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Precision Tech Can Make Your Fall More Productive

If you’re ready to learn more about your fields this fall but you’re not ready to buy a new combine or tractor, Case IH has the solutions.

Precision farming technology isn’t only for late-model equipment. Thanks to Case IH Advanced Farming Systems (AFS), you can outfit your previous-generation combines and tractors with the latest precision farming technology. And you can do so regardless of your equipment’s make, model or age.

A receiver that brings your equipment up to date

Introduced earlier this year, the AFS AccuStar GPS receiver lets you collect timely information about your crops, regardless of the size of your operation or the age of your equipment. This data can help you make better-informed management decisions, drive efficiencies and, ultimately, grow your bottom line.

With AFS AccuStar, you can accurately map fields and save on fuel, labor and input costs. This affordable GPS receiver features simple and intuitive operation, allowing you to quickly and cost-effectively upgrade or add precision capabilities to previous-generation tractors or combines. Consider what you can accomplish by using these applications:

  • ElectriSteer assisted steering (autoguidance)
  • GPS positioning for combine yield mapping
  • Stand-alone GPS applications
  • Providing GPS to third-party displays and/or applications

Because installation is fast and simple — a magnetic base and harnessing is all it takes — you can realize the advantages of precision farming during this season’s harvest, postharvest fertilizer application and fall tillage. And then you can share your information with your agronomist, crop consultant or other trusted adviser for analysis that can help guide decisions as you plan for the 2018 crop year.

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Why Invest in Canada’s Seed Future? | On The Brink: Episode 3

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Darcy Unger just invested millions to build a brand-new seed plant on his farm in Stonewall, Manitoba so when it’s time for his sons to take over, they have the tools they need to succeed.

Right now, 95% of the genetics they’ll be growing come from Canadian plant breeders.

That number matters.

When fusarium hit Western Canada in the late 90s, it was Canadian breeders who responded, because they understood Canadian conditions. That ability to react quickly to what’s happening on Canadian farms is exactly what’s at risk when breeding programs lose funding.

For farmers like Darcy, who have made generational investments based on the assumption that better genetics will keep coming, the stakes are direct and personal.

We’re on the brink of decisions that will shape our agricultural future for not only our generation, but also the ones to come.

What direction will we choose?

On The Brink is a year-long video series traveling across Canada to meet the researchers, breeders, farmers, seed companies, and policymakers shaping the future of Canadian plant breeding. Each week, a new story. Each story, a piece of the bigger picture.

Episode 3 is above. Follow Seed World Canada to catch every episode, and tell us: Do you think the next generation will have the tools they need to success when they takeover? How is the future going to look?