Agricultural technology innovators used hands-on experiences and demonstrations to showcase their products during the recent Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Five winners were declared in the show’s Innovations Programs. ATP nutrition won the agronomics award, DTN won for business solutions, Precision AI won for environmental sustainability, Sky-Ag Tech and XAG Co Ltd. won […] Read more
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Making a hard switch for a 4×4
Some readers may recall the proverbial good ol’ days of pickups when we’d kick into 4×4 mode with a short lever on the floor. Then came digitalization. Some people might ask why engineers complicate every farm machine they touch. The answer is simple. It’s because they can. Their bosses are engineers too and the boss […] Read more
Horsch sprayer flexes its booms
Biggest Horsch/Claas field demo in North America brought the companies’ latest and greatest to Manitoba
ROEISLE, Man. — The new Horsch Leeb sprayer made its Canadian debut July 19 at Roseisle Man. Innovative flexible boom control technology allows the sprayer to work 12 inches above the crop. Controlled droplets close to the crop reduce drift and put the product into the plants where it does the most good, whether it’s […] Read more
Day 2 at AIM focuses on innovation
After 9,308 people walked through the Ag in Motion gates opening day, a successful return to action Wednesday came with a strong surge of new technologies that farmers haven’t been able to see up-close the last three years. Before Blue Rodeo closed the day with its performance in TCU place, hands-on experiences and demonstrations between […] Read more
Ag in Motion happy with opening day
The Ag in Motion Outdoor Farm Show hit its mark opening day as farmers and exhibitors were anxious to be back at the Discovery Farm near Langham, Sask. This show is the first in three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but Tuesday saw a turnout similar to 2019’s, as well as 543 exhibitors total […] Read more
Agco acquires Winnipeg autonomous ag technology company JCA
Company takes a retrofit-first approach when developing autonomous equipment for the agricultural sector
JCA is best known for the engineering services it offers OEM companies to help develop unique agricultural machine applications, including machine control systems, smartphone and tablet apps, data management and communications, as well as autonomous machine systems. Seth Crawford, general manager of the precision agriculture and digital division at Agco, he said the company is […] Read more
Ethanol demand survives skyrocketing gasoline prices
U.S. gasoline prices have increased 53 percent since last year but consumer use has only decreased 6.6 percent
Stratospheric gasoline prices don’t appear to be having a huge impact on ethanol demand, which is a good thing for grain prices, says an analyst. Regular gasoline prices averaged US$4.77 per gallon in the United States on July 4, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 53 percent over the same time […] Read more
SeedMaster Ultra SR drill farm show winner
Single-ranked drills have been a difficult concept for the Prairies due to no-till, heavy trash environments, until now
REGINA — This spring a few farmers took delivery of the recently commercialized Ultra SR single rank seeder produced by SeedMaster. The tool was selected as innovations winner at Regina’s farm show this week. This seeder has a few unique approaches to seeding and if social media can be used as a gauge, many farmers are […] Read more
New grain dryer tool runs on biomass
REGINA — A biomass-fueled grain drying system on display at Canada’s Farm Show in Regina offers a path for farmers and elevators to avoid paying the carbon tax when drying grain. “So essentially, what we’re trying to do here is take producers off of fossil fuels and to burn biomass, and we’re able to help […] Read more
Scouting robot seeks validation
Every day the robot lurks in fields, watching, seeing all and recording every event, searching for anomalies
Another agricultural robot is roaming Canadian fields. Brazilian-based Solinftec uses artificial intelligence to guide its robot’s motion in fields, and to analyze the images of crops it captures as it travels autonomously along crop rows. Leo Carvalho of Solinftec said the Solix Ag robot scans for crop health and nutrition, disease, insects and weeds. “The […] Read more
