It’s Agri-Trade this week in Red Deer, Alta., which means, of course, it’s freezing in the province. The show starts with a quick acknowledgment of the less-than-ideal driving conditions. Then, you’ll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; What’s new at Alliance Seed, with general manager Jim Bagshaw; Agri-Trade Equipment Expo’s David Fiddler… Read More
Having control of inventory is a constant concern for all small business owners, including farmers. When you have multiple fuel types, multiple users, and tanks that are accessible to anyone that drives through the yard, fuel inventory management can become one of your biggest concerns — and one of your most expensive. Which is most… Read More
Every year, Agri-Trade marks the unofficial launch point for the next growing season. Most years, farmers have the crop in the bin, they have a good idea of their income or loss on the year, and they come to the annual show at Red Deer with a decent idea on areas of improvement for their… Read More
It’s the second week of November which usually means Agri-trade is up and running in Red Deer, Alberta! RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney is at the show and for today, and hosts the radio show live from the Farmers Edge booth. For today’s line-up, Shaun starts off with how the outcome of the U.S. midterms… Read More
It’s the last day of Agri-Trade in Red Deer, as Shaun Haney is on location for today’s edition of RealAg Radio. After discussing the latest equipment sales numbers and the government’s $350 million dairy compensation commitment, Shaun and Kelvin chat with Brennan Turner of FarmLead about the wild week in the markets. Dave Hansen and… Read More
We’re finishing off the week at Agri-Trade at Red Deer, Alta.,holl in the Nufarm booth. In today’s show, hear about: The importance of pre-seed burn downs for 2020, with Holly Nicoll of Nufarm; Seed quality, with Trevor Nysetvold of SGS BioVision; Supporting your parents in their retirement on the farm, with Patti Durand of Farm… Read More
Today’s show comes at you from the Farmers Edge booth at Agri-Trade, in Red Deer, Alta. In it, you’ll hear: Farmers Edge’s global digital ag lead, Shane Thomas, on the latest from the company – what’s new in technology, and what’s next in precision ag; and, A farmer panel, with Alberta-based farmers Gary Stanford, Greg… Read More
Kubota has unveiled its latest tractor series. Media were on hand at Grapevine, TX, this week to witness the introduction of the M8 Series tractor. With over 200 horsepower, the M8 is Kubota’s highest horsepower tractor to date. “The new M8 represents our continued focus on growth in the agricultural market by delivering products that… Read More
It’s nice to have all the bells and whistles on new equipment, and you have to keep up-to-date on new ideas or you’ll get left behind. It’s is also important to listen to your customers and realize that sometimes it is hard to manipulate bells and whistles when you have to wear thick gloves to… Read More
Air suspension systems are common on vehicles. They provide all kinds of advantages over other systems, including the potential for a wide variety of height adjustments. They can also be a really good fit on a piece of equipment where you might not expect to find them — headers, for example. Honey Bee Manufacturing has… Read More
A difficult harvest will push farmers to figure out ways to allow a little more harvesting done or protect what is already in the bin. Getting grain fit to store safely is always a challenge, but if a dryer is at capacity or not an option, can supplemental heat be enough? Rene Deschamps, with Ag Growth… Read More
Air seeders are getting bigger at the same time that farmers are applying more total product per acre. Is the distribution system that worked well on a 36-foot air seeder up to the task of evenly distributing 300-plus pounds of seed and fertilizer across an 86 foot air drill? Not likely. Dale Leftwich, RealAgriculture’s Saskatchewan… Read More
What if you could take a scan of your grain bin and know the condition of each bushel inside that bin? And what if you could do this even if the bin held 500,000 or even a million bushels? Grain Viz has taken technology originally designed for breast cancer research and brought it to the… Read More
MacDon is well known for its header offerings for cereal and pulse crops but, until now, it has not had a presence in the corn industry. That is all about to change. MacDon recently acquired Harvest Tech which the company says will help expanded its product line into some additional areas. RealAgriculture’s Dale Leftwich had… Read More