Harvest time always brings the urgency of getting the crop off the fields as fast as possible, but that need for speed must be balanced with the need to avoid damage. Research at North Dakota State University looked at the issue, beginning with dry beans because their value is particularly vulnerable to issues such as […] Read more
Stories by Michael Robin
Quick response for field fires
Ryan Flaman normally doesn’t sell display units out of the Ag in Motion show booth, but the Montana farmer was insistent. “I said, ‘whoa, I can’t really deliver this to you on the weekend, can I? So how do we do this? That one’s actually sold already,’” he says. “So then we got creative; we […] Read more
Farm consolidation drives big bin trend
Take a drive in the country in many parts of Western Canada and you’re likely to see some truly immense grain storage facilities, some with stairs spiraling around to the top of corrugated steel giants many metres tall. Paul Brisebois, senior vice-president for Canada with grain storage and handling company AGI, says the trend to […] Read more
Tools make sure those yields end up in the bin
It’s payday on the Prairies and combines are going full tilt to collect on a season’s investment in time and inputs. Marcel Kringe says it’s a shame that too much of that crop blows out the end of combines, which reduces income and adds input costs next year to control volunteers. In a previous life, […] Read more
Walkabout Mother Bins: a tale from the fields
Maidstone, Saskatchewan farmer Brad Ferguson stopped by the Walkabout Mother Bins booth at Ag in Motion in July to visit the reps and his new acquisition. The unit on display was in transit to his operation near Maidstone, Saskatchewan. It’s the second one he’s purchased. “The first one made the harvest flow better,” he says. […] Read more
Big mobile bins deliver big benefits
Mother bins ease harvest bottlenecks, saving weeks of time and reducing manpower and equipment requirements
Even among the other agricultural behemoths on display at Ag in Motion near Langham, Sask., mother bins stand out, dwarfing the super B trucks they’re designed to service. A mother bin is a grain tank on wheels, ranging in capacity from 4,000 to 8,250 bushels, depending on model and manufacturer. It is designed to address […] Read more
Farmers dig into data for dollars, efficiency
LANGHAM, Sask. — Derek Dery recalls parking the seeding equipment for the day, then pulling out a notepad to jot down the details of the day’s work in the fading light. “You’re trying to write a story in the dark,” says the founder and chief executive officer of Sixteen Grains, a farm-to-customer operation near Saskatoon. […] Read more
VIDEO: Climate FieldView guides farmer decisions, builds reputations
Glacier FarmMedia – From Ag in Motion 2024 – Michael Robin talks to Climate FieldView representatives and farmers about how the technology is used. Troy Prosofsky, a FieldView team member, talks about Climate FieldView use and accuracy. Mark MacNaughton began using Climate FieldView since it was in its early stages. He talks about how it’s […] Read more
Farm growth pushes farmers to bring grain handling and conditioning home
Glacier FarmMedia – Consolidation and bigger yields have increased Prairie farm size, but this growth is up against the usual hurdles of limited skilled labour and uncertain harvest weather. For Paul Brisebois, getting the crop safely off the field and into the bin boils down to two words: capacity and efficiency. “What we’ve seen through […] Read more
Fast, accurate variety confirmation
An AI-driven seed recognition technology cuts accurate confirmation time of varietal purity from days to minutes
With enough training, an experienced seed grower or grain inspector can tell the difference among different varieties of barley, although they may need to take a closer look with a 10x lens or even a binocular microscope. But what if they’re stumped, or the variety for a particular sample is unknown? A genetic test will […] Read more
