In the field with Versatile’s ML Series drill

In the field with Versatile’s ML Series drill

EquipTV at Ag in Motion 2015

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.

Grainews field demo of Versatile’s 280 sprayer

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

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

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



Bourgault expands its St. Brieux, Sask., operation

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

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.




Kim Keller of Farm At Hand

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