WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Bagging silage may have advantages over bunker storage, but that edge disappears in a hurry if the bag is ripped and the content exposed to the atmosphere, water or rodents. A company in the Czech Republic has an answer to the problem — simply build a better bag. Euro Bagging builds silage […] Read more
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This pick-up truck goes big — really big
Because of rain, I had trouble getting quality time in my regular dusty green fall office. So to fill the days, Chrysler Canada sent me a Ram 3500 Mega Cab in premium trim with the Cummins diesel coupled to a six-speed Aisin automatic transmission. Mega Cab really is mega. The cabin is 20 inches longer […] Read more
Potato shortage looms in Manitoba
Manitoba could be facing another potato shortage. Growers need about two weeks of favourable weather for harvest, otherwise thousands of acres will remain in the ground this winter. As of the middle of October, about 65-70 percent of the province’s potato crop had been harvested, said Dan Sawatzky, Keystone Potato Producers Association general manager. Manitoba […] Read more
Heavy snowfall puts brakes to Manitoba harvest
WINNIPEG (MarketsFarm) – Harvest operations throughout most of Manitoba ground to a dead stop as two weather systems dumped large amounts of snow during the Thanksgiving long weekend, according to Manitoba’s Agriculture’s latest crop report. Manitoba was hit with the same cold front that swept across the Prairies towards the end of last week, which […] Read more
Snow causes soybean headaches in Manitoba
More than a million acres of soybeans are still standing in Manitoba, and a large percentage of those plants are standing in snow. A massive snowstorm, just before the Thanksgiving weekend, dumped 15 to 40 centimetres of snow on the south-central region of the province. Forecasters are predicting temperatures of 10 to 12 C in […] Read more
New drones dealing with spray drift
Vertical takeoff and landing, conventional aerofoil, high capacity UAV unmanned aerial vehicle unique design
Drones designed to spray broad- acre agricultural crops usually use fine droplets with a low water-to-chemical ratio to try and make up for their limited fluid carrying capacity. This greatly limits their use, because extremely low water volumes are off-label and fine droplets are prone to drift, where they might take out a neighbour’s crop. […] Read more
VIDEO: New tire design looks flat, delivers elevated performance
DECATUR, Ill. — The AgriCup tire debut during the American 2019 Farm Progress Show had a few farmers scratching their heads. “Are those tires supposed to look like that? I think they need some air,” said a show attendee at the Galileo Wheel booth to company co-founder Avishay Novoplanski. The AgriCup is built with more […] Read more
Precision farming means precision livestock feeding
Woodstock, Ont. — When we talk about precision agriculture, most people think only in terms of precise crop management. But for dairy and beef producers, precision ag means precision feeding of their animals. When it comes to precision feeding, the mix wagon is as important to the livestock producer as the air drill is to […] Read more
Tire Shooter tosses tires up bunker hill
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Securing the plastic cover on your silage bunker with used tires is an arduous and labour-intensive task that always runs the risk of workers inadvertently punching a hole in the cover. To deal with that problem, a Wisconsin company has devised a simple machine called the Tire Shooter to mechanically place tires, […] Read more
Grains drop, soybeans firm following USDA WASDE report
Winnipeg (MarketsFarm) – Monthly supply/demand data from the United States Department of Agriculture was supportive for soybean prices but bearish for corn and wheat, with adjustments to yields and harvested acres providing a number of surprises. Corn futures saw the largest immediate reaction at the Chicago Board of Trade, as average yields were unexpectedly raised […] Read more
