Crop Management
It may be invisible, but air can work for you if you push it around enough, controlling heat and humidity
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Air is free. It’s all around us. But making it work for us is a whole different matter. When we need to move that air, we need fans. Big fans. “Actually, you need big-ass fans,” states Patrick Wilson, Canadian national sales manager for the company that named themselves just plain “Big Ass […] Read more
Crop Management
Syngenta cancels cereal research program in Canada
One of the largest seed companies in the world is ending its cereal breeding program in Canada. Syngenta Canada announced plans to discontinue its Canadian cereal seed research and development program by Jan. 1. The company plans to continue cereal breeding programs in other countries, including the United States, but will cease wheat and barley […] Read more
Canadian pulse balance-sheet tightening
Winnipeg, (MarketsFarm) – Canadian pea and lentil production failed to live up to earlier projections, according to the latest survey data from Statistics Canada. While both crops are still forecast to be above their year-ago levels, the tightening supply expectations should underpin prices. Canada’s 2019/20 lentil crop was pegged at 2.17 million tonnes in the […] Read more
WTO’s appeals system loses its judges
The World Trade Organization has lost some of its clout. The Appellate Body at the WTO, a key part of the dispute settlement process at the trade organization, basically ceased to exist today. That could have a massive impact on smaller countries, like Canada, who rely upon the WTO to enforce the rules of global […] Read more
Hey hey, a whole new way to hay
WOODSTOCK, Ont. — Standing hay holds maximum protein, but it’s all downhill from there. Protein drops every time hay is handled. Now, a new system claims to maintain 90 percent of original protein. The Austrian-based Haytec system is common throughout Europe. Using its system, the company says, results in a cost to dry hay of […] Read more
Leave the soil, take the data
HANNOVER, Germany — German researchers have installed cutting edge sensor technology on an autonomous BoniRob robot to simplify soil testing. “We have developed a lot of components that have been bolted together to make it possible to have the soil sampling process, the soil preparation process and soil analysis process directly in the field,” said […] Read more
Single rank drill provides precision planting
SeedMaster’s 60-foot Ultra SR air drill uses spike wheels between the shanks to clear residue away from the openers
LANGHAM, Sask. — SeedMaster’s Ultra SR is a single rank 60-foot precision air drill that seeds 15 inch rows, has 735 bushels of onboard capacity and will have a limited availably for growers in the 2020 planting season. “This provides the precision and accuracy for people who are looking at planters but still maintaining a […] Read more
Horsch introduces inter-row cultivator
The new hoeing tool was designed in part as a response to increased public pressure on herbicides in Europe
HANNOVER, Germany — Horsch launched a new hoeing tool for in-the-row cultivation that will interest organic producers and growers struggling with herbicide resistant weeds. “It’s our first inter-row cultivator the company Horsch has built,” said Eileen Nicolai of Horsch during Agritechnica. “We think that the organic farming, at least here in Germany and in Europe, […] Read more
Russians reveal big RSM 2400 Series tractors
HANNOVER, Germany — Making its international debut at Agritechnica was the Russian-built RSM 2400 tractor from farm equipment manufacturer Rostselmash, and the big machine drew a lot of attention. There are two tractors in the RSM 2000 series — the RSM 2375 and RSM 2400 — both powered by Cummins engines. Unlike most of Rostselmash […] Read more
New picker eases backache
HANNOVER, Germany — A new 21 foot wide stone picker has been launched by Finnish company Pel-Tuote, which is its widest machine in the portfolio. Called the Kivi-Pekka 7, the machine can pick up stones across the entire 21 foot width and has a stone tank capacity of three cubic metres. It can handle stones […] Read more
