Crop Management
DUGALD, Man. — Parrish and Heimbecker engineers wanted the best of both worlds for their new grain terminal at Dugald, Man.: concrete for strength and longevity; hopper bottoms for quick and thorough cleanout. They built bins with both. They used a technique called slip form construction, a style common in grain elevators. A backfill mixture of […] Read more
Crop Management
Safety must be first when the pace picks up
Moving grain is a dangerous business, whether on the farm or in a commercial setting. P&H took the initiative over a decade ago to address safety in its facilities. “We’ve been upgrading our safety equipment over the past 15 years. We’ve installed sensors and hazard monitoring equipment throughout our facilities. The systems automatically shut the […] Read more
Lemken puts new tools into the ground for 2022
Lemken has two new soil management tools expected to be available next year — a new slurry injection tool and a furrow press mounted to the tractor’s front. Lemken’s Heliodor compact disc harrow will be compatible with a precision slurry spreader built by Vogelsang DosiMat DMX. The Lemken press release says the resulting combination is […] Read more
If you can’t beat them harvesting, join them
When it comes to big, flexible tables, Winnipeg’s MacDon headers are one of the Prairies-made industry leaders
CNH and MacDon now have an agreement that allows MacDon to distribute its new lineup of FD2 flex draper headers through CNH dealers around the world, excluding South America. The agreement comes into effect early this year, with deliveries expected to begin in 2023 as more FD2 headers become available. During the transition phase in […] Read more
Chinese corn production may be on its way back up again
China’s corn production seems to be back on track after a five-year hiatus, but one analyst isn’t expecting a return to bloated government stockpiles of the crop. The country produced 273 million tonnes of corn in 2021, according to recently released official Chinese government estimates. That is a 12 percent increase over the previous year’s […] Read more
Deere offers autonomous tractor
Later this year farmers will be able to buy a John Deere 8R tractor that can perform tillage operations autonomously. January 4, at the Consumer Electronics Show 2022 in Las Vegas, John Deere revealed the new system capable of fully autonomous operations, and it doesn’t require an operator sitting on the edge of the field […] Read more
Farming for the climate: Off-season ‘cover’ crops expand as U.S. growers eye low-carbon future
CHICAGO, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Illinois farmer Jack McCormick planted 350 acres of barley and radishes last fall as part of an off-season crop that he does not intend to harvest. Instead, the crops will be killed off with a weed killer next spring before McCormick plants soybeans in the same dirt. The barley and […] Read more
Nutrien names interim CEO as top boss Schmidt steps down
Jan 4 (Reuters) – Canadian fertilizer maker Nutrien Ltd on Tuesday named Ken Seitz, the head of its potash unit, as its interim chief executive after top boss Mayo Schmidt stepped down after just eight months in the role. U.S.-listed shares of the world’s largest potash producer were down as much as 1.8 percent at […] Read more
The many shades of green-on-green
Manufacturers are rolling out precision spraying systems to deliver reduced input costs and environmental impact
The ability to detect and manage individual plants in broad-acre production took big steps forward this year as multiple companies revealed green-on-green systems. This production technique promises to be a significant defence to help farmers protect their business from future and current threats, including herbicide-resistant weeds – and scorn from consumer and environmental groups. Green-on-green […] Read more
Can farm equipment truly be sustainable?
UPDATED 12/31/2021 1:30 CST – This story has been updated from an earlier version that contained some out-of-date material “How sustainable is my five-year old German combine that’s maybe still functional for another decade, but now it’s junk because I can’t find a replacement electronic panel?” So asks one Manitoba farmer, whose situation is far […] Read more
