What are your first thoughts when you wake up in the morning? Motivational speaker, author, and entrepreneur Darci Lang advocates for positivity. "Focus on the 90 per cent, is my message. [It's] my belief that we all hold this big magnifying glass out in front of us in our lives, and we have a choice... Read More
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While the promise of futuristic agricultural technologies is alluring, many are heavily reliant on connectivity. "There's just one piece missing — the actual ability to provide that connectivity," says RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney. Over the course of his time at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, Haney covered a lot of ground, interviewing on some of the latest... Read More
Fliegl's new trailing shoe slurry discharge outlet is promising to reduce forage contamination, increase efficiency of manure spreading, and lower the loss rate of ammonium nitrogen. "It's an innovative product because we don't use a macerator within the system," says Fliegl's Nick Dale. "The macerator is a very expensive option to run." RealAgriculture’s coverage of... Read More
With multiple wet harvest years in central and northern Alberta, many producers have invested in a grain dryer, or are certainly looking into it. Scott Keller, a farmer from near New Norway, Alta., recently dug in to the numbers surrounding the cost and benefits of owning a grain dryer. Keller first set up a grain... Read More
Amber Mac is a television and radio host, entrepreneur, author, and speaker. She has keynoted more than 300 events, and moderated sessions with leaders such as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, FBI director James Comey, and astronaut Chris Hadfield. In January, Mac spoke alongside Farm Credit Canada's Marty Seymour, in a presentation on tech innovations. "I... Read More
Using soil moisture measurements, temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation data, Bosch is offering producers variable alerts, customized field recommendations, and the ability to view local, real-time data on their smartphones. It all starts with installing sensors directly into the field. "From there," says Bosch's Simon Munder, "we're measuring micro-climatic conditions, we are measuring conditions above... Read More
One of the questions that come up this time of the year, when it comes to the growing season, is — what do the pest forecasts look like for 2020? Boyd Mori, assistant professor in agricultural entomology, at the University of Alberta, was at FarmTech in Edmonton, Alta, and broke down the top 5 insects... Read More
Crop planning is well underway in the Prairies, and you may be in the middle of choosing what crop will go where. Of course, there are many things to consider, but looking at your soils is a large part — especially if you are growing pulses. Nevin Rosaasen, policy and program specialist with Alberta Pulse... Read More
Managing tough canola is... tough. Especially after the year that was 2019 — and for many parts of the Prairies, in the late season, it would not stop raining, snowing, sleeting — precipitating in any form. Canola is still being harvested and will continue into the spring again; but for those who managed to bring... Read More
Amazone's largest trailed sprayer is offering a few new features, including the ability to quick load. Unveiled in 2011, the UX 11200 has an 11,200 litre capacity, with Super-L2 sprayer booms from 24 to 40 metres. According to the company, its triple pump system provides a suction capacity up to 900 litres per minute. "It's... Read More