It may be convenient to fall broadcast N on your canola acres, but that convenience can cost up to 18 bushels per acre
After decades of research proving that deep banding reduces nitrogen loss, farmers are resurrecting the largely abandoned practice of surface-applying nitrogen in the fall. But there’s a high price to pay. In canola, that price is extracted in bushels per acre. Potential canola yields were slashed by 18 bushels per acre when test fields received […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
Stories by Ron Lyseng
New biological certified for prairie organics
Prairie organic farmers grew 1.36 million acres in 2019. The number of certified-organic farms rose by almost three percent last year. Suppliers are gearing up to serve this blossoming business. One supplier with a natural fit into this expanding arena is XiteBio Technologies in Winnipeg. All products marketed by this company are organic certifiable. Xite […] Read more
Cutting the ‘precision’ out of precision agriculture
Just like the old spinners, modern surface applicators do a good job of spreading your dollars around on the ground
Figuring out how to precisely place seed and fertilizer into the soil has been the focus of public researchers, industry and farmers for 30 years. That initiative has paid off. The list of precision agriculture tools today includes a wide range of devices that place seed and fertilizer exactly where you want it in different […] Read more
When spot-spraying came of age
For decades, researchers and entrepreneurs have been trying to offer farmers a system to reduce chemical application by targeting specific plants in the field. Spot-spraying looked like it was coming our way in the early 1990s when Australian inventor Grant Yates visited Western Canada to demonstrate and sell his Southern Precision Weedseeker. He sold a […] Read more
No weld cracks on this aluminum boom
Farmers with aluminum spray booms say benefits outweigh the drawback. That drawback, of course, is cracked welds. Once cracking commences, it plagues the boom until it’s finally sold for scrap. The key to building an aluminum boom that doesn’t crack is to put the welds in non-stressed zones. All hinge points are fitted with rod […] Read more
Stripper headers could be on the way back
There is a lower-cost alternative to buying a new swather or a bigger combine; a header that leaves most the plant behind
As the practice of desiccation tumbles into our history books, prairie crop production will dramatically change forever. Farmers are considering flipping that heavy investment in straight-cut headers into swathers. However, a few farmers are bucking that trend. Instead of buying new swathers, they’re instead buying stripper headers. Shelbourne Reynolds Stripper headers were introduced to the […] Read more
New Proline molecule pumps gold
Bayer Crop Science has launched an enhanced version of the popular canola fungicide Proline. The double action fungicide named Proline Gold, is intended for fields with exceptionally high sclerotinia pressure. The original Proline has been pumped up by the addition of fluopyram, a fungicide already approved by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency for other pulse […] Read more
New mid-size air seeding cart from Deere
Big brother C850 passed a lot of hot technology to C650 design, including tank scales, at-side display
Deere’s new air cart took the leading-edge technology developed for big brother C850 and incorporated it into the mid-size C650. The 650-bushel cart can be towed between the tractor and seeder. A prominent C850 feature now on the C650 is the digital cart-side display, which puts the operator safely on the ground instead of running […] Read more
Upgrade Precision Air 5 carts now available
Case upgrades 2021 air carts with cart-side display and fill controls, now has turn compensation, from 350 to 950 bu.
Case’s Precision Air 5 lineup has been expanded to include a pair of three-tank models for fertilizer application or broad-acre seeding. The Precision Air 3725 and 3915 are both tow-behinds. The new curve compensation feature helps ensure proper plant population across the drill in tight turns and corners, according to Case. AFS AccuSection modular metering […] Read more
Hydrogen and oxygen equal cleaner burn
Lower combustion temperatures increases power and decreases nitrogen oxides creating healthier fuel efficiency
A miniscule mist of hydrogen and oxygen sprayed into the air intake of a diesel engine can burn cleaner and lower fuel consumption by 10 to 20 percent. The unique HydraGEN technology is based on the fact that flame speed of hydrogen is nine times faster than the flame speed of diesel. Burning diesel in […] Read more
