A new University of Guelph project aims to develop safe-rate guidelines for common strip till fertilizer placements. There is limited guidance available now for safe fertilizer rates for strip tillage. […] Read more
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Fertilizer placement, safe fertilizer rates in strip till studied
University of Guelph examines common fertilizer placements used by strip tillers with custom-built machine
Autonomous tillage and haying
Lemken and Krone partner on multi-functional robotic system development
Glacier FarmMedia – As more attention is turned toward autonomous field operations, even companies that haven’t been known for offering powered systems are revealing their efforts to produce self-propelled robotic […] Read more
Heavy metal hardware
Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show featured new planters, tillage implements, drones and robots
There was a lot of heavy metal – and lighter stuff too – at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show last month, in terms of machinery rather than music. Equipment ranged from […] Read more
Strip till a matter of helping the soil and lowering costs
Adoption rate is slow, but tools are available for growers to learn more
Twenty years ago, growers were less likely to adopt strip till on their farms, primarily because the practice lacked an immediate payback with higher yields. It didn’t help that early […] Read more
Nexat marries big power to many farm field solutions
Based on a single tool carrier design, but with a cab, the unit plants, sprays, harvests and more
An automated, 1,100-horsepower carrier unit with interchangeable implements has been developed by Nexat GmbH for broad-acre crop production. Joseph Jandrisch is an owner of Kalverkamp Innovation, a parent company of […] Read more
MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford
Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker
Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based […] Read more
Salford adds VRT to its Halo high-speed disc line
New model offers on-the-go disc angle adjustability
Glacier FarmMedia – Salford has added a new model to the Halo line of high-speed disc implements it debuted in 2020, the VRT (variable-rate tillage). This tillage tool is capable […] Read more
Ukrainian farmers don bulletproof vests to plough frontline fields
Zaporizhzhia | Reuters — Ukrainian farmers in the southern region of Zaporizhzhia, which borders the frontline of the military conflict with Russia, are now wearing body armour to plough their […] Read more
No-till organic soybean trials fall short on yield
Researcher says there’s still promise given the potential for time-saving on tillage
Organic growers in Ontario interested in trying no-till soybeans might want to call the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). After a three-year, multi-site assessment of the practice that […] Read more
‘Stacking’ of row-crop tillage shows promise
Three modes of action monitored in organic crop study
Using the same terminology employed by agrochemical manufacturers promoting the “stacking” of herbicide-resistant traits in seed, an organic-sector specialist from the University of Maine sees promise in multiple modes of […] Read more