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The vocabulary of combines

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Horsch debuts new primary tillage tool

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From corn to canola, new planter streamlines

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Bev Biggeman has learned a new language since she was put in charge of a combine. | Robert Horne photo
Farm Living, Machinery, News

The vocabulary of combines

Finally, at age 67, I have found my niche in life: combining. I love everything about it, I am reasonably good at it (still have a lot to learn); and it takes place in my favourite season — fall. Combining is the realization of all the hard work that has gone into the year’s cropping, […] Read more
Although the Omnis FT was designed for fields that have already had crop residue taken care of, the machine can be fitted with optional coulters to handle trash. | Ron Lyseng photo
Crops, Machinery

Horsch debuts new primary tillage tool

As better corn headers and straw choppers leave a cleaner surface and eliminate the need for residue-busting tillage implements, cultivators can get back to the job of performing primary tillage. That’s the premise behind Horsch’s new Omnis FT primary tillage line being launched this fall, says company rep Jeremy Hughes. He said the Omnis FT […] Read more
Changing metering plates from 2,000-5,000 seeds up to 45,000 takes a quarter turn of the fastener. | Robin Booker photo
Crops, Machinery

From corn to canola, new planter streamlines

Decatur, Ill. — The largest Great Plains planter equipped with the company’s new 5000 series row units was on display at Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. The PL5800 is a 40-foot, bulk-fill with a telescoping tongue, which enables the planter to stay close to the tractor when working in the field. It also allows […] Read more
The side-shift hydraulic cylinder allows the tractor driver to shift the packer three feet left or right for safer packing along the edges of a bunker. The largest Max Pack is 13 feet wide and weighs 10,000 pounds when filled with water. The rollers at the two corners allow the packer to work right up against the bunker wall without causing damage to the bunker or the packing equipment. | Ron Lyseng photo
Crops, Machinery

Tighter packing equals better silage

WOODSTOCK, Ont. — The tighter you pack your silage, the longer it will last and preserve its quality. It all comes down to squeezing out as much air as possible. A dedicated roller behind the packer tractor squeezes out more air and packs the silage tighter, according to Zuidervaart Agri-Import in Mitchell, Ont. Zuidervaart was […] Read more
The Euro Bagging company says its system preserves silage for up to 18 months, due in part to the fact that it designs and builds its own triple-layer bags, which include protection from solar UV radiation. | Ron Lyseng photo
Crops, Machinery

Czech silage bag with foil preserves feed 18 months

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
Rain kept a lot of combine operators out of their regular office this fall. Charles Renny spent his down time testing this Dodge Ram 3500 Mega Cab. The cabin in the Mega Cab is actually 20 inches longer than on a normal Quad Cab. | Charles Renny photo
Crops, Machinery

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
Forward Robotics’ fixed-wing hybrid drone, the U7AG, takes off and lands vertically and has a base station that automatically fills and recharges it, greatly reducing the labour to operate the system. | Forward Robotics photo
Crops, Machinery

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
The Faresin Leader PF 120 is a 250 horsepower self-propelled feed mixing wagon that uses near infrared technology to analyze feedstocks going into the tub and compare them to final rations going into the manger. | Ron Lyseng photo
Crops, Machinery

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
The operator positions the tip of the arm over the spot he wants a tire. He then bumps the control, causing the hydraulic motor to do a quick jump and tug the chain forward, which sends one tire flying off the end and plopping down on the plastic cover. The wheel loader arm has a 23 foot reach. The smaller skid steer loader has a 16 foot reach. | Ron Lyseng photo
Crops, Machinery

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

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