While the promise of futuristic agricultural technologies is alluring, many are heavily reliant on connectivity. "There's just one piece missing — the actual ability to provide that connectivity," says RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney. Over the course of his time at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, Haney covered a lot of ground, interviewing on some of the latest... Read More
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The China-U.S. mega trade deal promising big things for ag product sales has seen some of its momentum lost to the coronavirus outbreak. "It makes things way more complicated," says Don Close, a senior analyst at RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness. "As soon as that agreement was signed, U.S. markets started to sell off, and have... Read More
Today, host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from Ottawa, Ont., for a special show on Canada's Ag Day. Hear: Collaboration, networking, and an update from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, with president Mary Robinson; McDonald's Flagship Farmer Program, and collaboration with the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, with Jean-Guillaume Bertola, marketing director - brand strategy and... Read More
Fliegl's new trailing shoe slurry discharge outlet is promising to reduce forage contamination, increase efficiency of manure spreading, and lower the loss rate of ammonium nitrogen. "It's an innovative product because we don't use a macerator within the system," says Fliegl's Nick Dale. "The macerator is a very expensive option to run." RealAgriculture’s coverage of... Read More
With multiple wet harvest years in central and northern Alberta, many producers have invested in a grain dryer, or are certainly looking into it. Scott Keller, a farmer from near New Norway, Alta., recently dug in to the numbers surrounding the cost and benefits of owning a grain dryer. Keller first set up a grain... Read More
We live in Canada and I get annoyed when people complain about the cold rather than embracing it. Much of society has become so accustomed to being comfortable all the time that when we hit an extreme cold stretch we lose our minds, even as Canadians. Yes, extreme cold is not ideal for machinery to... Read More
Amber Mac is a television and radio host, entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She has keynoted more than 300 events, and moderated sessions with leaders such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, FBI director James Comey, and astronaut Chris Hadfield. In January, Mac spoke alongside Farm Credit Canada's Marty Seymour, in a presentation on tech innovations. "I... Read More
What technology can do for farmers in today's day and age is incredible when compared to what there was even just 10 or 20 years ago. That being said, adopting technology can also have setbacks when it comes to cost, availability, ease of use, and more. At this year's CropSphere conference, Brian Tischler, farmer from... Read More
It's Agronomy Monday, which means we're talking crops and soils. In this episode, recorded by a jet-setting host Shaun Haney, you'll hear: Deb Campbell, Agronomy Advantage, on spring cereals and their management in Ontario; Soil nutrient levels after a wet fall, with Cristie Preston, senior agronomist with Nutrien; Soil health and nutrient planning decisions coming... Read More
Using soil moisture measurements, temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation data, Bosch is offering producers variable alerts, customized field recommendations, and the ability to view local, real-time data on their smartphones. It all starts with installing sensors directly into the field. "From there," says Bosch's Simon Munder, "we're measuring micro-climatic conditions, we are measuring conditions above... Read More