Reading Time: 2 minutes In part one of this series, we looked at new tire designs from Alliance and Trelleborg. In this instalment, Machinery Guide looks at the Michelin AgriBib 480 95 R50 and Goodyear-Titan Farm Tires. More from Country Guide: New tires from Alliance and Trelleborg Michelin AgriBib 480 95 R50 When something works, people tend to stick with it. For […] Read more
New tire designs from Michelin and Goodyear
Taller design for a quality ride and low sidewall technology for 'ultimate' in flotation
Pearce: UAV system adds immediacy to crop diagnostics
Reading Time: 2 minutes When Felix Weber brought the Swinglet Cam to market about three years ago, the capability for “reading” a crop’s progress through different imagining cameras was considered revolutionary. Adoption of the technology has been slow, though, with early innovators spreading the message. This year, senseFly, manufacturer of the Swinglet Cam, has introduced the eBee Ag system, […] Read more
Extensive SCN survey shows numbers still climb
The collaborative study continues to identify heavier infestations and more spread of the disease
Reading Time: 4 minutes Soybean cyst nematode was first identified in Ontario in 1988, and since then it has spread through much of the province. Despite nearly three decades of experience with this pest, Ontario is still a relative newcomer compared to places like Tennessee, with its history dating back to the 1950s. Other states such as Illinois and […] Read more
New tires from Alliance and Trelleborg
Part one of a two-part quick glimpse at new tire designs
Reading Time: 2 minutes In agriculture today, everything is getting bigger. The yields, the farms, and certainly the equipment have all grown larger in the past five years, and now the tire manufacturers have joined the trend. Late in 2013, more manufacturers began breaking the seven-foot barrier, crossing over from Group 48 into Group 49s and 50s, with diameters […] Read more
Help wanted
Farmers can’t wait 10 years to build a workforce. In this first of a two-part series, we look at why the need is so urgent
Reading Time: 6 minutes The crisis is already here, and farmers are caught in the jaws of two ugly steel traps. Not only is it getting harder and harder for farmers to find the employees they need for their own farms, but the companies that farmers rely on — ranging from seed and chemical companies to equipment makers — […] Read more
Grain vacuums: REM 3700, Farm King, and Walinga
Machinery Guide looks at three products that get your grain flowing
Reading Time: 2 minutes In our last installment, Country Guide looked at grain augers. This time around we look at grain vacuums from three different manufacturers. As always, we urge you to budget ample time for followup. Latest grain auger offerings REM 3700 GrainVac High capacity and high speed are goals of the REM 3700 from GrainVac. This unit can […] Read more
Latest grain auger offerings
Machinery Guide looks at the augers of four manufacturers
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to different kinds of farm equipment, few sectors have as many manufacturers, as many choices or as much riding on your decision as in grain handling and storage. In many ways, that flexibility is a bonus, allowing you to assemble the system that’s exactly right for how you farm. Of course, the […] Read more
Plotting a course for 2014
This summer’s demo trials will focus on how to mesh traits and crop protection with precision ag technology for even better results
Reading Time: 5 minutes After a long winter and a slow start to spring, everyone is itching to hit the field, and the major seed and chemical companies are no exception. This year, though, they’re moving away from just looking at new active ingredients or new genetics in their R&D plots. Now, they’re also starting to show what their […] Read more
Hiring today’s youth
The job of grooming tomorrow’s ag employees starts while they’re still in school. These Ontario programs show it can work
Reading Time: 5 minutes So the news is in. Agriculture is facing yet another crisis. This time, it isn’t a trade issue, commodity prices or politics. Instead, it’s the pressing shortfall in human resources for the agri-food, fuel and biotech industry. The number of farmers is falling — just check any recent census. But the demand for all kinds […] Read more
It isn’t here… yet
Will Bt-resistant corn rootworm cross the border into Canada?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Growers in the western U.S. Corn Belt have a real fight on their hands, and they know it. Corn rootworm is showing resistance to Bt hybrids. From Illinois across to South Dakota and down into Kansas, the Cry3Bb1 protein that is the foundation of some Bt genetics is under threat. Researchers now say that pyramiding […] Read more
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