Time flies when you're having fun. At this week's Canadian Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney got the chance to catch up with the folks at PRIDE Seeds as they celebrated 70 years in the business. Doug Alderman, vice-president, sales and marketing, reflects back on the past with Haney, as... Read More
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Spray education can be fun — Jason Deveau and Tom Wolf of sprayers101.com often ensure that, in their ever-unique way. Deveau and Wolf caught up with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney at the Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., to chat about their demo at the show: recirculating booms. Wolf explains how current spray... Read More
Draper headers have earned a reputation for moving a smooth, steady flow of crop through the combine feeder house head first. It's a key factor that helps draper heads increase harvesting rates by more than 25 per cent, says Caleb Schleder, AGCO harvesting tactical marketing manager. "With the new 9300 DynaFlex draper header, farmers get... Read More
After being at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show this week, it's very clear that the fate of farmers' profitability rests firmly in the hands of Mother Nature. Starting in 2018, Mother Nature has not exactly been on friendly terms with farmers. The August rains brought significant DON issues to the corn crop, fall and winter conditions... Read More
Kinze is rolling out a new configuration of its 36-row, 20-inch planter for spring 2020. The Iowa-based manufacturer has added a string of technological advancements to its 4700 planter, which it unveiled at the recent Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois. In this video, Eric Broadbent, Kinze's North American sales director, explains that the new... Read More
Curious, enthusiastic and sceptical farmers welcomed Dot Technology Corp (Dot) to eastern Canada this week as the company rolled out an autonomous row crop planter prototype at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. Dot has been a Western Canada phenomenon as Norbert Beaujot, founder of Saskatchewan-based SeedMaster Manufacturing and Dot Technology Corp, has quickly created a buzz... Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) is working to learn more about Peritrechus convivus, the little red bugs farmers have been finding in their fields. A species of dirt-coloured seed bug in the family Rhyparochromidae, P convivus is often spotted in its nymph form, which is far from the colour of the soil in the prairies,... Read More
Technology is ever-evolving — and how we scout our crops during the growing season is evolving with it. RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse caught up with Jared Rommens, digital effectiveness manager with Corteva Agriscience, to talk about Corteva's new technology Granular Insights. The program uses satellite imagery and data science to give a satellite scouting experience for... Read More
The Canadian Angus Association (CAA) has recently taken breeding to a whole new level by incorporating genomic technology in addition to the regular testing of Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs). Kajal Devani, director of science and technology at the CAA says because of all the data and pedigree information they collect, they've put it to good... Read More
It was purely an economic decision when rancher, Stephen Hughes decided to try grazing his herd year-round in southwestern Alberta back in 1996. He had no idea the move would also significantly impact herd health and shift the need for antimicrobials. “We chose to change our management strategy from winter feeding to grazing year-round, and... Read More