Broadcasting urea reduces gaseous losses because it is absorbed by the soil
Farmers who band urea must make sure they do it deep, says an agronomist and fertilizer specialist who has studied the consequences of shallow banding urea. Otherwise, they are better off broadcasting it. Farms are becoming larger and fewer operators need to cover more acres, and “all of the sudden, intentionally or unintentionally, we’re cheating […] Read more
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Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Dec. 17, 2014
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: Livestock: […] Read more
VIDEO: Shallow banding urea discouraged
Farmers who band urea must make sure they do it deep, says an agronomist and fertilizer specialist who has been studying the consequences of shallow banding urea. Otherwise, they are better off broadcasting it. Farms are becoming larger and fewer operators need to cover more acres, and “all of the sudden intentionally or unintentionally, we’re […] Read more
Video: Herd Navigator collects data, enables quick medical attention
On-farm diagnostic lab | Information helps producers with management decisions
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Herd Navigator can help producers by automating the busy tasks of laboratory style tests. It can asses the health of the herds by examining the milk of each cow. “It’s a lab on the farm,” says Nancy Charlton, a veterinarian and herd management specialist for DeLaval. “When the cows arrive to our […] Read more
Video: Flat bottom bin retrofit makes clean out easy
Cleaning flat bottom bins is a time-consuming and dirty job, but producers are grateful for any storage capacity at hand when a big crop is harvested. Haukaas has designed a bin floor pit that retrofits flat bottom bins with its bin sweep system, allowing the bins to be operated more efficiently. Beric Haukaas, sales and […] Read more
Video: Corn, soybean planters custom made
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Kearney Planters of Ontario used Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock earlier this year to display a highly customized planter that it had set up for a customer. The Kinze 3500 corn and soybean planter is an eight-row, 30-inch planter with 15-inch row capability for soybeans. The auxiliary power take-off hydraulic pump […] Read more
Video: Canada’s agricultural markets updates – Dec. 3, 2014
D’Arce McMillan, Western Producer markets editor, monitors trends in the North American and global agricultural markets. Each week he hosts two markets videos, crops and livestock. The videos are designed to help viewers understand the forces responsible for changes in the trade. If agricultural markets are important to you, we have you covered. Crops: Livestock: […] Read more
Your view: Large corporate farm model
Ever since Broadacre Agriculture requested bankruptcy protection social media has been abuzz with producers and ag industry stakeholders commenting on the efficacy of the large corporate farm model. Some commentators claim bigger isn’t necessarily better and that the benefits of economies of scale do not increase infinitely, that a point of diminishing returns is reached. […] Read more
VIDEO: Singulator designed for seeders
Tweaking plant populations is an important adjustment that producers must make to maximize yields. However, it involves more than just changing row spacing or the number of pounds per acre of seed. The spacing of individual seeds within the row is also important. Large cereal and oilseed producers may covet the seed spacing accuracy that […] Read more
VIDEO: Conveyer flexible, fast, easy handling
48 horsepower diesel engine | A swing-out arm allows unloading on either side of a vehicle
Waiting for an undersized auger or conveyor to unload a truck is one of the more onerous farm tasks. Convey-All Industries claims its conveyers can unload a semi trailer in five to six minutes and put up to 10,000 bushels of cereals in the bin per hour. Steve Froese, the company’s business development manager, said […] Read more
