February 23, 2012

Cropweek 2012 – SeedMaster Nova XP 820 Smart Cart

SeedMaster SmartCart

I’ve mentioned before that one of the great things about trade shows is the fact that most of the equipment is the latest and greatest. It’s cool to see all of the newest innovations and improvements companies have made to their machinery and how those improvements will benefit producers. This year at Crop Production Week [...]

Cropweek 2012 – Bourgault Showcases Worlds Largest Air Seeder

Bourgault 7950

One of the really cool things about trade shows in general is the “huge factor”. Companies tend to bring out the biggest, best and most impressive when it comes to machinery on the floor. There’s usually no shortage of eye popping sights to see as you walk around the show. Some of these machines may [...]

Cropweek 2012 – Seed Hawk Puts A Dollar Amount to Sectional Control Savings

Seed Hawk SCT

When it comes to precision agriculture, in most cases it’s not a matter of if you’ve adopted it on your farm, it’s more like to what extent have you incorporated it. From GPS guidance to metering systems and variable rate technology, all manner of technology at many different levels falls under the banner of precision [...]

Cropweek 2012 – Case IH Magnum Series Tractor

Case IH Magnum

Case IH showcased some of the newest offerings in its line of high horsepower front wheel assist tractors at this years Crop Production Week show in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The Magnum series of tractors offer farmers a number of improvements for the 2012-13 line that run the spectrum from improved horsepower to improved comfort. The tractors [...]

Cropweek 2012 – AGCO Launches 2012 Rogator Sprayer

rogator 2012

This years Crop Production Week had a number of high-clearance sprayers from multiple companies being showcased on the tradeshow floor. We looked at a few of those sprayers already. In this segment, we turn our sites on AGCO‘s 2012 Rogator high-clearance sprayer. Some of the new features of this sprayer are visible from the outside, [...]

Cropweek 2012 -New Holland Showcases Guardian Front Boom Sprayer

New Holland Sprayer

Spraying your crops is a tricky job. For starters, there is always a specific window to hit that has to match your crop stage and the weather conditions. It’s also a matter of proper application. Not only are pesticides and herbicides high value products, but they have to be applied properly to work. All of [...]

Cropweek 2012 – New Holland Offers SmartTrax System to Provide Wider Harvest Windows

smarttrax

At this year’s Crop Production Week Show in Saskatoon, we got to take a look at New Holland’s new SmartTrax track system. The system offers producers a number of benefits, the first of which is more power to the ground. The tracks offer a boost in pulling and climbing power when travelling or pulling larger [...]

Cropweek 2012 – 2012 Tier 4 Case IH Combine

caseih

This year at the Crop Production Week Show in Saskatoon, we got to take a look at the 2012 Case IH Tier 4 Combine. The latest improvements on the machine are focused mainly on the engine. Fuel economy and power have been improved which is sure to be a major consideration for farmers thinking of [...]

Camera Monitoring Systems on the Farm Help Farmers Feel Secure and Improve Efficiency

allen Leigh

An extra set of eyes can come in handy for the farmer that has to be everywhere at once. Several sets are even better. Camera monitoring equipment offers just that to farmers who would like to be several places at once or would just like the peace of mind of being able to check up [...]

Crop Catcher Offers Producers a Simple Way to Avoid Leaving Crops In the Field

crop catcher

We talked before about the spirit of invention and innovation that’s prevalent among Saskatchewan farmers. It seems as though they’re always tinkering with something in the shop or modifying something they bought. I don’t know if it’s long winters with nothing else to do or a lack of equipment or machinery that really suits their [...]