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July 15 – July 31: DOT Update at CFPS 2018
Scott Garvey from Grainews talks with Cory Beaujot from DOT/ SeedMaster about the progress of the DOT so far. They talk about dealing with legislation for robotics, and safety features of the autonomous farm machine.
July 15 – July 31: A newly formed company called Connect, has produced a sprayer attachment for DOT
Rick Pattison, says the DOT platform enables short-line equipment manufacturers to enter the world of autonomous, robotic farming.
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July 1-15 | Rogator C-Series from Challenger at CFPS 2018
Scott Garvey from Grainews talks with Pat Kellner from AGCO about the new Rogator C-Series Sprayers and how the one-of-a-kind features are game changers in the high-clearance, self-propelled sprayer market.
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July 1 – July 15: Don Campbell believes the spot-spray approach using drones could be a valuable tool where traditional equipment may find it difficult.
The Kray drone, flying more than 100 km/h with a five-metre boom, can carry up to 15 kg of product for delivering insecticides at ultra-low volumes.
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June 15 – June 30: Two recent weed identification days were held the second-last week of May re: points to watch for when Identifying seedlings
Alexis Stockford recently met with provincial weed experts to hear about key points to watch for when identifying weeds as seedlings.
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June 15-30 | AGCO Introduces IDEAL Combine to North America
AGCO is set to unveil their IDEAL Combine at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina, Saskatchewan from June 20-22. AgDealer's Spencer Myers and Grainews' Scott Garvey had a chance to see the combine a few months ago while visiting Agritechnica, and these are Scott's initial thoughts on the IDEAL Combine from AGCO.
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June 1 – June 15: Greg Berg and Scott Garvey interview farmers in the Interlake to assess seeding and soil moisture
How seeding progressed for farmers and what they're seeing in terms of soil moisture
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June 1 – 15: 2018 Grainews Machinery Challenge Preview
AgDealer's Spencer Myers and Scott Garvey from Grainews travel to Langam, Saskatchewan for a preview of the 2018 Grainews Machinery Challenge. Scott breaks down which machines we'll be testing, what tasks we'll be testing them with, and where you can find the results.
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May 15-31 | Zauberzeug Prototype from Perpetual Mobile
AgDealer’s Spencer Myers reviews one of the products showcased at Agritechnica 2017. In this episode of AgDealerTV, Spencer talks about a new prototype designed to sweep and clean your shop or barn using GPS to navigate.
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May 15 – May 31: Believe it or not, this is a soil test that can tell you a lot about the health of your soil. See the how to video.
Farmers can participate by burying their own cotton briefs and digging them up after a couple of months to see how their soil measures up.
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