The JCB Fastrac 4000 series may interest producers who want to use it for pulling fertilizer spreaders and sprayers
HANNOVER, Germany — Upgraded axles in the JCB Fastrac 4000 series enables the tractors to handle heavier loads. “We have now eight tonnes in the front and 10 tonnes in the rear,” Michael Mayer of Fastrac said during Agritechnica in Hannover. “It’s a legal thing, so you are allowed to put more weight on it, […] Read moreCrop Management — page 345
Mechanical drive RDX Grain Belt, air suspended, mechanical drive
Honey Bee used the recent AgriTrade show in Red Deer to show Alberta grain growers its new mechanical drive, 60-foot RDX Grain Belt rigid straight-cut draper header. The new RDX is based on the one-off 60-foot rigid header Honey Bee sent to Australia last year, according to marketing manager Spencer Groth. “The big thing is […] Read more
Extract phosphorus from dairy waste water
New technology recycles disappearing essential nutrient to ensure that it doesn’t end up where it isn’t needed
Researchers in Israel have developed a way to create phosphorus fertilizer from dairy waste water. If implemented on a large scale, the process could help stretch Earth’s finite supply of phosphorus. Scientists have warned about a disastrous shortage of phosphorus in 100 to 250 years unless we can find ways to recycle it. Phosphorus is […] Read more
Gene controls plant-fungi relationship
The breakthrough could lead to crops that are better able to cope with harsh growing conditions and resist pests
Plants have a complex relationship with mycorrhizal fungi, which have a symbiotic association with a plant’s root system. When joined, the fungi form a sheath around the roots and then spread beyond the roots to increase the uptake of nutrients from the surrounding soil for the benefit of the plant. In return, plants absorb carbon […] Read more
FCC report sees opportunities for pulse exports
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – The Farm Credit Corporation (FCC) released its report titled Diversifying Canada’s agriculture exports on Tuesday, which included pulses. The 16-page report also looked at some of the pros and cons to diversifying Canada’s wheat, canola and soybeans. “Canada has done extremely well in establishing strong trade relations in a number of key […] Read more
New Manitoba farm group chooses name
Manitoba Crop Alliance — that’s the name of a proposed farm group in Manitoba. Five commodity groups, representing corn, flax, sunflowers, winter cereals and wheat-barley growers, are planning to join forces in Manitoba. The steering committee, behind the new group, unveiled the name Nov. 25. “Our legal counsel indicated the (new) entity needed a name […] Read more
Saskatchewan harvest wrapping up, seven per cent still standing
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Cold and wet conditions have halted operations across most of Saskatchewan, although some tough and damp crops are still being taken off as weather permits, according to the final crop report of the season from Saskatchewan Agriculture. With 93 percent of the crop combined, farmers were optimistic that they would still be […] Read more
Sampling finds high quality crop
Only 38.9 percent of Canada Western Red Spring wheat has graded No. 1, but 77 percent is either No. 1 or No. 2, which is considered adequate
Considering all the problems, challenges and management issues that bedevilled farmers from the beginning to the end of the 2019-20 growing season, Canadian salespeople will be marketing an OK crop to the world this winter. There will be enough No. 1 and No. 2 spring wheat as well as good durum for buyers of high […] Read more
Deere previews next-generation combine
Twin-rotor tracked machine clipped to terrain chasing, hinged draper future of harvesting at Deere
HANNOVER, Germany — John Deere previewed its twin-rotor X9 combine and a matching draper header designed for small grains and oilseeds, during Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany Nov. 10. Matt Arnold, product manager in John Deere’s future combines division said the X9 is a productivity step beyond the S790, the largest Deere combine currently on the […] Read more
Claas adds four-track, non-articulated, high horsepower tractor
HANNOVER, Germany – Claas joined an elite group of tractor manufactures that offer high-horsepower, tractors with four tracks, with their launch of the Xerion TRAC TS at Agritechnica in Germany. Both the Xerion 5000, with 530 h.p., and the Xerion 4500, at 490 h.p., will be offered in the TRAC TS class. Henning Ressmeyer of […] Read more
