Keeping safe around anhydrous tanks

Keeping safe around anhydrous tanks

Anhydrous ammonia tanks require robust testing, and an incident out of the U.S. shows why

Brian Downie, who handles the regulatory side of Shur-Gro’s anhydrous ammonia operations, says he feels comfortable standing next to any nurse tank currently in service in Canada. The ag industry weeded out problem tanks when more robust testing was implemented about a decade ago, he said. Today, he’s confident in the required regimen. “They’re tested

A bird’s eye view is enough for a livestock producer to monitor a herd or watch individual animal behaviour. For crops, it’s an extension of the farmer’s own scouting, useful to see pests, disease symptoms or other issues that could stunt crop growth.

Microdrones can give farmers a foothold in aerial tech

Microdrones can help scout crops or track livestock and, with today’s advancements, have a farmer-friendly price tag

Any farmer can get into the drone game, according to Matthew Johnson, vice-president at Volatus Aerospace. And with the current price of a minidrone, with its functionality and ease of use, he says it’s kind of crazy not to. “I’ve been saying it for a long time. Since (the) mini came out, I think every


VIDEO: Mini combine an outsized  innovation

VIDEO: Mini combine an outsized innovation

Inventors are not often the types of people that rest on their laurels for long, so it’s not surprising that Gerry Devloo, inventor of the Canola Crusher, has a new invention that’s attracting attention. Coined the ‘Miniature Combine,’ this battery powered device makes it easier for growers to gauge the moisture content of their crop

The Horsch Solus 
SX concept could seed cereals and small oilseeds, along with corn and soybeans, 
at optimum row widths with one machine.  
PHOTOS: JOHN GREIG

Planter and seed drill join forces

Horsch has created a concept to bring the advantages of a planter to smaller-seeded crops

Is it a planter or a drill? If a concept machine created by Horsch eventually comes to the market, someone might have to invent a new category. “We’re trying to mix and trying to get the best of both worlds, which is a seed drill and a corn planter,” said Laurent Letzler, who manages Horsch


The 2024-25 Manitoba Agriculture machinery cost of production guide.

Sticker shock on farm equipment costs

Cost of production on farm machinery shows drastic increases

The price increases in the latest version of Manitoba Agriculture’s farm machinery cost of production guide are startling. “I’ve been doing this for quite a few years now and, generally speaking, we would see two to five per cent increases per year, so that would be a four to 10 per cent increase over the

New Holland’s new CR11 combine showcases a significant boost in processing capacity but with the same weight and width as previous models.

New Holland combine boosts productivity, maintains size, weight

The new design changes how drive lines work

Glacier FarmMedia – New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine, but takes up the same space on the road thanks to award-winning engineering. The CR11 Increases productivity for the New Holland line, as it has 775 HP, two 24-inch rotors, a grain tank capacity of 20,000 litres and


GPS Ontario showcases Canada’s first Level 5 autonomous tractor, the Sabanto Steward, installed on a Kubota tractor along with BX992 Trimble antenna at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.

Autonomous tractor retrofit arrives in Canada

A Kubota tractor outfitted with the Sabanto system was demonstrated in Ontario this fall

This tractor has a lot of firsts to it,” said Jordan Wallace, as he motioned to Deacon, the Sabanto Steward-equipped Kubota M5 111 demonstrated at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Ontario in September. “It’s the first aftermarket installed Level 5 autonomous tractor in Canada,” said Wallace, GPS Ontario’s advanced solution technician. “It’s the first BX992 Trimble

wayne clews

High-tech solutions bring bin management into focus

It's as simple as cooling the grain -- and as complex as managing Mother Nature

Managing stored grain isn’t complex but farmers do need a clear picture of what’s happening in the bin. Wayne Clews, of Clews Storage Management, says many farmers just guess and run fans as a safeguard measure — but that can work counter to their own best interests. Rather than incrementally reducing the temperature of grain


“When you’re looking at the sprayer, how it’s physically put together in terms of the structure and how it’s operated, we want to understand how that impacts the potential for spray drift.” – Lorne Grieger , PAMI.

The aerodynamics of crop spraying

Air disturbance from the sprayer itself may be affecting your drift risk

We’ve come a long way with sprayers. We’ve made them bigger, we’ve made them faster and with new visual technology and artificial intelligence, we’ve even made them smarter. Now, research by the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) along with the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan and Agrimetrix in Saskatoon is asking, ‘Can

“It doesn’t yet seem like there’s an abundance of used equipment in the market at this point, whereas before the pandemic, there would have been a good amount of used out there.” – Landis Stankievech, Trochu Motors.

Farm equipment status quo returns

Prices are still high, but experts say that’s largely not due to stalled supply chains

Glacier FarmMedia – It’s been a long, hard road, but the Canadian farm equipment industry is mostly back to its pre-pandemic state. The pull effect of two years of high sales has worked its way through the system and supply chain complications have eased. That means farmers are more likely to get their equipment when