Are we doing enough to reduce the herbicide-resistance weed seedbank on Ontario farms? That's a question AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan wants farmers in the province to consider when they're planning their weed control programs for this year. Cowan recently attended the Commodity Classic in Anaheim, California, where he talked with farmers from Mississippi who... Read More
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When spraying it's inevitable that there will be some swaying along the boom, where parts of the boom move faster or slower relative to other parts, resulting in uneven application rates. German agricultural machinery company Amazone, together with Dutch spraying company Rometron, have developed a precision spray application system that compensates for changes in horizontal... Read More
Want to maximize combine productivity and put every corn kernel possible in the grain tank? That's what New Holland is promising farmers who invest in the company's new 9200 CornMaster Series of corn heads. The narrow-row heads are specifically developed for farmers planting in 20- and 22-inch row spacings and range from 12-row to 18-row... Read More
Today's show comes to us all the way from Salina, Kansas, and sees host Peter Johnson starting off the show with a correction, then: seeding alfalfa, fertility, corn into rye, and more. Find a summary of today’s show topics and times below the audio. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield... Read More
From Manitoba and Colorado, today's show starts off with a discussion on the opioid crisis, with new numbers out showing the impact it's having, both in urban and rural areas. Then: Today's ag news, including possible optimism about NAFTA progress, and amendments to the rail bill in Ottawa, which farm groups requested. Jim Wood, chief... Read More
Perhaps more contentious than the buy versus rent debate is the question of when and why to incorporate the farm. The federal government proposed sweeping changes to how taxes were calculated for corporations last summer. The changes were met with significant push-back from the farm community, as the new rules would have a significant impact... Read More
Update, March 29: Bill C-49 passed third reading in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, sending the bill, with the Senate's amendments, back to the House of Commons for MPs to consider after the two-week Easter break. The Senate transport committee has approved several changes to Bill C-49 that had been requested by farm groups. After... Read More
Planting is just around the corner, and if you're in full-on crop planning mode you're likely curious about what's new, what's old, what's repackaged, what's the best bet for herbicides in 2018. Lucky for you, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough faces an avalanche of these questions every... Read More
It's a busy Tuesday! Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with some feedback from the audience, all the way from Colorado. Then, on the show: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. Crop health notification technology, with Richard Marsh of Farmers Edge. Announced surprise audits for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an update on... Read More
The Manitoba government has decided it will not apply a carbon tax to fuels used for heating or cooling barns and greenhouses or to run grain dryers — an exemption that was not announced when the Pallister government rolled out its carbon pricing plan last fall. The province originally said farm diesel and gasoline would... Read More