Rumours that have been swirling for five years can finally be put to rest. Yes, Versatile and Kubota are jointly building an all-new tractor to be marketed in both colours. Both companies made announcements in mid-March, briefly outlining the design of the new machine and the OEM manufacturing agreement. Although the rumour mill has been […] Read more
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Upgrade combines with newer technologies
BRANDON — Not every farmer can afford or even wants a brand new combine. For those producers who are keeping…
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You went to the expense of growing it, now save it
BRANDON — With canola prices sinking down close to the break-even point, growers will concentrate on putting every seed in…
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Controlling FHB through a multifaceted approach
A couple of dry seasons may have provided a reprieve, but Fusarium head blight (FHB) is a not- too-distant bad…
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Inside PAMI’s magical mystery combine
BRANDON — It’s likely that every prairie farmer has heard about PAMI’s combine calibration machines, but few have ever seen…
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Detailed scanner helps forge the future
MARICOPA, Ariz. — A massive robotic crop scanner at the Maricopa Agricultural Center takes extremely detailed measurements of crop plots…
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Drones: more than fast, hot pizza delivery in the urban areas
Western Drone Show covers cutting edge technology, agriculture, federal insights into new regulations
If you believe TV ads, you might think drones deliver piping hot pizza to your doorstep. Someday they may, but for now drones perform more serious work. Those serious tasks are what the Western Drone Show is about. Coming up May 3 in Winnipeg, the Western Drone Show is expected to provide an opportunity for […] Read more
Upgrade combines with newer technologies
BRANDON — Not every farmer can afford or even wants a brand new combine. For those producers who are keeping an older harvester working, aftermarket suppliers have a load of combine upgrades. Not all presentations at the recent Combine College dealt with leading edge technology. Sheri Dale, who works the counter at Combine World in […] Read more
Fine tune NH twin rotor for canola performance
BRANDON — The recently held Combine College had specific courses in setting John Deere, Claas, New Holland and Case combines. The class for each brand was conducted by a technician who specializes in that colour. The New Holland twin rotor class was conducted by independent combine consultant Murray Skayman from Virden. He said there are […] Read more
You went to the expense of growing it, now save it
BRANDON — With canola prices sinking down close to the break-even point, growers will concentrate on putting every seed in the combine hopper come August, meaning no tolerance for throw-overs. Here’s an example. If you combine 1,500 acres of canola and lose one bushel per acre at $10 per bushel, your financial loss is $15,000. […] Read more
Farm safety laws, carbon tax on the block as Alberta’s UCP elected
The United Conservative Party will be Alberta’s new government, receiving a majority mandate from voters Tuesday night. The party, with premier-designate Jason Kenney at the helm, will send at least 60 MLAs to the legislature this spring with a strong rural voice. “Our province has sent a message to Canada and the rest of the […] Read more
New Versatile-Kubota tractor now in production
Rumours that have been swirling for five years can finally be put to rest. Yes, Versatile and Kubota are jointly building an all-new tractor to be marketed in both colours. Both companies made announcements in mid-March, briefly outlining the design of the new machine and the OEM manufacturing agreement. Although the rumour mill has been […] Read more
Researchers use sensors to track crops
The University of Arizona’s agricultural department uses sensors to enhance high throughput genotyping of crop varieties
MARICOPA, Ariz. — Sensors installed on a homemade mobile platform at the University of Arizona’s Maricopa campus helps researchers quickly understand the response of a diversity panel to a specific set of conditions. A diversity panel is a collection of genetic material, in this case germplasm of an agricultural crop. “It is a moving platform […] Read more
Inside PAMI’s magical mystery combine
BRANDON — It’s likely that every prairie farmer has heard about PAMI’s combine calibration machines, but few have ever seen one in person, much less in action. Well here’s the scoop. There are only about 20 such processor combines worldwide, the majority of which were designed and built by PAMI in Humboldt, Sask. Sooner or […] Read more
Detailed scanner helps forge the future
The machine takes high resolution scans of field crops, helping to develop the next generation of ag sensors
MARICOPA, Ariz. — A massive robotic crop scanner at the Maricopa Agricultural Center takes extremely detailed measurements of crop plots and is helping to develop the next generation of agricultural sensors. “This is meant to be a reference system for very high resolution, high quality data sets that can then be down scaled and compared […] Read more
