High residue, continuous corn, lack of nitrogen, drought — they're all growing conditions that can make life stressful for corn plants. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, PRIDE Seeds agronomist Matt Chapple shares how seed companies stress test hybrids to ensure only the best, most resilient hybrids make it to market. He also... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Every field tells a story, and not just through the yield monitor. From final plant stand figures, to disease pressures, to weed spectrums and control windows, harvest and post-harvest scouting can offer so much information about what to do next year or the next time a field sees this crop again. To dive in to... Read More
A mid-year review of farmland values by Farm Credit Canada (FCC) suggests climbing interest rates and poor growing conditions in 2021 have done little to temper demand for Canadian farmland. “Strong farm cash receipts, buoyed by robust commodity prices, have managed to quell some of the profitability challenges from higher interest rates and farm input... Read More
The federal government has made some regulatory changes to give grain farmers more time to dispute an elevator's grain grading and dockage assessment. At the same time, the latest attempt for a broader update to the Canada Grain Act is facing an uncertain future. Grain producers can now ask for a sample of their grain... Read More
Each growing season offers an opportunity to not just grow a great crop, but also evaluate new products coming to market. For PivotBio, bringing biological nitrogen-fixation products to Canada requires in-field testing under Canadian conditions to best position the product for growers going forward. As Chuck Broughton, general manager for the Canadian arm of the... Read More
Farmers in the western half of the Prairie region have made good progress with harvest thus far, but it's been a slow battle further east. Here's a snapshot of where harvest is at, based on provincial crop reports and other sources: Alberta Harvest progress in Alberta increased from 76 to 88 per cent in the... Read More
Pricing and sourcing nitrogen and other fertilizer for the 2022 season was difficult and expensive. While many assumed the events and situations that caused much of the problem — Russia's invasion of Ukraine, pandemic-affected ports, etc. — would have subsided by now, the opposite seems more likely. With a natural gas crisis in the EU... Read More
Whether it’s wet silage, dry hay, or stalks that need baling, Case IH says its round baler family — which includes Standard, Premium and Pro models — has been improved to give growers the efficiency and reliability they need in one machine. The latest addition to the Case IH round baler lineup, is the RB6... Read More
A full integration of precision technology and capacity combine in the relaunch of New Holland's Guardian front-boom high-clearance sprayers — the SP310F, SP370F, and SP410F models. To get to know the new line up, RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin caught up with Jason Hardy, New Holland global product manager, at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa.... Read More
If you are looking for a simple design combined with precision and accuracy in a planter, the new Maschio Chrono 924 may be what you are looking for. The accuracy the company boasts has to do with a vacuum that singulates the seed, with an air compressor for adjustable airflow. Alessandro Cazzin, of Maschio Gaspardo,... Read More