High speed tilling does a better job and easier on the cultivator frame than chugging along in a lower gear
Lemken will soon debut a new high-speed hybrid cultivator, but first it is introducing a new share that figures to be an important design component of the new cultivator. The DeltaCut KG 35 configuration enables extra-shallow cultivation at a working depth of five centimeters (two inches). It’s a good fit for the Karat 9, which […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
Stories by Ron Lyseng
Turn three little puddles into one big pond
Prairie pothole consolidation has been occurring almost from the time the first farmers arrived. The concept is simple. Drain small nuisance wetlands into one large pothole to gain arable acres. Fast forward to 2020 and we see serious concerns about the impact on salinity, water tables, downstream nutrient load and actual productivity of those rehabilitated […] Read more
Harnessing the digital wave in ag
New technology is flying at farmers and industry at a stupefying rate, and the agricultural sector is struggling to keep up. EMILI (Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative) was created four years ago to prepare Manitoba’s agricultural economy to leverage digital disruption for success. EMILI’s specific focus is on digital agriculture. The not-for-profit organization works […] Read more
Jeff Penner’s sneaky snaky drainage ditch
V-Wing creates shallow ditches that farmers can farm right through, with a minimum of ditching passes
It bothers Swan River, Man., farmer Jeff Penner to see big water volumes churning and charging down a deep drainage ditch. Some farmers enjoy the sight and sound, but not Penner. All he sees and hears is soil erosion — tons and tons, inches upon inches, cubic yards by cubic yards of topsoil being removed […] Read more
Precision ag maps — what went wrong?
Farm Forum: Pretty Maps or Useful Insights? Mapping offers new ways of seeing fields, but making it profitable is the trick
The agronomic community has generated layer upon layer of precision agriculture data maps for 20 years. But fewer than five percent of farmers make profitable use of their field maps. “What went wrong?” That’s a question Aaron Breimer often asks himself. Breimer is general manager at Veritas Farm Business Management in Chatham, Ont. He posed […] Read more
Formula 1 racing technology down on the farm
Electrification of European farm implements has sparked intense interest, competition and innovation in electric motor technology. That initiative is now getting a jolt from Formula 1 car designer Ian Foley. Foley was a key engineer on the Lotus, Benetton and Williams F1 teams. He played the lead role in developing Williams F1 hybrid petroleum/electricity system. […] Read more
Breathing new life into old u-trough concept
Sometimes a fresh look at an old idea can yield new efficiencies and better results, including a cleaner sample
The new 1345A U-Trough started life when Brandt engineers tore down the designs of previous u-trough units to determine what they needed to make their new unit best in class. Launched two months ago, the 1345A moves 9,000 bushels per hour, according to Sheldon Gerspacher, vice-president of agricultural sales. “The u-trough concept has been around […] Read more
Portable dryer cuts drying cost
Grain-drying can add plenty to the cost of producing and selling, prompting many farmers to examine their investment and operating expenses in conventional grain dryers. “Farmers tell me it costs 30 to 50 cents per bushel to dry grain, factoring their investment plus wear on augers, PTOs, trucks and the dryer itself. Plus there’s fuel […] Read more
Samurai’s secret is built into the geometry
Adjustable blade angle gives operators big soil movement, while aggressive discs cut hard soils and stubble
To understand how the new Samurai disc blade functions in soil is a study in basic geometry. Summers engineers derived the precise subtle concave through miles of repetitive soil testing. The new Supercoulter Samurai tillage tool is aimed at farmers who want the benefits of true vertical tillage, but want to move more dirt than […] Read moreNeeds more heat
Mike Durns had about 160 of his CanDri grain dryers at work this fall. One of his customers is the Dundurn Colony in central Saskatchewan. Levi Wollman is boss of grain drying at the colony. He says the colony is located in an area where they can’t really justify the investment in an expensive dryer. […] Read more
