Salford’s entry into the very large air seeder equipment market is a 950 bushel or 550 bu. and 4,000 gallon unit. The AC4000 will be available for the 2016 seeding season.  |  Michael Raine photo

Salford goes big in small grains

SALFORD, Ont. — One of the world’s largest air seeder carts is mixing the liquid with the dry. In its all-dry configuration, Salford’s new AC4000 is a five tank, 945 bushel air seeder unit, including a 65 bushel small seed or product bin. It joins large, single cart systems, including Seed Hawk’s 800 bushel unit […] Read more

The Orange Shank is designed to allow farmers to convert their drills to an independent system. |  John Gehrer photo

Individual shank conversion system

Manitoba farmer and inventor wanted an air seeder that provided row by row depth control

John and Angelica Gehrer have turned their attention to air seeders. The farming couple from Niverville, Man., who made a name for themselves with their grain auger spout systems, wanted an air seeder with individual shanks that followed the contours of the field and provided row by row depth control. “Precision seeders treat every row […] Read more