Reading Time: < 1 minute At this year’s Ag in Motion, Grainews looked at the features of Versatile’s ML Series drills and got into the cab to run one through a field demo.

In the field with Versatile’s ML Series drill
EquipTV at Ag in Motion 2015

Grainews field demo of Versatile’s 280 sprayer
EquipTV at Ag in Motion 2015
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey gets into the cab of a Versatile sprayer for a field demo during the Ag in Motion machinery expo.

VIDEO: “Old soil-applied” solutions for herbicide resistance weeds
Crop Diagnostic School: Know your target weed issues before choosing a herbicide
Reading Time: < 1 minute To help keep herbicide-resistant weeds at bay, some older soil-applied products are rejoining the fight. At the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Jeanette Gaultier, pesticide use specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, talks about which herbicide-resistant weeds producers should watch for and what they need to consider before choosing a herbicide for their situation.

VIDEO: When to spray canola with a sclerotinia fungicide
Crop Diagnostic School: Wet pantlegs when walking through the field is a good indicator of timing your fungicide
Reading Time: < 1 minute Assessing your canola crop during the flowering stage is essential to discover if sclerotinia is present and if a fungicide can be of benefit. In this video from the 2015 Crop Diagnostic School, Anastasia Kubinec of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Development (MAFRD), talks about the risk factors for the fungal disease and offers tips for canola […] Read more

How Michelin IF and VF tires compare to standard radials
Reading Time: < 1 minute Michelin’s Cam Ulmer explains how new-generation IF and VF ag tires can contribute to lower compaction levels and improve machine performance.

Bourgault expands its St. Brieux, Sask., operation
Reading Time: < 1 minute It’s not just farm machinery that’s getting bigger. Grainews field editor Lisa Guenther was part of a recent media tour at Bourgault’s headquarters in St. Brieux, Sask. Media got a close look at Bourgault’s current plant, along with their new, 4.5 acre facility, set to open later this year.

Seed Hawk at Canada’s Farm Progress Show
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grainews visited Seed Hawk’s display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show to see the updated tool bar features for 2016 and its iCon metering system.

Bourgault drill hits the 100-foot working width mark
Reading Time: < 1 minute Bourgault’s widest-ever drill and largest air seeder cart debut at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina.

The new Morris air cart tender prototype
Reading Time: < 1 minute Morris’ Don Henry introduces the new concept tender and explains how it was developed.

VIDEO: Moving your farm data from field to cloud
Reading Time: < 1 minute Cloud computing is coming to the farm. For more information on what cloud computing is, how it might benefit your farm, and what you need to think about before you send your data to the cloud, check out this interview with Kim Keller. Kim Keller is co-founder of Farm At Hand, an app that allows […] Read more