The use of drones for spraying pesticides on crops is still off-label and not legal in Canada, but it's one step closer to becoming reality. Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) has approved its first herbicide for drone application in Canada, although it's not for agricultural use. Corteva says it has received approval for... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The summer of downpours continues for Ontario as another major storm system moved across southern Ontario, leaving rivers and creeks swollen, roads closed, and crops under water. How long can crops survive submerged? That's a common question this week and one Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson answers in the podcast. Also up for discussion:... Read More
When a field is ready for harvest, pulling those tonnes off the field quickly can mean achieving the highest yield and highest quality possible. As combine capacity and header widths expand, a new problem has popped up: grain carts and trucks keeping up to the combine. Adding surge capacity to the important task of harvest... Read More
A flowering canola crop looks pretty and smells great — to humans and insects alike. Canola has a laundry list of insect pest species, from ones that target stems and leaves, to super destructive pests that destroy pods and ruin seeds. A sweep net is a humble tool, but one that when wielded by a... Read More
If refill times at seeding are a pet peeve, take a look at Väderstad's newest air cart offering, the PD 1350, capable of covering 200 acres of canola seeding in a single fill. That 1350 stands for bushels, and as Phil Korczak explains in this video from Ag in Motion this week, that capacity is... Read More
Four names will be added to the Manitoba Agricultural Hall of Fame this week, as the hall of fame inducts Hugh Drake, Dr. Don Flaten, Dr. Allan Preston, and Fred Tait for their contributions and accomplishments to Manitoba's agriculture industry. The induction ceremony will take place at Red River Exhibition Park in Winnipeg on July... Read More
No ruts, no worries, right? Not so, at least not when it comes to deep compaction impacts. Air pockets and macropores in soil structure help move water down the soil profile, and where water goes, so do the nutrients. Compacted soils restrict root growth, oxygen, and nutrient and water movement, ultimately restricting yield potential. What's... Read More
Cargill says it has passed the halfway mark on construction of its new canola processing facility located in the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina, Saskatchewan. The facility, which is designed to process one million tonnes of canola per year, is now expected to open in 2025. "The current construction environment is full of unique... Read More
New developments in testing are expected to provide soybean growers with valuable information to fend off yield-robbing root rot caused by the water mould known as Phytophthora sojae. Beyond crop rotation and drainage, selecting varieties with genetic resistance, via major genes and overall field tolerance, is the best management tool for mitigating phytophthora infection, but... Read More
The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the provincial government, the University of Guelph, and Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO), will use $7.2 million to fund 44 Ontario-led research and innovation projects aimed at helping farmers and agribusinesses become more competitive. Funded projects focus on protecting animal and plant health, strengthening production systems,... Read More