From managing harvest to hands-on combine optimization, the 2019 Alberta Combine College provided attendees a chance for the technical day they requested. "One of the cool things about Combine College is that this is an opportunity to highlight a lot of the research that's been administered through the Canola Council of Canada, that's been paid... Read More
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It may have been a dry start to the year, with little to name of seedling diseases, but that doesn't mean canola producers are off the disease-scouting hook this summer. According to Clint Jurke, agronomy director with the Canola Council of Canada, due to the last four weeks of higher precipitation levels over the Prairies,…Read More
More than 5,000 acres were seeded this year using the autonomous, diesel-powered Dot Power Platform. "DOT went commercial this year," says Rob Saik, CEO of Dot's retail entity. "We had about a half dozen units that were in the Saskatchewan market place working on about four commercial farms. We went through a cycle of activity,... Read More
A few years ago, Bourgault Tillage Tools, known for their diverse range of "ground engaging tools," introduced an implement that works above the soil. "In 2018, we introduced a 50-foot weed clipper machine, and this is a machine that enables any farmer – conventional or organic – to drive into seeded crops at any crop... Read More
Myscosphaerella blight — more commonly known as ascochyta — can cause significant devastation in pea, lentil, chickpeas and even faba bean crops. Robyne Bowness Davidson, research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, says in this Pulse School episode that farmers should be out scouting for ascochyta just before the crop starts flowering. "You can certainly…Read More
Lameness is the dairy industry's leading and most visible animal welfare concern. It's also among the top three health challenges, along with mastitis and reproductive problems. Veterinarian Dr. Laura Solano, dairy cattle extension specialist at Calgary, Alberta-based Farm Animal Care Associates, says that despite the negative impacts to lameness, studies show that 15 to 30…Read More
It's the beginning of July, and farmers growing canola are starting to ask themselves how they can get ahead of the curve and manage sclerotinia before it becomes a problem. In this episode of the Canola School, RealAgriculture prairie field editor, Kara Oosterhuis speaks to North Dakota State University professor Luis Del Rio about some…Read More
In 2015, Annette, Richard, and Doug Arnold founded Arnold Innovations, in an effort to provide safe, productive, and innovative solutions to problems encountered in the field. "My parents farm 3500 acres of grain in rural Manitoba, and one year my dad was unplugging my CX series combine with the manual wrench, and unfortunately pushed up... Read More
Did you know tillage erosion is the most significant erosive effect that's seen on the Canadian prairies? Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, says that often the focus is around wind and water erosion when really, it should be tillage erosion. However, it's not just how much you are tilling your land —…Read More
Many producers across the Prairies are spraying — whether they are starting, finishing, or somewhere in the middle. With unpredictable weather, many are asking the question: We want to spray, but the canopy is wet. Should we go? According to Tom Wolf, of AgriMetrix Research and Training, the answer isn't as simple as one may…Read More