The Double 4K sensor-processor combination on Sentera drones has its own camera design to provide more accurate images
Coupling a computer to RGB and NIR sensors in a drone provides true NDVI data on-the-fly over a field without translation back at the office. However, if that’s such a smart idea, why wasn’t it done before? Sentera of Minnesota unveiled its revolutionary Double 4K sensor and processer at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las […] Read more
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Trimble’s VerticalPoint RTK signal designed to hold longer
Land levelling contractors and tile drainage installers often experience 25 percent downtime due to weak or lost RTK signals. That equates to 75 percent uptime, which is unacceptable by anyone’s standard. Jarette Lawfield, a land levelling contractor in Catron, Missouri, runs six units as many hours per day as possible. Some of that equipment sits […] Read more
Chaos in fertilizer sector over NH3 tank rules
Anhydrous ammonia industry left out of consultations on Transport Canada’s changes to tank design and testing
With the implementation date for new NH3 tank regulations vague and parts of the new rules in abeyance, it could be a long time before Canadians are able to buy new tanks. “There currently is no design and construction standard for ammonia tanks used for field application. There will be no new ammonia tanks constructed […] Read more
Irrigated Alta. rye averages 180 bu.
Nearly all hybrid rye in Alberta is grown under irrigation with the top producer averaging 180 bushels last year. Most other hybrid rye growers saw 140 bu. Alberta’s hybrid rye scene is different from that in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, where FP Genetics’ Brasetto and Bono are the only varieties. The only hybrid rye grown in […] Read more
Dryland hybrid rye hits 126 bu. per acre
Despite lower rye prices, high yields make good returns possible in a variety of market opportunities
Hybrid ryes in Saskatchewan yielded 90 to 100 bushels in 2016 with a top yield of 126 bushels in the southeast. Hybrid falling numbers averaged 100 to 150 points higher than open pollinated. Prairie farmers harvested 20,000 acres of hybrid fall rye last year. Today, 40,000 acres of hybrid fall rye are safe and secure […] Read moreRetailers defend tank safety
The Canadian Association of Agri-Retailers is perplexed about Transport Canada leaving the NH3 industry without access to new tanks and forcing more frequent pressure tests. Increasing the frequency of hydrostatic pressure tests from five years to three years will increase the risk of tank failures, according to CAAR. Numerous studies have shown that the introduction […] Read more
Public’s anti-GMO perception tainted by media, say Green Party, NFU
Organization officials say because they questioned the need for GM food and pushed for scientific testing on its safety, they have been labelled GM opponents
Dozens of Canadian organizations are dedicated to halting the march of genetically modified food with messages from mild skepticism to radically militant and doses of real science sprinkled throughout. Here’s a look at two of the best known: the Green Party and the National Farmers Union. Green Party Leader Elizabeth May, the party’s only MP, […] Read more
Ergonomics the driving force behind inventor’s front-facing snowblower
If the good Lord had wanted people to blow snow all day with their necks twisted 180 degrees to the rear of the tractor, He would have made their heads face backward. That’s one good reason for converting a combine into a snow blower when tasked with windrowing snow. The human neck can take only […] Read more
Charcuterie gets a kick start
Sometimes you need to kick start pigs to make them fly, which is what entrepreneur Tina Windsor had in mind when applying for Kickstarter funding to help grow her charcuterie. The word charcuterie dates back to the first century and refers to a butcher shop devoted primarily to sausages, hams, bacons, pates and other prepared […] Read more
Crowd funding an alternative to bank financing
Crowd funding provides a way to channel money to support people, projects or causes. For example, a gourmet chef in the Maritimes might pledge $20 to Tina Windsor’s “When Pigs Fly” project, simply because he likes the concept of a well-seasoned smoked ham steak prepared without preservatives. He may never visit Tofino to taste that […] Read more
