Protein Industries Canada (PIC) has announced the development of new spraying technology — that uses artificial intelligence to detect weeds and other crop pests while passing over a field — that is estimated to reduce pesticide use by up to 95 per cent. The $26.2 million artificial intelligence project is being led by Precision.ai Inc.,... Read More
Category: Agronomy
When there's good wheat in abundance, those loads with sub-250 falling number are going to get dinged — and so begins some of the tougher lessons of this harvest season, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson. On this week's Wheat Pete's Word, you'll get a harvest season update, more on the cover crop survey for Ontario,... Read More
Is your grain cart about to bite the dust? Or maybe you're already thinking of what's going to work best for your operation next year? There are a few new grain cart options from Elmer's Manufacturing to consider. Elmer's Manufacturing has added a lower profile grain cart with a variety of undercarriages after feedback from... Read More
Who wants to learn a new weather term? Get on in here for this week's Wheat Pete's Word where — unfortunately — we learn there is a specific term for an inland hurricane. Also in this week's episode, host Peter Johnson is talking cover crop adoption and cover crop options well into the fall, where... Read More
It's time for Day 3 of the virtual Ontario Diagnostic Days! This week, we're joined by Dr. Peter Sikkema with the University of Guelph, and Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This episode focuses on weed management, specifically on glyphosate resistant Canada fleabane and waterhemp, and the... Read More