Insights and Stories of Glacier FarmMedia staff

Aug. 31, 2023 at 5:01 pm CDT

Like the smaller Rubin 10 models with up to seven metres width, LEMKEN’s new ten-metre wide Rubin 10/1000 compact disc harrow offers a symmetrical disc arrangement for fuel-efficient operation without side draft. This latest Rubin 10 can be hitched via a ball coupling or drawbar. Two rows of serrated concave […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Jul. 28, 2023 at 9:39 am CDT

The search for every last advantage in a field often requires growers to step out of their comfort zone, whether that means considering precision agriculture applications, reduced tillage, lengthening rotations or adding cover crops. Improving field drainage can have significant benefits for soil health, the overall on-farm environment and increased […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Jul. 27, 2023 at 4:56 pm CDT

Two producer groups ordinarily at the opposite ends of the ideological spectrum have teamed up and come out swinging against proposed changes to wheat grading. The Wheat Growers Association (WGA) and National Farmers’ Union (NFU)have issued a joint statement decrying changes that will take effect August 1 which would see […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Jul. 27, 2023 at 2:41 pm CDT

Elmer’s Manufacturing recently released its next generation of Super 7 Harrow. Elmer’s has been at the forefront of harrow technology for the past decade since introducing the first 7-Bar Harrow to the latest solid pull arm advancements. The Super 7 also provides Dynamic Ground Pressure making it a more versatile […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff

Jul. 26, 2023 at 9:46 am CDT

The Federal and Manitoba governments have thrown their weight behind development of a facility touted to become Canada’s pre-eminent resource for field crop research. “A great deal of our agriculture industry’s success comes from research and skill development,” said federal ag minister Marie-Claude Bibeau in a news release, Tuesday. Bibeau […]

By Glacier FarmMedia staff