Winterizing a Sprayer
The time is rapidly approaching, the final sprays of the season are being applied and soon it will be time to settle in for a cold winter. But don't forget about your sprayer! It needs to be taken care of so...
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CHBC News Covers Munckhof Peach Packing Machine!
How many times have you gone to the super market, and purchased a peach or nectarines, only to find out that they are as hard as a rock and have zero taste? I have done it only a handful of times,...
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Pic of the Week
Pic of the Week; silviculture conifer block sterilizer These machines use hot water generated with natural gas to heat the styrofoam blocks, effectively washing and sterilizing any contaminants that may be left on them so that they can be recycled back into the system....
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Soil Compaction
The issue of soil compaction in row crops is an interesting one. Most farmers dealing with soil compaction have the option of either trying to choose a different path for each pass and spread pressures out evenly, or drive the...
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Cherry season has arrived!
After a long growing season, cherry growers can finally start pulling their crops off the trees and getting them out to market. Cherry harvest is a very stressful time for growers, who are often faced with the management of almost every...
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Fires on the farm
Fire is a scary thing, its deadly force can destroy barns, buildings and crops in a matter of minutes, and the risk is made all the worse on the farm due to the nature of farm work and the rural...
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Calibrating a sprayer
Some of the questions that came up again and again at the show this week; "how do I calibrate my sprayer?" or "how do I know what spay tip to use?" or the very direct "how do I know I...
Read MoreHydraulic Backpressure
Tractors today are becoming increasingly powerful with more and more hydraulic capacity, which is great for running all kinds of different implements or multiple machines at a time, allowing for better operations efficiency. But these big and powerful hydraulic systems...
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July 18-19: BCWGC Enology & Viticulture Conference
Coming up!, the B.C. wine grape council will be hosting its 12th annual enology and viticulture conference at the Penticton trade and convention centre. This year looks jam packed with just some of the workshops and presentations including disease and...
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Just a note that we've been hard at work updating areas of the website. The Packing House section has been completely reworked with updated media, pics and brochures, the layout has been changed around to make it easier to navigate and...
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