Crop Management
Sask. farmers who invented the rubber paddle tines say they reduce cutter bar loss by as much as 60 percent
BRANDON — Watching lentils bounce around on the cutter bar and then disappear is like watching loonies and toonies disappear. One Saskatchewan farm family decided to stop the loss. Chrisa Kastning and her husband, Steve, were at Manitoba Ag Days explaining to farmers how their rubber Duck Foot tines help reduce pulse losses. “We were […] Read more
Crop Management
Quicker Picker rocks and rolls in wet conditions and stubble
BRANDON — There are countless rock pickers designed for skid steer loaders. One of the most interesting employs a rotating cage that picks up rocks and shakes out the dirt and stubble. The Flexxifinger Quicker Picker is designed to address some of the drawbacks found in other skid steer rock pickers, says Flexxifinger representative Phil […] Read more
Agco weathers four tough growing seasons
Warranty issues and an ill-fated move to more environmentally acceptable Tier 3 engines in Brazil challenge finances
Tough times in agriculture across the globe have put some farm machinery makers into financial difficulties. Agco, the world’s third-largest full-line manufacturer, saw lower earnings and higher expenses than expected, but it will be able to share with equity holders and maintain research and expansion, says its chief executive officer. Martin Richenhagen told the investment […] Read more
Cordless drill turns ratchet binders into power binders
BRANDON — Conventional over-centre lever boomers are falling out of favour because of safety issues, along with the fact they loosen with vibration. For those reasons, most people today prefer ratchet-style boomers. Over-centre boomers never pulled up tight enough to begin with, which contributed to the problem of loosening. They are not allowed in many […] Read more
Bike makes the path from the field fast and green
Saskatchewan equipment builder creates electric ride with farm utility, from checking crops to shuttling
Strapping a bike onto farm equipment to ride home from the field used to be commonplace, before farms spanned multiple townships and towing an all-terrain vehicle to do the same job made more sense. But if Kramble Industries is successful with its new product line, bikes will again commonly be used to ferry farmers to […] Read more
Magnetic wireless trailer lights offer solution
Eliminating wires means eliminating electrical shorts, and that means you and your trailer get on the road faster
BRANDON — If you’ve trailered much, you know that lights are a hassle. Seems there’s always a trailer light problem just as you’re ready to pull your fishing boat or camper trailer. This revelation is followed by two hours tracking the short, thus getting the fishing trip off to a grouchy start. Here comes wireless technology […] Read more
Hemp demand goes organic
Manitoba Harvest sells hemp food products at more than 16,000 stores in North America. That’s up from about 7,000 stores in 2015, which qualifies as robust growth. But demand for organic hemp foods, granola bars, protein powder and hemp oil is climbing much faster than demand for regular hemp. Which is why organic hemp acres […] Read more
Tiny molecule permeates plant wall
BRANDON — Nachurs Alpine Solutions has a new K-Tech starter fertilizer called Alpine F18 Max. Alpine’s Larry Balion, who was at Manitoba Ag Days recently to explain what’s special about the new product, said it comprises the usual nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium plus micronutrients. “But what makes F18 Max different is the fact that we […] Read more
Soybean acreage slide continues in Manitoba
Soybeans are going through a rough patch in Manitoba. Seeded acres could drop by 400,000 because hundreds of growers had disappointing yields in 2019. “I’m thinking we’re going to see just under a million acres. Maybe around 900,000,” said Dennis Lange, pulse crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture. Lange shared his prediction in the hallways of […] Read more
Canadian oat area set to rise
Winnipeg,(MarketsFarm) – Solid prices, growing demand and a desire for risk aversion should see Canadian farmers seed more oats in 2020, with early signs pointing to the largest oat crop in more than a decade. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada predicted 2020 oat area at 3.93 million acres in its January report, which would be a […] Read more
