Canadian potato growers will have a new weapon in the fight against rhizoctonia and black scurf for 2024. AZteroid FC fungicide uses precision chemistry to deliver systemic, long-lasting control of diseases in a wide range of crops, but is registered for only potatoes in Canada, says Vive Crop Protection marketing and communications manager Emily Roden.... Read More
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Planting corn directly into a living cover crop before it is killed by herbicide or tillage is not something growers would have considered 30 years ago, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe. More and more farmers, however, are now willing to take the leap thanks to advances... Read More
Research from Purdue University agronomy professor Shaun Casteel indicates that early sulphur applications broadcast pre-plant or right at planting can deliver a soybean yield bump in specific conditions. On the season debut of The Sharp Edge, Maizex agronomist Henry Prinzen takes that knowledge to the field to compare notes with Simcoe, Ontario, grower Kyle Sowden... Read More
In 2019, John Deere's eAutoPowr concept arrived at Agritechnica touting the potential of the world's first electric variable transmission. That year, the new transmission concept, developed through a partnership with Joskin, won Agritechnica’s gold innovation award. Fast forward to Agritechnica '23 and eAutoPowr was again attracting throngs of farmers at the innovation show's John Deere... Read More
Canada is a major global player in the trade of bulk commodities and animal protein, that's clear. In addition, the increase in domestic processing of plant-based protein and pulse-based ingredients in the last five years has created more opportunities for processors to ship these types of products worldwide. Bill Greuel, CEO of Protein Industries Canada,... Read More
Fendt's E-Vario weeder concept presents a weeder that is optimized for combining with an electrically powered tractor. What happens after a company develops an electric tractor and makes plans to bring it to market? In the case of the Fendt e107 V Vario tractor, which made its public debut at Agritechnica, one of the jobs... Read More
Farmers looking for an air cart to help increase seeding-time productivity, quality and accuracy will find a cart that fits their operation with the Deere C-Series, the company says. At the recent Commodity Classic in Houston, Texas, growers got their first look at Deere's new C-Series lineup that includes five carts that range from 350... Read More
When it comes to planter prep, corn is king. The simple truth is most growers spend a lot of time fine-tuning planters to ensure corn seeds are deposited at a consistent depth and are snugged into the soil after the trench is closed. But what about soybeans? Do growers spend enough time working on how... Read More
There's no better place to conduct practical agronomic research than in the real world, under the same conditions, using the same equipment and management practices. That's the premise underlying the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers' On-Farm Network, a farmer-driven research program that was officially launched 10 years ago, in 2014. "We really saw a need... Read More
Farmers looking for high-speed, aggressive tillage may want to take a look at the Vaderstad Carrier XL disc harrow. In this report from Agritechnica, RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin and Vaderstad’s Bernt Martensson check out the Carrier XL 725 on the trade show floor at the agriculture innovation showcase held in Hanover, Germany. "We would normally go... Read More