BRANDON – With precision farming tools such as yield monitors becoming as common as air conditioning on new combines, it is time to get serious about collecting and analyzing the information they produce. That was the message Steve Tupa, head of global technology for equipment maker Agco, delivered to farmers attending Ag Days in Brandon […] Read more
Stories by Janis Schole
Tiny pest causes concern for pea growers
BRANDON – Pea aphids might be puny compared to voracious grasshoppers, but the fast-breeding bugs can significantly lower pea yields. At only an eighth of an inch long, the green, soft-sided insects can be hard to spot and it takes serious scouting to determine whether they are numerous enough to warrant spraying, said Bruce Brolley, […] Read more
Blockhead solves block heater cord damage, hassles
Inventor Len Ranch of Brooks, Alta., knew there had to be a simple way to solve problems caused by dangling blockheater cords. The former service station owner was tired of seeing damaged blockheater plugs dangling in front of paint-chipped vehicle grills. “I know from experience that blockheater cords make an irritating banging noise when you’re […] Read more
