FARGO, N.D. — In a wet year, any given quarter on Nathan Boll’s farm will see 10 to 20 percent of the acres lost to water. Some fields lose up to 50 percent. It’s really more of a time management issue than a water management issue says Boll, who farms at Newburg, North Dakota. Boll […] Read more
Ron Lyseng
Stories by Ron Lyseng
VIDEO: The Concord flies again
FARGO, N.D. — The reborn Concord Legacy made its first American appearance at the Big Iron Show in Fargo in September. It first showed in Regina in June, attracting attention from older Concord owners and younger growers looking to upgrade their seeding iron. The packing wheel mounted on a hydraulically controlled parallel arm is the […] Read more
The preventable tragedy
LANGHAM, Sask. — Three or four people are usually killed every year in grain bin accidents, says Glen Blahey of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. “We never know about close calls because they’re not reported.” Most people who become entrapped in a grain bin do not survive. The number of entrapments is increasing in all […] Read more
What to do if the unthinkable happens
In the event of a grain bin entrapment:
LANGHAM, Sask. — Three or four people are usually killed every year in grain bin accidents, says Glen Blahey of the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association. “We never know about close calls because they’re not reported.” Most people who become entrapped in a grain bin do not survive. The number of entrapments is increasing in all […] Read more
Guidance system takes on tall corn
FARGO, N.D. — The latest generation of GPS steering devices eliminates the need for all other guidance systems, right? Maybe not. Dribbling between-row nitrogen or running a combine in tall corn can present issues that GPS has difficulty handling, according to Carol Paquin of Reichhardt Electronic Innovations in Sabin, Minnesota. “As good as GPS guidance […] Read more
VIDEO: Machine made for rip’n rocks and roots
LANGHAM, Sask. — People are drawn to rock crushing demonstrations like a tongue is irresistibly drawn to the sharp edge of a cracked tooth. You can’t help being fascinated watching 20-inch rocks smashed into pebbles. The Seppi M rock crushing demonstration was one of the strongest attractions at this year’s Ag in Motion show near […] Read more
Mulcher flails the dickens out of trash
LANGHAM, Sask. — Mechanical mulching with a flailing implement is one way to deal with crop residue that hasn’t yet received much attention in Western Canada. Waldemar Heidebrecht of Prairie AgriSales in Lowe Farm, Man., wants to change that. He has begun importing the German-built Muthing flail mulcher, a 23-foot wide implement that uses dozens […] Read more
Hydraulic reverser takes headache out of tightly plugged cylinder
BRANDON — A plugged threshing cylinder throws cold water on your spirits and sometimes gives you more than just a pain in the neck. A faster, easier reverser is the best remedy. That’s the conclusion Richard Arnold came to a few years ago when working to unplug his CX8070. The Hamiota, Man., farmer pinched a […] Read more
Farmet Softer seeds at 13 m.p.h.
LANGHAM, Sask. — Andreas Bohn doesn’t like wasting time. He runs a Czech-built Farmet Softer eight-metre disc drill at 13 miles per hour when seeding his 2,500 acre farm at Prince Albert, Sask. He typically seeds a quarter section per day with the high-speed Softer. Bohn explains the machine was originally designed to incorporate organic […] Read more
Grain bin safety demonstration gives farmers a reality check
Extricating a person from a grain bin takes up to 900 pounds of force and must be done properly to prevent permanent physical damage
LANGHAM, Sask. — An enormous pulling force is required to extract a person buried in grain. The damage inflicted on the human body by well-intentioned but untrained rescuers can be crippling or worse. That was the message conveyed recently to farmers at the Ag in Motion farm show via a new interactive demo, hosted by […] Read more
