Baseball park lawns always appear so perfect with their logos and alternating light and dark stripes, determined by the direction the grass blades lay and how they catch and either absorb or reflect the light. And, while it might not be agriculture as we think of it, there might be some lessons to learn from […] Read more
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Protect stored grain this winter against plural perils
You’ve already invested the money to grow, protect and harvest the crop. Don’t let potential dollar returns slip away this…
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Manage nutrients for healthier crop
It took only four days of intensive study to change the way Joe Wecker farms, to make his operation more…
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The true value of pod shatter technology
"Just because you can straight cut, doesn’t mean you have to, or should," says Aaron Miller, Pioneer Hi-Bred area agronomist…
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Busted chipped engine could cost you $100,000
The days are long gone when we would simply crank the screw a half turn on the injection pump to…
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Crary returns with giant 45-foot air reel
FARGO, N.D. — Crary started building air reels in the mid-1980s and they proved popular in most crops and most…
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Pumping iron in bread dough increases nutritional value
Breeding wheat that contains additional iron could improve the health of billions of people around the world suffering from iron deficiency
Pumping iron into our bakery dough might be the greatest thing since sliced bread. It’s called “biofortification” and is the process of genetically lacing crop varieties with required nutrients. Biofortification is the process of naturally increasing the nutritional value of a crop. It differs from fortification, which is the process of adding minerals directly to […] Read more
Protect stored grain this winter against plural perils
You’ve already invested the money to grow, protect and harvest the crop. Don’t let potential dollar returns slip away this winter while your grain’s in storage. It may seem obvious that there are certain steps you should take to protect the quality and thus the value of your stored grain. However, in the rush to […] Read more
Producers finding skid steers essential to farm
I asked producers through social media where skid steers fit on Canadian farms and it quickly became apparent that many farmers are very fond of the little loaders. “Chop off your right arm and that’s what life would be like without a skid steer,” said Brain Barnett, who farms near Moose Jaw, Sask. Matching equipment […] Read more
Trends stand out in Statistics Canada data: report
Winnipeg, Nov. 13 (CNS Canada) – Second-guessing Statistics Canada crop information may be a time-honoured tradition across the Prairies, but there are trends in the data that stand out, according to a recent report from the government agency. Looking at data over the past decade, total seeded canola acres were revised higher in the June […] Read more
Busted chipped engine could cost you $100,000
The days are long gone when we would simply crank the screw a half turn on the injection pump to squeeze out an extra 75 horses. It’s a little bit more complicated today. You can still gain a lot of performance with aftermarket chips, but they are usually from questionable sources. What about the consequences? […] Read more
Manage nutrients for healthier crop
It took only four days of intensive study to change the way Joe Wecker farms, to make his operation more profitable and ultimately to change his whole outlook on the world. “Ag courses come and go, but this one was special. I had read an article about Graeme Sait and his Nutrition Farming seminar. I […] Read more
Crary returns with giant 45-foot air reel
Big headers outgrew the time-honored Crary Air Reel system, but they’re back thanks to farmer demand
FARGO, N.D. — Crary started building air reels in the mid-1980s and they proved popular in most crops and most harvest conditions. Then combine heads started growing… and growing… and Crary technology became obsolete. Heads at 40 and 45 feet are now considered normal. To span that width, manufacturers started splitting the head in the […] Read more
New aftermarket tracks restore original combine gearing
FARGO, N.D. — The benefits of installing rubber tracks on combines are well known. However, the big knock on aftermarket tracks is that they screw up your gearing and limit your road speed. On many farms, the upside of rubber tracks in the field trounced the downside of reduced transit speed on the roads. Farmers […] Read more
Understand your soil biology
Graeme Sait says farmers who have a better understanding of the biological activity in their soil also have a better chance of earning a better living from that soil. Sait, co-founder of Nutri-Tech Solutions, is one of a growing number of scientists advocating a more natural approach to food production. That doesn’t necessarily mean organic […] Read more
