If you're a farmer on the prairies, there's a good chance falling number at the elevator was brought up at least once over harvest. With that in mind, this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School is focused on better understanding falling number and what — if anything — you can do when it comes to variety…Read More
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Albertans will likely know Danielle Smith from her time as Leader of the Wildrose Party (2009-2014). Today, Smith is the host of Afternoons on NewsTalk770 for Calgary, Alta. and last week, she was a keynote speaker at the Prairie Cereals Summit at Banff, Alta. In this interview, filmed at the summit, Smith speaks candidly with... Read More
Canada's hemp industry is pushing towards a whole new future, now that regulatory changes have opened up the opportunity to extract more value from the crop. Ted Haney, executive director of the Canadian Hemp Trade Alliance, says that the industry was built on one revenue stream, but its long-term viability depends on the ability to... Read More
How can farmers achieve more of what matters most and stay ahead of the curve? Successfully operating within a demanding food production system is "driven by how we handle ourselves in complexity," says Kelly Dobson, a Fairfax, Man., farmer and also president of LeaderShift Inc, a company which supports personal and professional development for business... Read More
We've all heard the phrase "plant to moisture," but we've also seen the moisture variability that can occur within a few paces, never mind over an entire field. Precision Planting LLC is working on a technology that will take moisture variability into account, automatically adjusting drilling depth on-the-go. The system uses SmartDepth (a prototype) in... Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its final World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report of the year, and according to some analysts, it was rather void of surprise or even change. "That was the problem — we didn't see anything, nothing changed," says FarmLead CEO Brennan Turner, in the following interview... Read More
While it may not help to build calluses, nor a respect for our ancestors, the Kivi-Pekka rock picker comes with character (not to mention the efficiency over hand-bombing rocks into a tractor bucket). Manufactured in Finland, Kivi-Pekka's rock picker is offered in four widths — 13, 17, 20, and 23 feet. And the optional flex... Read More
Be the change or be changed, says Nikolas Badminton, futurist and TechTour alumnus. What does that mean for agriculture? Well, according to Badminton, it means that farmers are either going to have to adapt and evolve their practices, technology, and equipment, or someone else willing to do so will be the one farming and not... Read More
Off-site grain storage, next to the dyer, or any off-grid location can still be a grain cleaning site if you've got Farm King's 482 Grain Cleaner. Dave Mueller, territory manager for Northern Alberta, says the company's latest unit includes the addition of a hydraulic power pack, driven by a nine horsepower motor so that farmers... Read More
Spring 2019 will be remembered by Ontario soybean growers as one of the toughest they've ever tackled. Unprecedented rainfall delayed planting, with the majority of soybeans being planted in June, and some acres having to wait until July. For some growers, those early rains were followed by a dry summer and then the rain and…Read More