Changing an institution with complex stakeholder relationships is difficult, as the Canadian Grain Commission found out this summer when it repealed its proposed changes to the Official Grain Grading Guide for the 2023-24 crop. In June, the CGC said it was going to align the primary and export tolerances for test weight and total foreign […] Read more
Robin Booker
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Volunteer canola under the microscope
A University of Manitoba researcher targets the ability of volunteer canola seed to stay dormant in the soil after harvest
A PhD candidate at the University of Manitoba has taken on a problem many western Canadian growers face; volunteer canola. Caroline Brown said this weed is the second most common on the Prairies, according to the most recent Agriculture Canada survey of weed abundance that took place in 2019 and 2021. “I’m working on identifying […] Read more
SeedMaster joins double axle air-cart club
LANGHAM, Sask. — SeedMaster toolbars are a good fit with wagon-style air carts with a steering axle, which is why John Deere uses these frames for its air-seeding system. But SeedMaster doesn’t sell this style of air cart. Instead, its carts have a rear axle only with the front of the tanks set on the […] Read more
VIDEO: New Claas tractor loaded with power
Claas officially launched its new line of high horsepower four-wheel drive tractors at Ag In Motion. “We have never launched a Claas product, a big, huge important Claas product, outside of Europe, ever, and we picked Canada because this product has been designed for you and that’s why you deserve to see it first,” said […] Read more
Show me the money, Agtech accelerated
Sixteen companies pitch new products to woo potential investors at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina last month
The highlight of the three-day Canada's Farm Show, which was held in Regina June 20-22 this year, was the Launch Pad stage that hosted product launches and panel discussions on topics that included agtech investing, producer perspectives on agtech and how technology is accelerating agriculture.
Float like a butterfly cut like a Honey Bee
Company updates its flex header so that it’s better equipped when it comes time to harvest bushy crops
Honey Bee Manufacturing’s Air Flex lineup uses gauge wheels on each side of the feeder house that hold most of the header’s weight in flex mode, and all of its weight in rigid mode.
System helps drive grain cart tractor remotely
3D printed hardware overlays a tractor’s armrest controls and allows remote operation with augers, baggers and extractors
The original RCFarmArm is wireless, yet it enables the operator to remotely control the r.p.m., hydraulics, p.t.o., and the key from outside the cab.
Machine vision drives desktop grain sampler
Regina — A desktop grain tester that uses machine vision to determine grain grades was on display at a recent farm show in Regina. “We’re building a unit that will go on the combine and will be able to grade grain quality in real time as you harvest. But as part of the journey, we’ve […] Read more
You can’t gopher strychnine anymore
James Tansey, Saskatchewan provincial specialist of insect and pest management, said the Saskatchewan government did not support the removal of strychnine and it presented data to the PMRA that showed the product could be used safely and effectively for the control of gophers.
GPS receiver unlocks RTK precision
System avoids base station unlock fees because it was designed to work with any base station that surveyors use
Andrew Clayton of Agra GPS said the new receiver is the first receiver outside of John Deere’s products that is compatible with Deere’s GPS system.
