Reading Time: < 1 minute From Ag in Motion 2025, senior machinery editor Scott Garvey speaks with Peter Wall of Elev8 Drone Service about its compact drone tender, called the Sky Rig, that fits in the back of a one-ton pickup truck.
Sky Rig Drone Tender at Ag in Motion 2025
New Holland Intellisense at Ag in Motion 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute New Holland showed its new IntelliSense selective spray technology for the Guardian sprayer line at the 2025 Ag in Motion farm show. Scott Garvey talks to New Holland Product specialist J. Cole Sanford about the new feature.
K-Hart Spyder at Ag in Motion 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minute K-Hart industries has added some new feature options to its openers for the 2026 model year, as well as air line upgrades. K-Hart’s Director of Engineering Erron Leafloor discusses their benefits at the 2025 Ag in Motion farm show in July.
AgGronomyTV: How to catch bugs in your field
Reading Time: < 1 minute At Crop Diagnostic School this past summer, John Gavloski, provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture, made the focal point of his session on the topic of proper insect-netting technique. Here, Gavloski shows how to gather a correct sample – and what not to do – to effectively gauge pest insect thresholds and avoid them from becoming an […] Read more
VIDEO: Change the way you think to change what you control
Drought. Floods. Input costs. Market prices. Labour. Farming is a masterclass in staying calm during chaos. Here’s how you can tap into the power of your thoughts to remain steady, even when the future is anything but
Reading Time: 2 minutes Even the strongest leaders can find themselves caught in a swirl of frustration or fear when so much feels out of their hands. For instance, I remember a time when I was a very angry, reactive person. My family was always on edge, never sure when I was going to blow up. And honestly, most […] Read more
Claas 1000 Series Forage Harvester
Reading Time: < 1 minute In August, Claas debuted its all-new 1000 Series forage harvesters at an event in California. One of the first of those new models to arrive in Canada was shown to farmers at Claas dealer GenAg in Steinbach, Manitoba, in October.
AgGronomyTV: Minimizing tillage erosion in your fields
Reading Time: < 1 minute When it comes to soil erosion and farm implements, not all tools are created equal. While the effects of tillage erosion on flatlands can be less common, hillier areas can often see erosion compounded. In this video from Crop Diagnostic School this past summer, Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture spoke about the effects of tillage […] Read more
AgGronomyTV: Hitting 300 bushels per acre of corn
Reading Time: < 1 minute At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in September, one of the crop plots at the Maizex booth was dialled in for a specific goal: 300 bu per acre of corn. Here, Henry Prinzen, agronomy lead with Maizex Seeds for Ontario, talks about what their team did in order to reach that target and how accessible a […] Read more
AgGronomyTV: Waterhemp tightens its grip on Manitoba fields
Reading Time: < 1 minute Earlier this summer in many parts of Manitoba, waterhemp was downgraded to a Tier 2 noxious weed, reflecting the new reality that there is simply too much of the invasive species to eradicate in the province. At Crop Diagnostic School this year, Kim Brown with Manitoba Agriculture talked about what this means for Manitoba farmers […] Read more
PTx Trimble OutRun
Reading Time: < 1 minute Tx Trimble’s OutRun autonomous grain cart system came to Manitoba this fall and the company was demonstrating the system on a farm. Scott Garvey spent time in the combine cab controlling the OutRun system to see first-hand how the system works.
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