Incite 5000 is designed to take field from stubble to seed-ready in one pass
Many companies have tried to lay claim to the coveted title of one-pass seed bed preparation tillage tool since cultivation came back into vogue a few years ago. Prestige and great financial rewards will go to the company with a tillage machine that can take a field directly from post-harvest stubble to final seed bed […] Read moreCrop Management — page 529
Awards recognize agricultural engineering achievements
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Each year agricultural engineers recognize their own by choosing 50 of the best products or technologies that reached the marketplace during the previous year. This year, Seed Hawk of Langbank, Sask., was the only Canadian company to make the list. However, several items designed for the Prairies were recognized for innovation. A […] Read more
Centre to offer independent testing
While producers welcome evaluations by the Center for Off Road Equipment, machinery manufacturers may have concerns
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky — Jim Schmidt might not have been the most popular person in the room when he announced recently that third-party farm machinery testing has returned to North America. “Producers are barraged by a lot information about machinery and technology, with very little unbiased information,” said Schmidt of Mechanized Design. “We know the Nebraska […] Read more
Adjustable sprayer booms provide seeder harmony
Aluminum boom’s hydraulically powered drive wheels move sections
FARGO, N.D. — Producers who don’t look at their sprayer as an extension of their seeder might be throwing away a lot of money buying that big dream boom. That’s the opinion of Ron Boyd, inventor and owner of BoydAg, one of the few North American manufacturers making adjustable aluminum spray booms. He thinks some […] Read more
Brillion’s Soil Pulverizer lives up to its name
Company has been breaking up soil clods since the mid 1980s, but has yet to make an impression in the West
Farmers have been bombarded with soil conservation messages since the Dirty Thirties. So, does the Brillion Soil Pulverizer go against the grain of those messages? At first glance, the obvious answer is that pulverizing clods and clumps of soil and burying residue might be the worst thing farmers can do if they want to reduce […] Read morePut under-used tractor on spray duty
Why buy a dedicated sprayer when tractors are sitting in the shed?
FARGO, N.D. —More farmers are hanging tanks and booms on their tractors as an alternative to buying a sprayer. A tractor sprayer doesn’t offer the crop clearance of a high clearance sprayer, but a tractor sprayer can perform the necessary applications in low-growing crops. In taller crops, the tractor sprayer handles the first part of […] Read more
A good forage crop will fight back when terminated
Ending a forage relationship with a field can be hard to do for producers looking to move on with their rotations. It can take time and money, not only for the present job but also into the future as well if done poorly. “Farmers remove their forages for a variety of reasons,” said Brian Nybo […] Read more
Handling heavy irrigation residue
Irrigation may guarantee a decent crop and predictable cash flow, but it also guarantees tonnes of residue that will dig into that cash flow. Aaron Vanee farms four quarters of irrigated land near Brooks, Alta., where he grows canola, flax, wheat, seed alfalfa and big piles of residue. Three years ago, he decided to take […] Read more
Video: Nutrient management important following big crops
Here is part two of The Western Producer’s four episode series on fertilizer return on investment: Video: Fertilizer won’t pay off without a plan EDMONTON — Getting fertilizer right can be a challenge. Multiple cropping histories, variable moisture and soil, spring temperatures and the timing of applications makes choices complicated, but not impossible. “Doing nothing, […] Read more
Farmers can address the growing urban-rural divide
I had three opportunities last year to address high school students taking Environmental Science 20 in Saskatoon. It is a new class that somewhat replaces Biology and Chemistry 20, while Physical Science 20 somewhat replaces Physics 20 and Chemistry 20. I was asked to lecture on soil for this class, which was a great opportunity […] Read more
