Amazone's largest trailed sprayer is offering a few new features, including the ability to quick load. Unveiled in 2011, the UX 11200 has an 11,200 litre capacity, with Super-L2 sprayer booms from 24 to 40 metres. According to the company, its triple pump system provides a suction capacity up to 900 litres per minute. "It's... Read More
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China bans imports. Demand suddenly drops for a commodity found on Canadian farms. Supplies build up and prices drop in the rest of the world. No, we're not talking about soybeans or canola. That all-too-familiar market scenario is playing out in the global plastic recycling industry. "The world is in a recycling crisis right now,"... Read More
Host Shaun Haney is broadcasting from San Antonio, Texas, for the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show today. And today on the show (after an update on the top ag news of the day, and week), you'll hear: Perspectives on the Canola Council of Canada's research, and collaboration with Ducks Unlimited (and others), with... Read More
Do you adjust plant populations, fertility, or other product applications on headlands? If not, why not? In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, Peter Johnson answers questions on liquid vs. dry fertilizer and fertilizer set ups, plus what to do with soil test results on sandy soils. He also throws down the challenge of using precision... Read More
Using 280 words to say what you feel about a certain subject, or to describe what's going on at your farm operation, is a thing of the past according to one keynote speaker at the Prairie Cereals Summit. Jordyn Prior, an essay contest winner, says she's seen a shift in which social media platforms consumers... Read More
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Could fungicide resistance develop on your farm? The answer to that question really depends on how you deploy fungicides in your fields, says Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist Kelly Turkington. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Resistance Management School, Turkington explains that fungicide resistance really is a numbers game. He notes that a barley or... Read More
The use of herbicides on-farm is a hot topic right now — especially when we're talking glyphosate. At Agritechnica in Hannover, Germany, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney caught up with Irene Kramer of JBM, to talk about the JBM Mulcher, a unit designed to help reduce the use of herbicides. RealAgriculture’s coverage of Agritechnica 2019 is made... Read More
The man who wrote the book on wheat production in the United Kingdom says it's time to throw away that production guide and adopt a new approach to higher wheat yields. Roger Sylvester-Bradley, who leads the crop performance research team at ADAS Consulting, believes researchers need to learn from the tremendous yield variability they see... Read More
In Ontario, spring cereals such as wheat, oats, and barley are often viewed as the poor cousin of winter wheat, a crop that annually flirts with the one million acre mark in the province. In general, acreage for spring cereals has been flat or declining for the past decade, but Agronomy Advantage agronomist Deb Campbell... Read More