Adaptable hay rake
Claas’s new Liner 650 twin rotary rake handles swaths up to 20.5 feet.
The chassis swings into various positions with a double acting
hydraulic cylinder, allowing the operator to make one windrow or two.
Each rotor has 11 tine arms running in a sealed, permanently lubricated
gearbox.
It also has a standard tandem axle undercarriage that pivots
independently for smooth, accurate tracking. The rake swings directly
behind the tractor for a narrow transport width.
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For information contact a Claas dealer or Claas of America at 3030
Norcross Dr., Columbus, Indiana, U.S.A. 47202, phone 812-342-4441 or
visit www.claas
ofamerica.com.
Coulter applicator
The new 8830 coulter applicator from Bourgault uses the same main frame
as the 8810 series cultivator.
The fertilizer coulter assembly featuring a long life 20-inch coulter
is the 8830’s main feature.
The assembly features the same technology as the mid-row bander with a
more robust design required in hard, dry fall conditions.
Features include a trip-out force of 500 pounds compared to 385 lb. of
the Bourgault mid-row bander.
There is a heavy-duty pivot with new composite fibre bushing for longer
life.
An adjustment for the floating scraper makes it easy to adjust the
scraper for coulter wear. The unit has low draft requirements and
minimal soil disturbance.
Ballast can be added to the heavy-duty frame to improve soil
penetration. There is a floating hitch for accurate fertilizer
placement in rolling or uneven ground conditions.
The 8830 will be available in 40, 50, 56 and 60 foot widths.
For more information, contact a Bourgault dealer, or get in touch with
Bourgault by writing Box 39, St. Brieux, Sask., S0K 3V0, phone
306-275-2300 or visit www.bourgault.com.
Biotech booklet
CropLife Canada, formerly the Crop Protection Institute, has a new
booklet called Plant Biotechnology in Canada.
It provides background on the uses of biotechnology in Canada and
details on the regulatory process to protect human health and safety
and the environment.
Copies are available from CropLife Canada at 21 Four Seasons Place,
Suite 627, Etobicoke, Ont., M9B 6J8, phone 416-622-9771 or visit the
website at www.croplife.ca.
Durum herbicide
Bayer’s Everest is registered for use on durum in Western Canada.
Everest is a Group 2 herbicide that controls wild oats and green
foxtail, including Group 1, 3 and 8 resistant weeds. It has extended
soil activity of 10 to 14 days.
The active ingredient, flucarbazone sodium, allows flexibility in tank
mixing. For more information, contact a Bayer retailer, call
877-938-3737 or visit www.bayervalue.ca.
Broadleaf weed herbicide
Nufarm has registration for a new bromoxynil herbicide for broadleaf
weeds in cereals.
Koril, based on the same formulation as Pardner, provides control of
spring germinating weeds such as wild buckwheat and green smartweed. It
is also registered in a tank mix with 2,4-D and MCPA herbicides.
For more information, contact a Nufarm retailer, or write to Box 44055,
South Centre Postal Outlet, Calgary, Alta., T2J 7C5, phone 800-868-5444
or visit www.nufarm.ca.
Potato herbicide
Broadleaf weed herbicide Sencor has been registered for post emergent
use on Shepody potatoes in Western Canada.
Sencor, from the triazinone groups of chemicals, contains metribuzin.
For more information, contact a Bayer retailer, call 877-938-3737 or
visit www.bayervalue.ca.
Management software
Linnet has released version 2.7 of Croplands, its integrated supply
chain management software.
Developed to meet the needs of identity preserved program management
and food safety auditing, Croplands traces a product throughout the
supply chain.
It records quality information about a crop while it’s growing in the
field, at harvest, in storage, upon delivery and as the product is
blended, shipped and processed, thereby preserving its identity
throughout the supply chain.
Version 2.7 includes a web-enabled module called Fulfillment Manager,
which gives processors and suppliers the ability to manage product
logistics based on contract conditions, product availability and the
quality characteristics of each available lot.
Fulfillment Manager provides a global view of supply and demand to
assist with risk management, planning and inventory management.
The agronomic modules provide fertilizer blending and nutrient
replacement modeling, pest management, crop and soil testing, crop
planning, crop history record keeping, in-field scouting and in-season
management.
For more information write Linnet at 1600-444 St. Mary Ave., Winnipeg,
Man., R3C 3T1, phone 204-957-7566 or visit www.linnet.ca.
