As with other aspects of farming, automation is finding its way into the process of managing mortalities. Dutch Industries, based at Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan, has designed what looks like a big top-heavy green box that it calls the "BioMulcher." The unit heats, grinds and mixes, composting up to 2,500 pounds of material per batch. "After... Read More
Category: Machinery
If agriculture wants to reduce the potential impact neonicotinoid seed treatments have on pollinators, it has to modify standard vacuum planters. That's the verdict from Ridgetown College, University of Guelph researcher Dr. Art Schaafsma. “Essentially, what we’ve created is a drift problem,” says Schaafsma, who spoke publicly about his research for the first time last... Read More
Freeform Plastics describes its Chembine as "a cutting-edge way of mixing and blending your chemicals." The chem-handler offers a 66 gallon (US) capacity designed for increased agitation, and faster jug emptying time. Vertical ribs lock the tank into its stand, and, combined with a powerful vortex cycling jet system, step up agitation in the tank.... Read More
Carrying 9,000 US gallons of liquid fertilizer, CW Mowat Manufacturing, based near New Norway, Alberta, has built what might be the largest single-frame liquid caddy in the world. The FLC 9000 ST was on display at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina earlier this month, on its way to a customer in southern Saskatchewan. When... Read More
Fuel theft is unfortunately an all-too-common problem on farms. As operations grow larger, and with more uninhabited farm yards, thieves may find fuel tanks unsupervised and unprotected. To keep fuel where it's supposed to be, Kenneth Johnson and Jace Ericson of Estevan, Saskatchewan came up with their own solution: a steel cabinet for fuel transfer... Read More
It's hard to imagine a plough that does more than...well, plough. But Kverneland, a Norway-based agricultural machinery company, decided it was time to put some 'intelligence' in the system. The company showcased its 2500 i-Plough at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, where RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney stopped by the booth to find out more. "It can handle... Read More
Canada's Farm Progress Show had an international sprayer in its line-up of ag equipment this year. For many farmers, it was their first chance to see Agrifac's Condor, manufactured in the Netherlands. Agrifac's Rob Blijdorp was on the grounds to field questions, explaining some of the high clearance sprayer's unique features. In the interview below,... Read More
Langbank, Saskatchewan-based equipment manufacturer Seed Hawk debuted a new metering system for its air carts at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina last week. The company hopes to put the plugging problems associated with its iCon seeding system to rest with the release of the Fenix III, a metering unit designed by Seed Hawk's Swedish... Read More
A Western Canadian equipment manufacturer is taking the land-roller, increasingly used to push stones into the ground and flatten soil ridges to make harvest easier, and adding several other functions to accomplish more with each pass. Ag Shield Manufacturing added a leveling blade on the front of its roller for removing mole hills and small... Read More