston included company employees ranging from senior management all the way to assembly line staff. AGCO executives talk with Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey about the importance of making this an inclusive team event.
AGCO reaches a swather production milestone at its Hesston plant
Grainews was in Hesston, Kansas, in March to see the roll out of the 100,000th swather to be built at AGCO’s Hesston assembly plant.
The view from the top: an interview with AGCO’s senior vice president
Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey spoke with AGCO’s senior vice president and general manager for the Americas Robert Crain recently at the company’s Hesston manufacturing plant. Mr Crain explains how the firm is pursuing its goal of being perceived as number one in product quality along with other topics.
VIDEO: The potential for post-harvest weed control in Western Canada
From the International Weed Resistance Summit
With machines like the Harrington Seed Destructor grabbing international headlines, many in Canada wonder whether post-harvest weed control could be the answer to herbicide resistance. Breanne Tidemann, a Ph.D. student at the University of Alberta, decided to find out. Lisa Guenther caught up with Tidemann at the Herbicide Resistance Summit in Saskatoon this March to […] Read more
VIDEO: Herbicide resistance spreading in Western Canada
From the International Weed Resistance Summit
At the Herbicide Resistance Summit this past March, Dr. Hugh Beckie presented the results of the latest weed survey in Saskatchewan. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada researchers hadn’t finished screening for herbicide resistance. But Beckie expects to see herbicide-resistant weeds on over 50 per cent of cultivated land in Saskatchewan, he told Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther. […] Read more
VIDEO: Canada ranks high in global herbicide resistance ratings
From the International Weed Resistance Summit
Saskatoon hosted the International Weed Resistance Summit this March. Speakers at the conference delivered a dose of reality on the growing herbicide resistance program. One of those speakers was Dr. Ian Heap, who leads the International Survey of Herbicide-Resistant Weeds. Grainews reporter Lisa Guenther teamed up with Robin Booker of The Western Producer to cover the […] Read more
April 1 – 15 Efficient Cattle Breeding & Bale Processing Techniques
EP13.4 – Rob Eirich talking with Barry Yaremico, Livestock Nutritionist of Alberta Agriculture about residual feed intake and bale processing.
April 1 – 15 How To Measure and Correct For Spray Pressure Drop
The sessions were designed to explain the phenomenon of pressure drop and how it affects coverage.
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