Equipment management at planting or harvesting can become a bit of a chess game. You often have to think two or more moves ahead when you're moving equipment from field to field. Tractors can become a hot commodity and a scarcity when you're making those moves and that can leave you waiting on one job... Read More
Category: Machinery
One of my favourite things about this year's Farm Progress show was getting to watch live demonstrations of all of the cool equipment and products that manufacturers brought to the show. There is nothing that sells you on a product better than watching that product in action. One of the really cool things I got... Read More
As far as we've come over the past 100 years, our progress creates some problems of it's own. As cities expand and farmland moves into areas previously unpopulated, the natural balance of the local ecosystem is upset. Where natural events and wildlife used to keep things like willow stands from growing unchecked, it's now up... Read More
In an environment of "bigger is better" the Morris CX8105 seed drill seems to stick out like a sore thumb. Almost every farm show you attend seems to cater to the large acre farmer. The CX8105 is an offering developed especially for the smaller farm. With models that come in 25 and 30 foot widths... Read More
Is there anything quite like being in a hurry, plugging up your haybine and spending hours unplugging it while your precious life blood is being drained by helicopter sized mosquitoes? They say necessity is the mother of invention, so I imagine a few nights like that could create a need for something like the haybine... Read More
The RealAgriculture Roundtable reconvened last week during Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina, Saskatchewan. This time around, Shaun and Lyndsey were joined by Morris Industries Chief Operating Officer Don Henry. We've talked with Don before on RealAgriculture.com and he is extremely knowledgable when it comes to farm equipment and cropping in general. With that in... Read More
In a great many cases there is a very short, specific window in which producers can find ideal conditions to get a hay crop off the field. When that opportunity presents itself, you have to move quickly and get those bales off the field with as little difficulty as possible. Being able to load and... Read More
As organizers of Canada's Farm Progress Show put it, their show caters to producers interested in "the big iron". In the spirit of that, a number of new product launches in that "big iron" category took place this week in Regina. One of those new offerings came from Versatile as they showed off their brand... Read More
At Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina this week it was difficult to miss the impressive rail car (errr...air cart) from Seed Hawk. Seed Hawk has a 1300 bushel air cart that is visually astonishing. For the farmers looking to seed a section of wheat without having to refill the drill, this is the perfect... Read More
Kris Penner of H & M Farms near Altona, Man., sent in a few images of the corn and soybean crop. There was a light frost last Tuesday night (May 27th) that knocked the corn back a bit, especially on field margins, about six to eight rows in. It should recover fine, he says, but... Read More