Automatic darkening welding helmets are among the welding tools farmers have readily adopted. The auto-darkening feature has nearly eliminated the little flashes that make welding trickier for many people. Caleb Krisher of Hobart Brothers, which makes welding equipment, said helmet technology has come a long way in the past 15 years ago. “The equipment has […] Read more
Production
Better helmets make for better welds
Tips for better farm scale research
Roger Andreiuk says farmers can effectively move research from the lab to the farm and profit from the experience. “New input products are often testing at the plot scale or even at small field scale, but they aren’t usually tested on your farm, in your soil, in your climate,” said the agronomist with Alberta’s Reduced […] Read more
New Products
Bale processor Kuhn of North America has released two new big square bale processors. The Primor blower and feeder machines will handle bales up to four feet across. The three-point-hitch-mounted machine has a capacity of 76 cubic feet, while a new trailed model will take 106 cubic feet of material. The blower will carry material […] Read more
Consider seed cleaning when selecting crop – Organic Matters
Organic farmers wondering what crops to grow this spring are likely considering soil fertility, balanced rotations and market demands. But ease of seed cleaning is another consideration. Farmers commonly have plant mixtures at harvest, whether they intercrop intentionally, have volunteer plants from a previous year, or have weeds that escaped control. Usually farmers can predict […] Read more
New Products
Mixed farm tractors; Mid-sized tractors; Durum gets Triton; In Harmony Mixed farm tractors New Holland’s new T7000 series of tractors, which offer 135 to 195 power take-off horsepower, are designed for mixed livestock and grain farms. The auto command continuously variable transmission provides seamless movement from a stop through road speeds. The New Holland power […] Read more
New CD collects manure material
Alberta Agriculture has bundled its manure management resources into a single digital package and made it available to farmers. Department official Trevor Wallace said the Nutrient Management Suite Interactive CD makes a wealth of resources available in a single place for producers and agrologists. “We’ve never had all of these tools organized in one place,” […] Read more
Technotill: from revolutionary to evolutionary
BRANDON – When Walter and Betty Schoenhofer first brought their Technotill packing system to farm shows a decade ago, many producers figured packing with a flat steel plate instead of a round wheel was bizarre. Bizarre or not, this spring nearly 1,000 prairie farms will be seeded with the Technotill packer system. The original packers […] Read more
The human side of steel, seed, soil
Openers and packers are the cold steel components of putting seed into soil, but there is also a human side to the business. Betty Schoenhofer found that out more than four years ago when her husband, Walter, died suddenly just before the family was preparing to take its Technotill packing system to the Agri-Trade show […] Read more
Green is gold for lentil growers
The greener a green lentil, the more money it commands in the market. Research by producer Blaine Davey of Wilkie, Sask., and his colleagues at the University of Saskatchewan’s Crop Development Centre has proved there are strong genetic and agronomic factors in producing healthy green lentil samples. “(At the university), we looked at how much […] Read more
Searching for the organic no-till dream
BRANDON – At first blush, it would appear that organic and no-till farming suffer from irreconcilable differences. Both systems have their own benefits, both were born out of ideology and both are driven today by economics. But will they ever co-exist in the same field? Pat Carr, a researcher with North Dakota State University’s research […] Read more
