Grainews

Grainews focuses on applying knowledge to real-life farming situations, whether it's selecting the best herbicide, exploring the newest farming equipment, or understanding the complex details of the latest agricultural programs. Released 18 times a year, Grainews is crafted for farmers by farmers, using a straightforward language that resonates with them. Additionally, each edition includes Cattleman’s Corner, offering useful advice specifically for cow-calf producers and those managing both cattle and grain operations.

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What we know about how wildfire smoke affects Prairie crops

1 week ago | grainews.ca | Dave Bedard

With nearly 100 active wildfires across the three Prairie provinces at this writing, farmers don’t have to go far to see and feel the effects of smoke in the atmosphere — but what this year’s crops will experience is a more complicated matter. If you’ve got time for some reading right now, here we’ve gathered a list of links to recent years’ articles on the subject from across our sister publications.
Massey Ferguson 9S tractors begin arriving in Canada this spring

1 week ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

Agco has been working to update its Massey Ferguson-branded line of tractors over the past few years. Introduction of the newest updated 9S models completes the move from the various model number designations tractors have held into the more simply designated S Series lines. At Germany’s Agritechnica machinery show in 2023, the brand pulled the wraps off the high-horsepower 9S Series. This spring, those new tractors will finally be arriving on dealer lots in Canada.
PTx Trimble rolling out new guidance controller

1 week ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

PTx Trimble last month pulled the wraps off its latest guidance controller, the NAV-960, choosing to debut it at a major farm show in Brazil, where the improved capabilities it offers can really help solve some of the bigger challenges farmers there face. But the 960 will be available here as well. “The product is available for ordering from dealers today,” says Wade Stewart, senior product manager at PTx Trimble. “We launched it back in late April. Shipments started in late May.
New Holland previews IntelliSense VR and spot spray tech

1 week ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

As Case IH debuts its SenseApply variable rate and spot spray technology for Patriot 50 Series sprayers and Trident applicators, its blue sister brand New Holland is set to introduce a comparable system for its front-boom Guardian sprayers under the IntelliSense brand.
Perennial and annual grazing mixes go head to head

2 weeks ago | grainews.ca | Lisa Guenther

Producers looking to reseed drought-thrashed forage stands might want to check results from a recent University of Saskatchewan study that compared the performance of forage and annual blends under a planned grazing system. The study’s co-author Jourdyn Sammons presented its results during a rotational grazing lunch-and-learn hosted by the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association at Ag in Motion last July.
Producers slow to adopt new pulse varieties

3 weeks ago | grainews.ca | Robert Arnason

Saskatchewan’s farmers are switching to new, improved varieties of peas, lentils and chickpeas, but that’s not to say displacing established pulse varieties is easy. In a webinar this winter, SaskPulse shared information on pulse varieties that are fading in popularity and the ones that are gaining traction with growers.
Quickly search for outstanding vehicle recall notices

3 weeks ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

Have you found a good deal on a used pickup at an auction or private sale recently? If so, do you know if are there any manufacturer recalls outstanding on it that should be addressed? Up until the end of last year, manufacturers were only required to notify the initial purchaser of record when the truck left the dealer’s lot of any safety recalls. But as of Jan. 1, that has changed. Brands will now have to make it easier for all vehicle owners to find that information.
Kioti introduces new features for loaders, tractors

3 weeks ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

South Korea’s Kioti had some news to reveal last month about its North American limited lineup of loaders and tractors. Kioti, a brand of Daedong Corp., currently offers a skid steer (the SL750) and compact track loader (the TL750) through its dealers here. Both are 74-horsepower models, placing them at the higher end of the size range for those machines. Along with that larger size comes a demand from buyers for improved hydraulic capacity.
This spring, all quiet on the machinery markets front

1 month ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

When it comes to news about the farm machinery sector, spring tends to be a relatively quiet time. There are a couple of big farm shows in the U.S. over the winter, at which the major brands unveil some of their newest offerings. Then there’s typically a lull until the summer-season shows begin, where the machinery introductions ramp up again. But this spring, machinery markets are not just quiet but unusually quiet. And U.S. tariffs are clearly the reason.
John Deere partners in women's clothing line

1 month ago | grainews.ca | Scott Garvey

Increasingly, women have been taking on roles that were once dominated by men across all industries. Those include more hands-on types of jobs, like construction, welding and others. Farming is no different. So women are becoming larger consumers of the kind of workwear once only men needed. But finding that style of workwear designed specifically for women may be a bigger challenge than for men.