7 ONTARIO GRAIN FARMER NOVEMBER 2024 Thunderstruck’s innovation creates a funnel to control how that material is unloaded through that concave section into the separating area. “What we’re able to do is completely change the settings of that combine just by controlling how we drop the material into that separating area.” Matuszewksi says that Thunderstruck Ag continues to advance innovations that help farmers – and they appreciate the support from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show’s Innovations Program to help get their products out in front of farmers. “One of the really unique things about being recognized for innovation is farmers are always looking for, you know, something that can help them,” he says. “One of the unique things about the award out of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is the judges were farmers. Having [farmers] recognize our product is awesome.” Find out more about Thunderstruck Ag’s products at www. thunderstruckag.com. continued on page 8 LEMKEN CANADA INC.’S SOLITAIR DT SEEDBED PREPPING SEEDER. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION To support farmers’ adoption of sustainable on-farm practices, the Innovations Program highlights companies working towards finding solutions that will help farmers achieve environmental sustainability on their farms. The 2024 winner of this category was LEMKEN Canada Inc.’s Solitair DT Seedbed Prepping Seeder. The seeder, used to plant small grains and cereals, incorporates shallow tillage to get rid of ruts, mechanically kill any weeds that had sprouted before seeding, or bury trash, says Ivor Bernatsky, LEMKEN Canada’s marketing specialist. The tilled area then gets tamped down with a set of packer wheels or roller wheels that just firm everything back down again before the seeding component goes through. Bernatsky says that preparing the seedbed at the time of planting – rather than weeks or months earlier with tillage or spraying off weeds — means that there is less opportunity for soil erosion and nutrient
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