Young and beginning farmers have a lot hanging over them. Getting a business up and running, raising families, keeping up with all the latest in agriculture. It's at that point that focus becomes critical. You can hit a point where you're doing a million things and doing none of them well because you don't know... Read More
Category: Technology
Keeping track of what has been done on which field, at what rate and when tends to get rather complicated when field numbers start to rise or you end up with several helpers at seeding or spraying. Add rented bin yards, contracts with several companies and the tendency to lose the piece of paper you... Read More
You don't mess around with a good thing. Every farm has a tried and true, trusted piece of equipment that you just can't part with. You know it's quirks, it's comfortable...it just works well. The problem now is that technological advancements are available to help you do the job better, but the equipment is out-dated.... Read More
BASF Canada today launched an online video series called "Conversations on Sustainability." The videos feature conversations between five consumers paired with five farmers from both the Prairies and Ontario, and highlight some of the common questions and curiosities consumers have about modern agriculture in Canada. The series tackles questions about organic and conventional production, and... Read More
If one-inch pass-to-pass accuracy is your goal when it comes to precision farming, you're going to need more than a basic guidance system to get there. That said, creating an extremely accurate guidance system for all equipment can require several components, including extra receivers and RTK towers. Each component is going to cost you, so... Read More
Every farm has a business plan. It may be a well-referenced physical document or it may only exist in your head. In the same way, Stuart Lawrence, with AgLeader Technology, encourages each farmer to sit down (or dream up) their own precision farming plan. Not every farm is going to farm by the inch or... Read More
Owning the latest and greatest technology is great, but actually using it to its full potential is what makes the cost worthwhile. When that involves your iPhone, it's understandable that some apps amount to bells and whistles, but when the technology sits inside your tractor cab, having the latest and greatest needs to earn its... Read More
I'm fresh off a very long, full day at both Pulse Days at Crop Week and the Crop Production Show at Prairieland Park in Saskatoon, and I thought I'd quickly jot down a few of my observations from the show: Farmers are feeling good about the year ahead, but strong crop prices complicate rotation decisions... Read More
Beyond Agronomy's Steve Larocque is rolling out the Air Cart Maximizer, an app for Android and iPhone that quickly calculates the maximum acres per fill one can achieve with their air cart based on tank size, fertilizer and seeding rates. "It will tell you where to put seed and fertilizer and how much product to... Read More
We are in a battle. It may not seem all that bad right now as our combines roll and livestock gets sold. Sure, we hear talk about hormones and GMOs and animal treatment and all of that other stuff. But people keep lining up at the grocery store and buying food. After all, they need... Read More