Glacier FarmMedia – With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff about what might or might not work on an individual […] Read more
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Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Part 3
There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Part 2
There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Glacier FarmMedia – With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff about what might or might not work on an individual […] Read more
Agronomists share tips for evaluating new crop products and tech: Part 1
There is always some new product or technology coming around the corner. How do crop consultants filter out the noise and arrive at a reliable recommendation for their clients?
Glacier FarmMedia – With new products, new production practices and new technology converging on the agriculture industry at a frenetic pace in recent years, independent agronomists and crop advisors are feeling the pressure to provide clients with recommendations sort the wheat from the proverbial chaff about what might or might not work on an individual […] Read more
Deere launches chore tractor lineup
John Deere has put a new larger small tractor into its 5 series lineup and some large tractor features into the little machines. A factory installed guidance system for Autotrac, when paired with the PowrQuad push-button transmission, is now available on the 5M machines. The lineup used to stop at 115 horsepower, but an new […] Read more
New solutions wrapped up
Massey Ferguson’s new RB 4160 P baler offers producers the option of poly or net wrapping on the go in under a minute. The system, besides creating individual baleage can bale dry hay and straw or materials as coarse as corn stover. The machine shares the chassis with the 4160 silage baler model, producing up […] Read more
Oat benefits easy to swallow
There is no magic recipe to successfully market a product, says George Barreras. “What works for your neighbour doesn’t work for you most of the times.… You have to persevere. You have to be ready for failure. But there’s no formula. Otherwise, all companies would succeed, or all companies would fail if there was a […] Read more
Septic tank alert designed to prevent unpleasant surprise
Developers of a new ultrasonic sensor say it ends the uncertainty around an important household question: is the septic tank full? TankFull, a division of Duck Mountain Environmental based in Kamsack, Sask., received a gold standard award at Canada’s Farm Progress Show for its promise of 24/7 monitoring through the sensor and a cellular network […] Read more
New Products
Shifty cart Ever wanted more from a grain cart auger? The augers move grain in a hurry but often not exactly to the ideal spot in the truck’s trailers. Shifting around the relationship can be tricky, especially with large four-wheel-drive tractors and in soft fields. Unverferth has a fix for that with its Brent V-series […] Read more
Grower’s invention makes green seed counts easier
REGINA — Gerry Devloo used to test canola samples for green seed the old-fashioned way, but he found it cumbersome. That way involves counting, crushing, and calculating canola seeds by hand. Devloo took to the drawing board at his farm in Somerset, Man., and began producing prototypes of a small, hand-crank-powered canola crusher that evenly […] Read more
New products
Glyphosate in soybeans BASF has registered Optill, a tank mix of glyphosate, kixor and imazethapyr for soybeans. It adds four to six weeks of residual suppression or control of lamb’s quarters, lady’s thumb, dandelion, sow thistle, pigweed, shepherd’s purse, stinkweed, buckwheat, wild mustard, fleabane, chickweed, ragweed, barnyard grass, yellow and green foxtail and crabgrass. Optill […] Read more
