Research in P.E.I. shows the potato vine crusher, meant to crush insect pests clinging to vines at harvest, can also help reduce the viable weed seed banks in potato fields.
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Vine crusher can smash weed seeds while squashing potato pests
AAFC’s field testing shows the crusher works on weed seeds under real-world potato harvest conditions
Bushel Plus launches Split-Frame MAD Concaves
The Bushel Plus Split-Frame MAD Concaves are designed for John Deere X9 combine owners looking for quick switches between crops
New Bushel Plus Split-Frame MAD Concaves are designed for John Deere X9 combine owners looking for quick switches between crops.
Foggy grain market predictions for 2026
Grain market forces and how they’ll impact future prices are tough to sum up in holiday season chit-chat
Many factors are pushing and pulling at grain markets as farmers leave 2025 behind and start considering what 2026 will bring.
Canola trade watchful during harvest intermission
Geopolitics and speculative money flows are driving grain markets as we enter ‘reaction season’
The flow of speculative money, reacting to whatever world news is available, can be expected to steer grain and oilseed futures in this stretch between Northern and Southern Hemisphere harvests, Phil Franz-Warkentin writes.
Prairie spring wheat looks like a bumper crop
Many farmers express surprise as harvest numbers point to yields possibly reaching a new high this year
Canada will likely set a new record for spring wheat yields this year, topping the previous mark of 54.1 bushels an acre set in 2020.
VIDEO: What farmers think of Case IH’s new flagship combine, the AF11
The giant AF11 combine has landed in Manitoba, but does it live up to its marketing? Our reporter went on a field trip to find out from a farmer who owns one
Case IH’s giant AF11 combine has landed in Manitoba, but does it live up to its marketing? Our reporter went on a field trip to find out from a farmer who owns one
Exploring Harvest Safety
Kristin Hoffman of WSPS explains measures for increased farm safety around harvest season
Manitoba combine concaves make Time top inventions list
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment of Winkler earned a place on Time’s list of top 100 influential inventions for their Razors Edge combine concave
Thunderstruck Ag Equipment of Winkler earned a place on Time’s list of top 100 influential inventions for their Razors Edge combine concave
Farmer musings of post-harvest Manitoba
Harvest 2025 results, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms
A former board member of the Manitoba Forage and Grassland Association (MFGA) offers thoughts on harvest 2025 yields, tariffs and the push to prepare for winter and beyond on Manitoba beef and grain farms.
Alberta harvest wrapping up: report
Harvest operations advanced to 96 per cent complete in Alberta as of Oct. 7, with only a few late-seeded cereal and canola fields remaining, according to the latest provincial crop report.
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