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Conservation Farming Tips from CFI Members. Hear what farmers have to say about key conservation farming practice.
Hear what farmers have to say about key conservation farming practice. Topics under examination include:
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Precision Agriculture - hardware and software
- Equipment issues:
- Sprayers - brands, models and what to look for
- Band spraying set ups
- Planter set ups - issues with different brands
- Header types, set ups, issues on different brands
- Summer planters - idiosyncrasies of different models.
- Seed varieties
- Fertiliser and chemical applications
Follow links to international organisations providing more practical tips on conservation farming:
Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute: www.pami.ca
Alberta Agriculture & Rural Development: www.agric.gov.ab.ca/navigation/engineering/afmrc/default.aspxl
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