It's warm and dry, silage moisture is dropping too fast, bean farmers are losing yields, hay producers are losing fertility, and you've got to get wheat planting right! All that in this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word. The Highlights: A shortage of corn has prices skyrocketing, but the demand will disappear soon, cautions Peter... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
This month, Case IH introduced its new Optum series of tractors, marketed to expand their hay and forage lineup. But, the tractors offer flexibility beyond the alfalfa field. “Fulfilling a new horsepower requirement, we designed this series to meet the needs of customers looking for that optimal power-to-weight ratio for any field, cultivation or haulage... Read More
If you’re on Twitter, you’ve probably been inundated with tweets from Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show (#cofs15) this week. Now you can see some of the sights for yourself, as Peter Johnson joins Shaun Haney to share some of the highlights of Day 1. Think “show wear” denim, youth in agriculture and a rock wall race…... Read More
Update: A decision from the WTO on Canada's COOL retaliation plan is expected on December 7. The Canadian government is making its case to the World Trade Organization this week on why should be allowed to impose C$3.1 billion per year in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports in the dispute over country of origin labeling... Read More
There's something to be said about being able to see equipment in action at a farm show, but there's also value in not having to worry about rain or snow...or sweating through your best farm show outfit. More than 40 thousand farmers are expected in Woodstock, Ontario this week for Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, with... Read More
The wait is over. Following years of anticipation, John Deere has joined its competitors in building a four-track high horsepower tractor. The 9RX series made its farm show debut at the Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois earlier this month. As Deere’s Colin MacDonald explains in the video above, the four-track machines share plenty of... Read More
The prospect of nine billion people being on the earth in 2050 is pretty scary. Scarier yet, though, is the challenge of feeding them. But even scarier still is looking into the future and knowing that a scant 35 years from now, you, the person in the mirror, will be the one who’ll be trying... Read More
Author's Note: Okay, there are probably plenty of reasons you should bale instead of pellet (like: we don't really have a choice yet). It's just, well, it's not every day that I get to use a noun as a verb in a headline. Last week I stumbled upon one of the coolest tweets I've seen... Read More
On Friday, September 11, 2015 (a historic date in its own right), the USDA released its latest world agricultural supply and demand estimates. Most expectations going into the report were that the world crop soothsayers would keep things relatively mute on a global level, and downgrade U.S. production. Alas, the boys and girls in Washington,... Read More
Farm Management Canada (FMC) and the Canadian Association of Diploma in Agriculture Programs (CADAP) have launched the 2015-16 Excellence Award for Agricultural Students, designed to encourage students to improve their critical thinking, communication and leadership skills through a national competition. FMC and CADAP are collecting submissions from agricultural students across Canada and will award three... Read More