Author's Note: Okay, there are probably plenty of reasons you should bale instead of pellet (like: we don't really have a choice yet). It's just, well, it's not every day that I get to use a noun as a verb in a headline. Last week I stumbled upon one of the coolest tweets I've seen... Read More
Category: Tradeshows & Events
If ever you’ve been frustrated or overwhelmed by making sure all your precision farming equipment and data can “talk” to each other, Trimble wants you to know they’ve heard you. Streamlining the collection, storage and use of on-farm data is the cornerstone component of changes to Trimble’s Connected Farm platform. Related: 2015 U.S. Farm... Read More
If you’ve never been to the U.S. Farm Progress Show, it’s hard to envision the scope and scale of it. But it is a fair trek for many Canadian farmers, so instead of expecting all of you to head there, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin went south to capture the highlights of this three-day machinery-palooza. In this... Read More
Cattlewomen for the Cure - raised $102,000 for War Amps charity. Thanks Keith Ypma for matching funds! #wow #awesome pic.twitter.com/ey3q8syf4F — Deborah Wilson (@DeborahJWilson) August 18, 2015 Jenna Will and Hilary Pritchard are golfing in Cattlewomen for the Cure's Charity Golf Tournament today! #CHAMP pic.twitter.com/mpgCcGbSXM — Pritchard & Co Law (@PCo_LLP) August 17, 2015 Had... Read More
The Kelly Diamond Harrow was yet another implement demoed at Ag in Motion last month. The tool is used with the goal of returning crop residue to the soil, accelerating breakdown and improving soil organic carbon levels, all without the depth of most tillage implements. Each mulching chain link contains an abrasive-resistant concave disc, designed... Read More
The Hesston 1375 isn’t only the newest of the 1300 series by Massey Ferguson, it’s also the biggest. Weighing in at over 7000lbs, the centre-pivot mower conditioner is 4.6m (15’3?) wide. The machine uses 10 rotary discs, each with 10 free-swinging reversible knives, to cut crops at 1.3 to 3? in height. And just when... Read More
Oh to be a fly on the side of the Lagoon Crawler. The amphibious machine, developed by Nuhn Industries Ltd, runs on a Cummins engine and is remote controlled up to 1000 feet, allowing for successful lagoon agitation, even from a smell-safe distance. The header pump is at the bottom of the Crawler, and being... Read More
As regulations surrounding unmanned aerial vehicles are loosened and they become more common on North American farms, one of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturers has announced it's entering the UAV market. Built on the 3D Robotics Solo platform, AGCO introduced the SOLO AGCO Edition UAV this week. “We thought through everything a farmer needs... Read More
Lakeland Group’s Johnny Deayton was on site at Ag in Motion in July, to show a few of the company’s key products. In the video above, Deayton takes us through the Q-Catch squeeze chute. The Q-Catch features rear control of the head gate, ratchet rump stops, brisket door access and a checker plate floor. Buyers... Read More
Farm Management Canada is set to host the newly relaunched Agriculture Excellence Conference in Regina, Sask., this November 25-27, 2015. The theme of this year's event is 'Cultivating the Entrepreneurial Farmer,' and that theme will be carried through a moderated debate on social license, a panel on the future of farming, roundtable sessions, engaging keynote... Read More