Intercropping, predictive weed control could redraw the battle lines in the fight against herbicide resistant weeds
Herbicide resistance in weeds is rising and there are no new chemistries on the horizon, so farmers will need fresh approaches to integrated weed management strategies. “I think the best management practice that someone could do for weed resistance is the one you’re not currently doing on your farm,” said Rory Cranston, technical strategy lead […] Read moreTag Archives Ag in Motion
Biologicals business receives funding boost
WINNIPEG — A Vancouver company with ambitions of making biologicals “the future” of crop protection and pest solutions has secured investment from a major player in Canada’s agricultural industry. On Tuesday morning, Catalera BioSolutions announced the initial close of its Series A funding round. S2G Ventures, a venture capital firm in Chicago, is leading the […] Read more
Service guards farmers’ data
Glacier FarmMedia – Farmers are suspicious about sharing data, but a new company aims to assure farmers that they always have control over who buys, sells and uses it. Ucrop.it is an Argentine company that wants to be the platform that companies and organizations use to provide incentives to farmers for on-farm research and assurance […] Read more
Cart offers variable rate by metering section
The Ag in Motion farm show offered an opportunity to see the variety of seed drill openers on the market in Western Canada. In this series, we look at the choices for seed and fertilizer placement, different opener designs and other new equipment features introduced for the next growing season. With many systems, altering input […] Read more
Quick response for field fires
Ryan Flaman normally doesn’t sell display units out of the Ag in Motion show booth, but the Montana farmer was insistent. “I said, ‘whoa, I can’t really deliver this to you on the weekend, can I? So how do we do this? That one’s actually sold already,’” he says. “So then we got creative; we […] Read more
Tools make sure those yields end up in the bin
It’s payday on the Prairies and combines are going full tilt to collect on a season’s investment in time and inputs. Marcel Kringe says it’s a shame that too much of that crop blows out the end of combines, which reduces income and adds input costs next year to control volunteers. In a previous life, […] Read more
Walkabout Mother Bins: a tale from the fields
Maidstone, Saskatchewan farmer Brad Ferguson stopped by the Walkabout Mother Bins booth at Ag in Motion in July to visit the reps and his new acquisition. The unit on display was in transit to his operation near Maidstone, Saskatchewan. It’s the second one he’s purchased. “The first one made the harvest flow better,” he says. […] Read more
Big mobile bins deliver big benefits
Mother bins ease harvest bottlenecks, saving weeks of time and reducing manpower and equipment requirements
Even among the other agricultural behemoths on display at Ag in Motion near Langham, Sask., mother bins stand out, dwarfing the super B trucks they’re designed to service. A mother bin is a grain tank on wheels, ranging in capacity from 4,000 to 8,250 bushels, depending on model and manufacturer. It is designed to address […] Read more
Larger air cart helps keep drills working longer
Vaderstad’s 1,350-bushel Seed Hawk air cart is designed to reduce the number of refill stops required during seeding
The Ag in Motion farm show offered an opportunity to see different seed drill openers on the market in Western Canada. This series looks at the choices producers have on how to place their seed and fertilizer. It examines the different opener designs offered by manufacturers, along with other new equipment features they’re introducing for […] Read more
‘This isn’t going to go away’
WINNIPEG — Eight years ago, Sally Flis was working for the Fertilizer Institute in Washington, D.C. She was the director of agronomy and worked on grower adoption of 4R nutrient stewardship, which is right rate, right time, right place and right source when applying fertilizer. Related story: Corporate fertilizer plan pushes sustainability Then, Donald Trump […] Read more
