Farmers who are looking for replacement tires for sprayers now have a streamlined option with Titan's new Ultimate Flex Technology (UFT) tire. The new tire can be a replacement for three different kinds of sprayer tires including conventional, increased flexion (IF) and very high flexion (VF), according to the company. Travis Lamb, field technician for... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Ontario Agriculture Minister Lisa Thompson has announced up to $2 million over two years for an initiative the province is calling the "Fertilizer Accelerating Solutions & Technology Challenge." The province says the funding will support "made-in-Ontario solutions to increase the availability of fertilizer options, alternatives and technology, ensuring farmers have the tools they need so... Read More
With the arrival of autumn officially this week, and the first report cards rolling in on the 2022 growing season (that's yield x price, by the way), it's time to talk about first thoughts on winners and losers of acres for '23. While the big crops — wheat and canola in the west and corn... Read More
The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) says it is gun-shy when it comes to placing their faith in the rail companies' ability to meet the demand of grain shipments needed this fall and in to the busy winter shipping season. The WGEA handles approximately 90 per cent, or more, of western Canada's bulk grain exports,... Read More
With harvest well underway, or even finished for some, markets continue to be susceptible to global events, but focus is now turning to what the actual yield numbers are as crops come off. Weighing in on the topic is Brian Voth, president of intetlliFARM, and he says he's skeptical of the demand that is being... Read More
As the calendar pushes into late September, food-grade soybean growers are readying combines for harvest. In this video, Natalie Hazeleger, Sevita International’s national quality assurance manager, shares harvest tips to help growers meet the quality needs of food-grade soybean markets. Maintaining a clean sample is not difficult, but it does require attention to detail. Prior... Read More
Among the numerous pieces of machinery on display at this years' Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, was the new tedder from Massey Ferguson, which they tout as the best on the market. The new 1310x tedder was built for those who need something with a little more oomph and pick-up — literally — than... Read More
Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson is feeling pretty good this fall, as Ontario yield numbers on his very favourite wheat crop are rolling in, and the yields are pretty strong. Will it be a new provincial record? That's yet to be determined, but the numbers are promising. This week, the host of Wheat Pete's Word tackles... Read More
The incredible drought of 2021 in Western Canada will have a long-term impact on many farms and ranches, but fallout from trying to keep livestock in the breeding herd is impacting farmers out east, too. Mary Robinson, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA), says that while the total amount isn't huge, farmers who... Read More
For those who love soil, there's nothing quite so painful as driving along a country road in winter, and seeing topsoil smeared along the snow banks. "Snirt" or "snoil", depending on who you ask, is valuable top soil that's been picked up by wind and shifted in to ditches, approaches, or even neighbouring fields. In... Read More