Glacier FarmMedia – A loading chute attached to a trailer makes cattle movement more efficient, especially in remote locations. Doug Green saw the problem regularly when he was hauling cattle. He’d pull up to a pasture location and find no chute for unloading. A call to the farmer would reveal that they would be there […] Read more
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Merlo updates Multifarmer line
One type of machine having a more noticeable presence on the Ag in Motion show grounds in recent years is telehandlers. As on-farm material handling becomes a bigger and heavier job, farmers are paying more attention to them. One telehandler model designed specifically to appeal to farmers is the Merlo Multifarmer. This three-model range of […] Read more
Newest K-Hart Spyder gets additional features
Spyder’s frame continues to evolve so the unit is better able to follow terrain with its spring-based paralink system
The Ag in Motion farm show offered an opportunity to look at different seed drill openers on the market in Western Canada. In this series, we look at opener designs and other new equipment features being introduced for the next growing season. The folding design of K-Hart’s Spyder drill, which does look a bit like […] Read more
Soil pit demonstrates soil history and health
LANGHAM, Sask. — In a four-foot-deep soil pit, geological history is clearly defined. The layers tell the story of how, 10,000 years ago, glacial movement pulled clay, silt, salt and lime across the Prairies. They display the very reason for the landscape’s agricultural productivity and fertility. “All of the soils here in the Prairies are […] Read more
Producers continue to worry about market acceptance
It’s sad to see how profoundly the world’s trade demons have come to haunt the minds of western Canadian farmers. When three farmers on a panel at Ag in Motion were asked about their main considerations when selecting a new crop variety to try, all three included “market acceptance” on their short list. Wow! Besides […] Read more
Biogas seedstock trailer rapidly loads, unloads
Company says its award-winning tanker can move manure to a digester and return digestate to a farm more efficiently
LANGHAM, Sask. — A key piece of technology important to the success of biogas digesters in Europe is now available in Canada. Advance Tank Production Ltd. has built a rapid loading and unloading tanker that makes moving manure quicker and more efficient. The tank was made by the Saskatchewan company, a division of Advance Engineering […] Read more
Farmers dig into data for dollars, efficiency
LANGHAM, Sask. — Derek Dery recalls parking the seeding equipment for the day, then pulling out a notepad to jot down the details of the day’s work in the fading light. “You’re trying to write a story in the dark,” says the founder and chief executive officer of Sixteen Grains, a farm-to-customer operation near Saskatoon. […] Read more
Specialist provides advice on improving drills
Technician offers evaluations and recommends upgrades for drill components that wear down and impede performance
LANGHAM, Sask. — Getting a crop seeded as precisely as possible is, of course, the first step to bringing in a bumper crop. Today’s seed drills offer the ability to do that, but over time wear on critical components reduces their ability to place seed as precisely as they could when new. John Deere drill […] Read more
A look at current seed drill technology
The Ag in Motion farm show offered a perfect opportunity to look at the variety of seed drill openers on the market in Western Canada. In this series, which looks at what choices producers have when placing their seed and fertilizer, we take a look at the different opener designs that manufacturers offer, along with […] Read more
East-west agricultural issues are more similar than different
I both farm and work out of southern Ontario, but these days I find myself spending more time in Western Canada. Most recently I was at Ag In Motion, the outdoor farm show near Langham, Sask., where it was great to see lush crops after several years of drought. There’s a lot made of the […] Read more
