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
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Balancing seed protein, nitrogen
Ag drones: farm tools or expensive toys?
NISKU, Alta. – When Craig Shaw first heard about recent hi-tech developments with remote control airplanes carrying digital cameras, he wasn’t sure if they were just toys for boys or if they could be useful tools on his farm. Once the farmer from Lacombe, Alta., saw the Olds College experimental aerial photo plane tested on […] Read more
CropCam features autopilot with GPS
Farmers can skip their flying lessons if they buy a CropCam remote control airplane for their future crop scouting and aerial photo ventures. The company from Stony Mountain, Man., has removed the risk of pilot error from its new crop surveillance aircraft by removing the pilot. With 10 years experience engineering autopilot components for aeronautical […] Read more
DraganFly floats on four wings
DraganFly Innovations of Saskatoon will bring its new aerial photo plane to market this spring. This purpose-built airframe, held aloft by four wings, has been specifically engineered for low speed surveillance flight with autopilot and fully geo-referenced aerial photo capability. DraganFly owner and engineer Zenon Dragan says the plane is targeted at clients who need […] Read more
Remote control plane monitors fields
NISKU, Alta. – The old crop scouting adage about “no substitute for walking your fields” may have been true last year, but technology has a way of making old sayings obsolete. If your farm is too large to walk two or three times a summer, consider the possibilities of an agricultural drone aircraft. It is […] Read more
Pulsating nozzle targets spray drift
Spray control is no longer linked directly to system pressure. The Case IH patented Aim Command system controls how many times per second a spray nozzle is switched on and off and determines how long it’s open and closed. This allows the system to maintain whatever pressure the operator wants for the desired droplet size […] Read more
Anhydrous applicator cuts fertilizer costs
Farmers across North America are struggling with higher nitrogen prices and Missouri farmer Dustin Sherwood is no different. With 5,000 acres of corn and beans, Sherwood began looking for a way to reduce his fertilizer bill. The changes he made in 2005 shaved 25 percent from his annual fertilizer budget. It required an investment and […] Read more
New Products
GPS guidance system A full GPS light bar guidance system at a price comparable to foam markers has been introduced by Midwest Technologies of Wheaton, Illinois. The CenterLine 220 is a versatile guidance system for any field operation. It has been designed to be an economical solution for growers interested in GPS light bar guidance […] Read more
Managing manure makes money
Using nutrient management as a strategy for crop enrichment can help farmers gain more dollars. “Farmers can get more bang for their buck when applying manure to their fields if they think strategically about which fields or crops can benefit the most from manure application,” said Trevor Wallace, nutrient management specialist with Alberta Agriculture. “It’s […] Read more
Good management brings quality barley
With a little fine-tuning, prairie barley growers can boost their chances of having their crop selected for malting, says the Canadian Wheat Board. The board, in conjunction with others involved in the malting industry, have set a target of increasing the malting barley pool to around three million tonnes a year, up from the usual […] Read more
