The new standard in big four wheel drive tractors from Case and New Holland is 530 horsepower. The Case STX530 and the New Holland TJ530 are both fitted with the 15 litre Cummins QSX15 straight six-cylinder, after-cooled turbo diesel. This is a 24-valve, Tier 3 compliant engine that claims a 40 percent torque rise and […] Read more
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Case, New Holland launch 530 hp tractors
New Products
Metering pump The latest series of agricultural metering pumps from John Blue is dubbed the Next Generation Pump, or NGP. The NGP incorporates the basic engineering traits of the L and LM pumps and uses the same footprint as the LM series for easy interchangeability. The series features a number of improvements over the previous […] Read more
Filling up fast
BIGGAR, Sask. – Richard Elenko values his time when seeding. Seeding his crops early has multiple benefits, so efficiency is a priority. One area of concern for Elenko was getting timely fills for his air carts without adding manpower. He said it all started with proper crop agronomics. “Placing phos (phosphorus) with the seed is […] Read more
Tandem split into three compartments
Biggar, Sask. – Richard Elenko uses a four-compartment trailer with a conveyor system as the main feeder for one air drill and he has another seed and fertilizer tender for his second air drill. He modified a tandem truck, dividing the box into three compartments and adding three remote end gate chute controls and a […] Read more
Study targets blackleg
Helping western Canadian canola growers win the long-term battle with blackleg is the goal of a new, three-year study. Funded by the Western Grains Research Foundation, the study is designed to build a new base of knowledge on changing populations of the pathogen that causes blackleg. This will allow producers to better select canola varieties […] Read more
Input cost analysis required for survival
Nisku, Alta. – Craig Shaw is part of a growing group of farmers coming to grips with the idea that the current margin squeeze may be here to stay. He’s convinced that better pro- duction efficiency will be the key to survival. “We have a strong emphasis on improving our marketing skills, but there is […] Read more
Dealer investigates nitrogen reduction
Paragon Ag Services of Melfort, Sask., was one of the founding sponsors of the Saskatchewan VRT Project. At the outset, it was clear that the probable result of the research would be an overall reduction in nitrogen expenditures. “We understood that quite well,” said Paragon agronomist Sherman Boland. “I agree 100 percent with the statement […] Read more
Seed drills leave tell-tale signals
The sins of a producer’s seed drill will follow him for at least a year, a Manitoba agronomist says. That’s the opinion of Eric Gregory, of Morse Brothers, an ag retailer at Starbuck. “We can often tell what seeder a guy has been using because his crop is all over the map,” said Gregory. “And, […] Read more
Jury still out for calcium on sclerotinia
RED DEER – The theory that calcium compounds can control sclerotinia stem rot in canola is based more on anecdotal than scientific evidence, but an Alberta researcher says it has a strong scientific rationale. Stephen Strelkov, a researcher with the University of Alberta, told the recent Agronomy Update in Red Deer that calcium’s ability to […] Read more
Balancing seed protein, nitrogen
One reason producers grow pulse crops is for their nitrogen benefits. Properly inoculated pulse crops are able to fix atmospheric nitrogen into a form usable by the crop, thereby removing nitrogen fertilizer from production costs. Fertilizer input costs are reduced and producers can grow high protein pulse crops and receive rotational benefits in the subsequent […] Read more
