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Drying, Grading and Storage Equipment
Grain Cleaners
Grain and Forage Dryers
Drying and Aeration Fans

Miscellaneous
Lentel Srorage
Does Using Grain Precleaners Make Economic Sense?

Farmstead Equipment
Domestic Water and Sewage Pumps
Electrical Generators
Fuel Transfer Pumps

Miscellaneous
Summary of Wind and Solar Powered Pumping Units (1990 Test Season)
Summary of Wind and Solar Powered Pumping Units (1991 Test Season)
Summary of Wind and Solar Powered Pumping Units (1992 Test Season)
Summary of Wind and Solar Powered Pumping Units (1993 - 1996 Test Season)
Comparison Tests on Tire Pressure Gauges
Using Straw as a Farm Heating Fuel

Fertilizing and Irrigation Equipment
Chemical Fertilizer Applicators
Irrigation Equipment

Miscellaneous
A Slurry Injection System for an "Off-the-Shelf" Cultivator
Low Disturbance Liquid Manure Injection

Harvesting Equipment
Balers and Baler Attachments
Forage Harvesters
Grain Combines and Attachments
Grain and Hay Windrowers and Attachments
Mowers and Mower-Conditioners
Potato Harvesters and Windrowers
Rakes, Tedders and Turners

Miscellaneous
Getting the Most From Your Round Baler
PAMI Combine Report Interpretation
Windrower Operation
Combine Modifications Disputed
Combine Types
Measuring Combine Capacity
Should You Modify Your Combine?
Windrowing With a Floating Cutterbar
Combine Modifications
Forage Harvester Operation
Round Bale Storage Techniques
Hay In A Day
Forage Growers Guide to Round Baling
Modeling and Comparing Whole Crop Harvesting Systems
Is There Value in That Caragana Shelterbelt on Your Farm?
First Research Trial of a Draper Pickup on a Round Baler

Livestock and Dairy Equipment
Electric Fence Controllers
Feed Grinders and Mixers
Livestock Scales
Stock Watering Equipment
Ventilation Fans
Veterinary Equipment

Miscellaneous
Hog Lagoon Odour Control
Pipeline Manure Injection Systems
Swine Manure Management Methods
Development of Livestock Feeding Systems For Grain Screenings
Is Swine Manure Injection into Alfalfa Stands a Good Idea?
Will Injection of Swine Manure into Grasslands Increase Forage Yield?
Sustainable Manure Management
Hog Manure as a Fertilizer in the Gray Soil Zone
Post-emergent Swine Manure Injection on Cereal Crops
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Materials Handling Equipment
Forage Blowers
Pneumatic Conveyors
Screw Conveyors

Miscellaneous
Greenbelt 10-4 Forage Deck
Jiffy BLD Forage Deck
Conveying Equipment for Pulse Crops
Moisturizing Pulses to Reduce Damage

Monitoring and Control Equipment
Grain and Forage MoistureEquipment
Grain Loss Monitors and Controllers
Guidance Systems
Seed Flow Monitors and Controllers
Speed and Displacement Monitors and Controllers
Sprayer Monitors and Controllers
Tractor Performance Monitors

Miscellaneous
Grain Loss Monitors
Senstek DCM-2 Depth Control System
Jeannotte Depth Controllers
Microtek Automatic Depth Controller
Depth Master Automatic Depth Control System
FG Auger Alert
Kee Ultrasonic Depth Control System
Testing of NH3 Controllers
A Comparison of Three Popular Yield Monitors & GPS Receivers

Pest and Weed Control Equipment
Field Sprayers and Accessories
Granular Applicators

Seeding Equipment
Grain Drills
One-Way Disk Harrows
Pneumatic Seeders
Potato Planters
Precision Seeders

Miscellaneous
An Examination of Pre-Germination Magnetic Seed Treaters
Choosing the Right Seeding and Fertilizing Equipment
Norton Inoculator and Seed Treater
Air Seeder Damage to Pulses
Spread Pattern of Air Seeder Seed Boots
Spread pattern of Air Seeder Seed Boots Part II
Sod Seeding Techniques
Bourgault Air Seeder Pulse Seed Handling
Testing of Double Shoot Openers
Don't Gamble With Fertilizer Rates!
Air Seeding Forage Crops
Five Side Banding Openers Compared
Does Soil Packing Matter?
Susceptibility of Chickpea Varieties to Impact Damage
Bourgault Air Seeder—Chickpea Seeding
Case IH Air Seeder—Chickpea Seeding
Flexi-coil Air Seeder—Chickpea Seeding
Morris Air Seeder—Chickpea Seeding
Mid Row Band or Side Band?

