Degelman Industries says the unit can control residue, get the crop seeded and allow cover crops to start growing
DECATUR, Ill. — Regina’s Degelman Industries launched a seeding attachment for its Pro-Till at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. “Pro-Cast can be linked in with all of our Pro-Till machines and can be hooked in with all of our Strawmasters as well,” said Paul Degelman of Degelman Industries. He said it was largely […] Read more
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Next-gen satellites to boost ag imaging
St. Louis, Mo. — Airbus is no newcomer to agricultural imagery, but with the upcoming launch of its next generation of satellites the company is set to become an even bigger player. “We are one year away from launching our next system, which will be Pleiades Neo,” said Sky Rubin of Airbus Defense and Space […] Read more
Rebates make solar power a ‘no-brainer’
UPDATE: September 23, 2019 – The day this story was posted SaskPower announced it was halting its net metering program. The program is currently “under review.” Joe Wecker spent years looking into a solar power system for his organic farm in southern Saskatchewan, but it didn’t make financial sense until a rebate program was introduced by […] Read more
Kinze’s big plans for big planter
Decatur, Ill. — Kinze brought its all-new 4700 planter, a 36-row, 20-inch unit, to the Farm Progress Show in Decatur for growers interested in narrow row spacing. “Kinze has always been in the 3620, the 20-inch market. But what this planter does is it gives us a little bit more versatility than we’ve had in […] Read more
Retail catches Nutrien’s eye
DECATUR, Ill. — Within a decade, Nutrien Ag Solutions went from having no retail presence in the Canadian crop input market to becoming the leading provider of agricultural products and services with more than 220 retail locations in communities across Western Canada. “We did a lot of that through acquisition across the Prairies. It was […] Read more
Do U.S. farmers still support Trump? Perdue says yes
DECATUR, Illinois — American Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said reports that farmers have lost patience with President Donald Trump are not accurate. “They (farmers) realize that China, not just in the last little bit but for a long time, has built their economy on the back of American innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and has stolen […] Read more
Corteva reveals new offerings, new facilities
Dow and DuPont single agriculture company takes fresh approach to the business of research and development
In Corteva Agriscience’s first major event since it officially started operations on June 3, it showcased new products at its research and development station in Saskatoon. “Up until that point (June 3) we were under council from Dow and Dupont. Now we are free to do our own thing and become the ag company we […] Read more
Microsoft catches the beat of the farm
IT giant takes steps to develop technologies for use in agricultural production, bringing data together
St. Louis, Mo. — Microsoft is throwing its hat into the agriculture ring in a big way as it moves toward the commercialization of FarmBeats. “FarmBeats is a way to get a lot of data from the farm and merge all of that data with the different data that exists in the cloud to come […] Read more
U.S. ag secretary says farmers aren’t giving up on Trump
DECATUR, Illinois — American Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said reports that farmers have lost patience with President Donald Trump are not accurate. “They (farmers) realize that China, not just in the last little bit but for a long time, has built their economy on the back of American innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship, and has stolen […] Read more
Chickpea disease confounds experts
An unusual disease outbreak that swept across wide swaths of the Canadian chickpea crop in July has growers and agronomists scratching their heads. “The issue went across pretty much all of Western Canada and the northern (United States). It seems to be related to some sort of stress that the chickpeas would have been under […] Read more
