Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne handed out the top five Premier's Awards for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence at Queen's Park on Wednesday. The annual awards recognize producers, processors, organizations and rural communities who help support a sustainable environment, create jobs and boost Ontario's economy. The recipients were recognized at the 2015 Premier's Summit on Agri-Food. They were... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Wow, what a fall. The warm, dry weather has been great for Ontario’s wheat crop, as Peter Johnson (aka “Wheat Pete”) highlights in this week’s Word. From there, our resident agronomist at RealAg gets into high input corn yield results, late nitrogen application in corn, N credits from clover and pricing dairy silage on feed... Read More
Winter has started to arrive in parts of Canada, although many of the long term forecasts are calling for a milder season thanks to El Nino. Federal and provincial governments are talking climate change policy ahead of the big climate conference in Paris, and new workplace legislation has been rolled out for farms and ranches... Read More
When equipment manufacturers from around the world display their machines at a global show like Agritechnica, you invariably come across strange-looking technology that hasn't become common at North American or Canadian farm shows. So here's episode 2 of "What the heck does this machine do?" (the answer is at the end of the video):
Dry summer conditions and a fall with off-and-on-again moisture have seed samples showing less disease than the past few years, overall, but perhaps a few extra issues with germination. "What (late season moisture) is causing is pre-sprouting," says Holly Gelech with BioVision Seed Labs. "One of the critical factors that growers should be considering is... Read More
European tractor-maker Deutz-Fahr has unleashed limited editions of its 6 and 7 series tractors that are designed to not only bring the latest technology to the field, but also a unique aggressive look. As Luca Vinceti, export sales manager the Americas with SAME Deutz-Fahr, explains in the video above, the Warrior tractor comes with a... Read More
When it comes to long term weather outlooks, water temperatures in the Pacific Ocean are often used to predict what’s to come. For grain markets weighed down by large global supplies, the main Pacific indicators are showing no sign of an imminent weather issue reducing grain production, says a meteorologist who spoke at the Cereals... Read More
Fendt fans will experience a unique combination of high performance and compact design when they climb into the cab of the new Fendt 500 Vario tractor. The German-engineered tractor integrates a range of features and innovations previously seen on Fendt’s higher-horsepower offerings into the 500 series of 125 to 165 HP tractors. “This is all... Read More
Quebec-based Soucy Holding was founded in 1967 by Gilles Soucy. In 2005, Soucy saw room for expansion, and started Soucy Track, a company dedicated to developing and manufacturing tracks for farm vehicles. The original S-Tech Series of tracks offers options for everything from all terrain vehicles and grain trailers to high horsepower tractors and combines.... Read More
Farmers and farm groups need to be involved in planning policies to address climate change, says the head of Keystone Agricultural Producers — Manitoba’s general farm group. The new federal government has made reducing national greenhouse gas emissions a priority, committing to the creation of a pan-Canadian framework for combatting climate change and to meeting... Read More