Tillage and Soil Conditioning Equipment
Blade Cultivators
Disk Implements
Drainage Equipment
Field and Heavy Duty Cultivators
Harrows and Packers
Rock Pickers and Windrowers
Rod Weeders
Row Crop Cultivators

Miscellaneous
Sweeps, Cultivator Shanks & Shank Protection Mechanisms
Multi-Dike
Converting a Field Cultivator for Row Crop Use

Wagons and Transporters
Bale Transporters
Forage Wagons
Machinery Transporters
Self-Propelled Transporters

Tractors, Attachments and Accessories
Agricultural Tractors
Ballasting your Tractor for Performance
Nine Tips for Tractor Operators
Standardized Tractor Performance Testing, What it is-and isn't
What about those Trelleborg Tires?
Blade and Loader Attachments

Miscellaneous Topics
Which Machine Should I Buy?
640 Acres, More or Less
What Causes PTO Vibration?
U-Joints versus Constant Velocity Joints

Miscellaneous Papers
94-97 Airborne Spray Drift Results
A Simple System for Determining Tractive Performance in the Field
Accurate Metering of Seed and Fertilizer
Agitation Effectiveness
Air Seeder Testing
Air Seeding - The North American Situation
Airborne Spray Drift with Venturi-Type Nozzles
An Investigation of Air Seeder Component Characteristics
Articulated Four Track Tractor Field Tests
Assessment of the Functional Performance of Pneumatic Grain Conveyors
Assessment of Compost Windrow Turners
Conservation 2000 Seeder Trials, 1992
Demonstration of Solid Seeded Corn Silage
Direct Seeding Corn Into Alfalfa Sod
Discussion Paper on Seedbed Finishing
Effectiveness of Air Assist & Electrostatic Spraying Systems 1998
Effectiveness of Double Shoot Openers for Applying NH3 and Urea
Effectiveness of Double Shoot Openers Applying Anhydrous Ammonia
Energy Requirements for Air Seeders
Equipment Comparisons for Deep Plowing Solonetzic Soils
Field Performance of Trelleborg and Similar Size Radial Tires
Fungicide Application to Edible Beans
Granular Herbicide Applicator Testing
Instrumentation for In-field Agricultural Machinery Testing
Investigation into Row Spacing with Direct Seeded Canola and Wheat-1999
Investigation into Row Spacing with Direct Seeded Canola and Wheat-2000
Investigation into use of Liquid Fertilizer with Flexi-coil Openers
Investigation of Seeding Systems 1997
Manure Application to Forages Interim Report 1999
Manure Incorporation
Measurement of Surface Pesticide Residues in Seeding Operations
Measuring Surface Seed Placement using Ultraviolet Photography
Metering & Crackage Rates for Specialty Seeds
Metering of Lupins in an Air Seeder
Placement of Anhydrous Ammonia and Urea with Seed
Row Width
Recommended Shelf Life of Agricultural Rubber Products
Reduction in Crop Yield From Tire Damage
Residue Managers
Sensor for Measuring Low Volume Spray Deposit
Single, Dual and Triple Tires and Rubber Belt Tracks in Prairie Conditions
Slip Measurement Using Dual Radar Guns
Small Animal Composting with Low Death Loss
Soil and Moisture Conservation Equipment - Harrows and Packers
Soil Moisture Meters
Soil Packing Using Harrows and Packers
Soil Stress Residuals as Indicators of Soil Compaction
Sprayer Markers
Surface Trash Density Detection
Swath Width Accuracy
Test Procedures for Granular Applicator Performance Testing
The Detectspray Spraying System
The Effect of Spring Tillage on Crop Emergence and Soil Moisture
The Effect of Urea and Cold and Hot Flow Anhydrous Ammonia on Emergence and Yield on Wheat, Barley and Canola
Tillage Effects on Soil Moisture
Tracks vs Wheels
Tractor Performance - What's Best For You
Upright Beans Final
Use of a Convention Drill to Seed Beans and Peas
Windrow Mortality Composting of Spent Hens

‘AgTech Innovator’

Innovator 001 - New Era - Vol 1 Iss 1

Innovator 002 - Tractor Fuel - Vol 1 Issue 2 Innovator 003 - Sprayers - Vol 1 Issue 3 Innovator 004 - Energy - Vol 1 Issue 4 Innovator 005 - Odour Impact - Vol 2 Issue 1 Innovator 006 - Odour - Vol 2 Issue 2 Innovator 007 - Direct Seeding - Vol 3 Issue 1 Innovator 008 - Composting - Vol 4 Issue 1 Innovator 009 - Spraying - Vol 4 Issue 2 Innovator 010 - Technology - Vol 4 Issue 3 Innovator 011 - Harnessing Technology - Vol 4 Issue 4
 
 
 
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This information published to the web on May 21, 2003.
Last Reviewed/Revised on May 29, 2006.
 

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