Crop Management
Mana Canada has registered two new herbicides for cereal growers. Andrew Mann of Mana Canada, a division of Makhteshim Agan, the Israeli off-patent chemical producer, says the new products will open up the market for producers looking for a choice beyond a chemical company’s bundled product list. Mana has registration for a florasulam and MCPA […] Read more
Crop Management
Mana releases new herbicide mixes
Oil check gets easier on rubber track hubs
Sight glass hubcaps | Now available for Challenger, John Deere and Quadtrac
Brian Isaac has expanded his line of sight glass hubcaps. He’s added eight new sight glass units to fit all John Deere and Challenger rubber tracked tractors, as well as for the larger Case Quadtrac. Isaac’s Leabank Lubeview Sightglass Hubcaps came into the market in 2007, but were then designed only for Case Quadtrak. The […] Read moreCompany offers own version of post patent herbicide
One of Western Canada’s more popular herbicide products will appear on the market from a post-patent producer. Prepass, Dow’s combination of florasulam and glyphosate as a two part tank mix, controls weeds ahead of seeding spring wheat, durum, barley and oats. Since its registration in 2003, the product has become a regular feature on many […] Read more
Big baler off to field under own power
TULARE, Calif. — Does the world really need a self-propelled big-square baler? Dave Boschsler says yes. “The world didn’t know it was going to be taking straw and corn stalks and miscanthus and using them to create alcohol, either. Big balers were for feed, but now we’re feeding a process as well as livestock,” said […] Read more
Wrap artist provides high energy for moist bales
BRANDON — Bale and wrap is the only option when wet weather prevents proper hay dry-down and farmers aren’t set up for silage bunkers. Forty-five to 55 percent moisture hay starts to spoil rather than ferment if a wet bale sits for more than 12 hours. Oxygen will spurs growth of moulds and yeasts, making […] Read more
Master mud for a more precise seed depth
Clean packer wheels | Spinning rotary mud scraper lets you drill seed at correct depth
BRANDON — Mud on a packer wheel destroys depth control and often pulls seeds out of the trench. It can clog up packers so badly that they start to skid over the seed row, making ruts and dragging cover soil from the seed trench. Both scenarios wreak havoc on the crop’s potential, and both can […] Read more
Tractor’s new shape improves visibility, allows sharper turns
TULARE, Calif. — Versatile has replaced its mid-sized tractor lineup with new Tier 4 interim rated ma-chines, sporting the latest in Cummins engine technology, bigger cabs and a much tighter turning radius. “These are whole new tractors. If you saw a black silhouette of them, you wouldn’t think it was a (Genesis-Versatile),” Paul Manaigre, Versatile’s […] Read more
Lessons from First Nation
This year’s Guelph Organic Conference and Expo looked to the roots of agriculture in the Great Lakes region for lessons in modern organic farming. Richard Hill, a member of the Haudenosaunee First Nation, which is part of the Six Nation Confederacy, spoke to an attentive and enthusiastic crowd. Before his talk, several people were working […] Read more
Future equipment will fuse size and technology
Research and development | Manufacturers say interest in precision agriculture is growing
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Big will get bigger, precision will be the norm, complex will become easier and everything will speak and play nice with everything else and deliver profits and intelligence as well as data. That is what farm equipment company leaders say is the future of farm machinery. Many of the world’s farm […] Read more
Buffer crop keeps GMOs out of organic corn
Gene blocking system | The hybrid corn protects a field from GMO drift
GUELPH, Ont. — A new corn variety may provide organic growers exactly what they need: a buffer zone between fields of genetically modified and organic corn. The buffer is a genetic advancement that creates a technological barrier between corn fields. The hybrid, known as PuraMaize, features a gene blocking system that solves the problem of […] Read more
