Less than a week after being re-appointed to lead Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Marie-Claude Bibeau headed to Regina, Sask., to meet with grain, oilseed, and beef producer groups at the 49th annual Canadian Western Agribition. "Farmers in western Canada have acquired a reputation for excellence around the world. In this year which is ending with... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The introduction of dicamba-resistant crops created a need for increased drift management at spraying. Enter the ultra-coarse droplet and the nozzles to create them. Pentair Hypro is one company that's designed an ultra low-drift nozzle to create ultra-coarse droplets, and it was on display at this year's Agri-Trade event at Red Deer, Alta. Brian Henderson,... Read More
In just a few days, Ontario's corn harvest ground to a halt. Not because of Mother Nature's wrath this time, but because of an abrupt end of the supply of propane that fuels dryers to dry the corn to a safe level. Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario, says that the rail strike... Read More
Every farm is different, from its soil to its business goals. While there are many factors to consider, finding a seed that delivers excellent yields and consistent results is key. With that in mind, Brevant™ seeds is excited to provide farmers the new Enlist E3™ trait for 2020 planting. High Yielding Genetics Co-developed by Dow... Read More
The Manitoba based SoilReader made quite the impression at Germany's Agritechnica. While Shaun Haney covered the many buildings of the bi-annual show, more than a few people encouraged Shaun to check out the new tech, calling it "revolutionary." Erik Eising patented the technology in 2016, and says the SoilReader is poised to become a real... Read More
There was a time when most hoped that 2019 would turn out better than past challenging years, but the term "being 2019'd" has come to mean...well, insult being added to injury. From the 'harvest from hell' in the west, to wet, nasty weather hindering Ontario's harvest, and now a rail strike already limiting propane access... Read More