Technology is making it easier for nutritionists and producers to manage dairy cow diets. Trouw Nutrition Canada's DNA Connect is a new mobile app that allows feed managers to change dry matter levels and update diets with a click of a button. In this report from the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Ont., Elgin Feeds... Read More
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Producers strive to optimize yields, while maximizing the efficiency and minimizing waste with each spray pass. Selecting the right nozzles and adjuvants for spray mixes is important for efficient and effective crop management. Martin Carr, agronomy manager with WinField United Canada, says the decision making process when it comes to sprayer nozzles includes looking at... Read More
Canada has finally decided on how crop varieties developed with gene-editing technology will be handled in the registration and approval process. Announced last week, crops developed using the technique will not be considered a GMO or "novel" and therefore will have a more streamlined path to approval. Now that plant breeders and seed companies know... Read More
Red Sun Farms in Kingsville, Ont., is one of 170 greenhouse vegetable farms in Ontario. Across the province, the Ontario greenhouse vegetable industry grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in 3,900 acres of greehhouse, producing 521 million kilograms of fresh vegetables with a farm gate value of more than $1.4 billion. On this episode of Profitable... Read More
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's third and final ruling announced Friday on gene-editing for crop variety development clears the path for this precise, cost-effective plant breeding tool to be used in Canada. Does this mean farmers will have access to new drought-resistant or nitrogen-efficient varieties for next year? Not so fast, says Krista Thomas, vice-president... Read More
CNH and Intelsat, operator of one of the world’s largest satellite and terrestrial communication networks, have announced a collaboration that will see farmers gain access to the internet via satellite communications (SATCOM) service. Based on a new memorandum of understanding, Intelsat will provide multi-orbit internet access to connect Case IH, Steyr and New Holland equipment... Read More
New Holland is touting its recent joint venture with Raven industries as an opportunity for grain growers to access grain cart automation that can reduce cart operator stress and also reduce grain spillage. Earlier this year, New Holland announced a joint venture with Raven Industries to make Raven Cart Automation available on its combines in... Read More
From hitch pin to closing wheels, Kinze plans to introduce a new 5670 pivot fold, split-row model planter for the 2025 planting season. "It's kind of the next member of our 5000 series family," says Kinze product specialist Brad Niensteadt. In this report from Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas, he tells RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin that... Read More
Farmers can look for more horsepower, more efficiency, and simplified precision technology from 2025 model year Magnum tractors. Case IH rolled out the new tractors for public viewing at the Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas. Morgen Dietrich, tractor segment lead at Case IH, believes Magnum upgrades will help drive productivity on the farm. He says... Read More
AGCO Corporation has launched PTx, a new brand representing its precision ag portfolio. PTx combines precision ag technologies from Precision Planting with AGCO's newest joint venture, PTx Trimble. The name PTx is a combination of precision agriculture (P) and advanced technologies (T) that multiply (x) the impact it creates for farmers through seamless, intelligent and... Read More