Morris Industries’ new air drill is seeing some additional attention from the team, as the company strives to improve producer productivity. Unveiled last year at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina, the Quantum drill is available in widths of 40 to 70 feet, and, like all drills, its productivity is limited by its width and,… Read More
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The engineering and heavy metal that go into designing and building a new air seeder are only as valuable as how the unit performs, and that in-field evaluation is the fun part of Garth Massie’s job. Massie, corporate agronomist with Morris Industries, has put the new Quantum drill through its seeding paces, and the resulting emergence… Read More
This year, Morris Industries unveiled a new, polymer-injected opener, which will allow operators to use liquid or solid fertilizers. The highest wear regions have seen an increase in tungsten carbide by 32%, though the low, narrow profile already minimizes width, wear and reduces soil build-up. Related: When Should I Change My Openers? In this episode of the… Read More
How long should openers last? Should you change them all at once, or in sections? How do you know when it’s time to change them? Shaun Haney, founder of Real Agriculture and new big fan of opener technology, stopped in at the Morris Industries booth at the 2014 Canada’s Farm Progress Show, to ask Garth… Read More
The Morris slogan is “We hear you” and with the recently unveiled Morris Razr disc drill and the new 9 series Air Carts, it’s clear they do. RealAgriculture’s Debra Murphy was on the grounds before Canada’s Farm Progress Show to see the new equipment. In this video, Garth Massie, corporate agronomist for Morris Industries, describes the numerous improvements in… Read More