Xarvio Field Manager, from BASF Digital Farming, has expanded its weather station device connectivity options for farmers in collaboration with METOS Canada. With the integration of weather data collected from METOS Canada, and xarvio's Field Manager agronomic algorithms and models, farmers will have access to enhanced crop production decisions for fields and field zones, BASF... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Canada's young farmers are helping to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector through their leadership and innovative contributions, which is why the federal government has announced up to $2.1 million for three organizations to support development opportunities for Canadian youth in agriculture. With funds under the AgriCompetitiveness Program, these organizations will deliver important programming and... Read More
Just ahead of the busy planting and seeding season, another almost-as-important season began: hockey playoff season. Here at RealAgriculture, we know hockey plays a key role in the rural experience, in our communities, and our relationships, especially when it comes to friendly rivalries over our favourite teams. To honour the very important playoff season, RealAgriculture's... Read More
A probiotic developed at the University of Alberta is showing promise in improving the health of dairy calves in the first weeks of life. Normally, the young animals’ undeveloped immune systems leave them susceptible to common ailments like diarrhea, which can stunt growth or even result in death. When fed a cocktail of four strains... Read More
AGCO has announced as of May 5, 2022, it was subject to a ransomware attack that has impacted some of its production facilities. The company says it is still investigating the event of the attack, but it is anticipated that its business operations will be adversely affected for several days, and potentially longer to fully... Read More
The Ottawa Valley Seed Growers Association is offering up to four $2,500 scholarships to recognize interest, knowledge and achievement in the Ottawa Valley and surrounding agricultural community. The scholarships are available to youth of eastern Ontario and western Quebec enrolled in at least the second year of studies at any post-secondary college or university, and... Read More
Perhaps the only area of Canada really rolling full steam ahead on seeding or planting is southern Alberta, and that's not because conditions are great — it's just extremely dry. In Ontario, a slow start to the spring warm up and some wetter conditions have kept farmers from really getting going until just this weekend... Read More
Across Canada, we are seeing sky-high diesel prices, with some provinces inching closer to $2 per litre, where other provinces are closing in on $3 per litre, is there light at the end of the tunnel? According to experts, if there is, it's not coming anytime soon. The market has seen a surge in demand... Read More
Producers in southern Ontario and throughout eastern Canada are likely to experience a cool and wet spring followed by a summer with lower than normal temperatures, as they push through to harvest. Temperature and all things weather however, are a matter of perception. Keeping in mind a dry spring for Ontario is 8 to 12... Read More
Don't let the soil temp keep you from putting corn or beans in the ground, however, you will want to make sure the forecast isn't calling for cold rain. That's right, it IS May and that means that soil temperature as a guide to planting gets thrown out the window, but a cold drink of... Read More