Disc opener
Flexi-coil has introduced a new double-shoot Barton angle disc opener for low soil disturbance and the ability to separate seed and fertilizer in the same pass.
Like the single-shoot Barton, the new opener is designed to reduce hairpinning and give better penetration and depth accuracy.
The second disc uses the same soil cut as the front disc, but cuts at the opposite angle, forming a second slot in the soil allowing seed to be placed above and to the side of the fertilizer.
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For more information, contact a Flexi-coil dealer or write the company at Box 1928, Saskatoon, Sask., S7K 3S5.
Seed cleaner
Farmstead Products of Hinckley, Minnesota has re-introduced its improved seed cleaning machine the FSZ.
The machine is capable of cleaning up to 150 bushels per hour. It features three screens: two upper scalping and one lower for fine particle removal. Screens are available for any seed.
A high volume fan blows air through the grain between the scalping and fines screen.
The model FSZ is constructed of three-quarter inch ABX plywood and the frame is made of solid white oak.
It can be shipped fully assembled and ready to run or assemble it yourself and save money.
For more information contact Farmstead Products, RR 2, Box 235 Hinckley, Minnesota, 55037, U.S.A. or phone 320-384-0003.
New book on grazing
A new book on management intensive grazing is available.
Paddock Shift: Changing views on grassland farming, by Allan Nation, provides ideas to plan a profitable grass farm for beef, dairy, sheep, poultry and pigs.
“Nation’s intention is to stay on the edge of change, to show examples of how people with minimal capital can become wealthy while respecting nature,” said a release from the publisher, Stockman Grass Farmer.
A rancher’s son, Nation blends information from business, history, philosophy and innovative farming operations.
For information on how to get the book, write Stockman Grass Farmer, Box 9607, Jackson, Mississippi, 39286-9607, U.S.A. or phone 1-800-748-9808.
Canaryseed registration
BASF Canada has received registration of Accord herbicide for use on canaryseed.
It will control cleavers, volunteer flax and green foxtail, including group one and three resistant types.
The registration does not extend to new varieties of canaryseed registered for human consumption and is not registered for use in tank mixes.
The Accord registration includes both rates of the product (135 and 165 g/ha) applied when the crop is at the three to five leaf stage.
For more information contact a BASF dealer.
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Send information to: New Products, Farm Management Editor, Western Producer, Box 2500, Saskatoon, Sask., S7K 2C4.
