A Winnipeg-based farm equipment manufacturer known for making draper headers used on combines and swathers has entered the corn header arena. MacDon rolled out its new C Series corn header at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa last week. "We've been looking at the corn header market for several years now, and this just... Read More
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The federal government is investing up to $12.1 million over the next five years in a new canola research cluster under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced the funding at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre south of Winnipeg on Tuesday morning. Provincial canola grower groups — Alberta... Read More
Faba beans seem to grow forever. They don't, but their days to maturity are about five days longer than most varieties of wheat, so it feels like forever when you are trying to get harvest started. This is why it's important to know what to look for, and then what to do, when it comes... Read More
On Monday's Labour Day edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney: Colin Hurd, founder and CEO of Smart Ag, joins Kelvin Heppner to discuss plans for commercializing an aftermarket kit that turns a regular tractor into an driverless machine Clark Brenzil of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture discusses fall weed control strategies after an early... Read More
For much of our human history, we've toiled to simply meet our most basic of human needs — having enough to eat to survive and raise a family. It's only in recent history, really, that the bulk of North America has moved up from the basics to the privilege of abundant food choices. Last week... Read More
If you're talking early weed control, fall is the earliest you can get for next year's crop. For many, a pre-harvest glyphosate application does double duty, drying down the crop and setting back those perennials weeds. But in this incredibly dry year, crop dry-down was so fast many farmers didn't need to use glyphosate pre-harvest,... Read More
An aftermarket kit that turns a regular tractor into an autonomous machine made its Farm Progress Show debut in Boone, Iowa this week. Smart Ag, based in Ames, Iowa, has developed a software platform and kit for controlling a tractor without a driver. The first application for the platform, called AutoCart, automates a grain cart... Read More
On Friday's show, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news with Jessika Guse, including Statistics Canada's crop production estimates, harvest updates, a canola funding announcement to be made next week, Premier Notley's reaction to the halting of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline, new data on oil movement by rail, and a new elevator opening in central Alberta... Read More
Can you believe it's already September next week? I know most people can't... The good news is, kids will be back in school, and Agriculture in the Classroom Canada (AITCC) is thrilled for school to start so teachers, parents, and kids can start using the new resources AITCC has developed. Johanne Ross, executive director for... Read More