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Air seeders The 1850 No-Till Drill is the newest addition to John Deere’s air seeding systems. The air drill has a single-disc opener and a gauge wheel that measures furrow depth where the seed falls. For good seed to soil contact, the semi-pneumatic press wheels tuck the seed into the trench. For better germination, the […] Read more

Bin sealant Stretch-a-seal is a new product designed to seal grain bins and elevators. It will not harden, chip, peel or crack and it bonds permanently to concrete, wood and metal. The sealant increases the efficiency of grain drying bins and reduces the costly spoilage of stored grain due to leaking bins, excess air and […] Read more

Pulses/wheat rotation studied Farmers have long been aware of the increase in cereal yields on land seeded to pulse crops the previous year. Because pulse crops fix their own nitrogen, this advantage was perceived by farmers as being due to greater nitrogen availability. “There were few studies to prove this, however,” said Craig Stevenson, who […] Read more

Tester carrying case Two Saskatchewan farmers have devised a way to eliminate the frustration of lost time as they drive back and forth to the elevator, the neighbor’s or the home quarter to test grain samples during harvest. Wayne and Dale Sopotyk from Prud’homme invented a pre-molded, lightweight, durable, poly-ethylene carrying case designed to fit […] Read more

Zinc fertilization Zinc, an essential plant nutrient, is involved in many plant growth processes and in the production of tryptophane, a compound needed in some proteins and plant growth hormones. Zinc is important in early plant development, aiding in vigor and root growth, and later in even crop maturation. As a micronutrient, zinc is required […] Read more

Swather clearance Massey Ferguson’s model 220 swather has table or header openings up to 1.8 metres (70 inches) wide and a one metre (40 inch) under frame ground clearance, allowing swathing of cereals and canola with draper headers up to nine m (30 feet) in width. A header flotation and lift system allows headers up […] Read more

Finding top rams The low profile of the ROP Ram Test Station at Govan, Sask. belies its importance to the province’s sheep industry. As the only ROP ram test station in the province, it is a source of young breeding rams for the sheep industry, both commercial and purebred, says Terry Grajczyk, beef and sheep […] Read more

Grain moisture meters Agtron has added the Protimeter Grainmaster to its line of grain moisture meters. The Grainmaster 900E is able to meet requirements for proper grain testing and is simple to use. A grain sample is ground and compressed in the cell in one operation. The proper crop button is selected followed by a […] Read more

Spraying checklist The 1996 spraying season is fast approaching and it’s important for farmers to be ready. Manitoba Agriculture weed specialist Dave Kelner provides the following checklist on how to prepare. Check equipment Make sure the sprayer and pump are in good shape. Spray pumps can seize, crack and leak if not stored properly over […] Read more

Assure for peas and lentils Agriculture Canada has added peas and lentils to the label of DuPont Canada’s Assure herbicide. Assure controls quackgrass and other annual grasses including barnyard grass, green foxtail, wild oats and volunteer wheat and barley. Application is done at the two-leaf to early tillering stage for annual grasses and at the […] Read more