Adam Pfeffer has put a lot of thought into the new shop he's just finished at his farm at Sparta, Ont. A cash crop farmer who runs a self-described "small to mid-sized" operation in southwestern Ontario, he also works as a market development manager for Bayer Crop Science. Growing up on the farm, Pfeffer's wish... Read More
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Much has transpired in the weed control world over the past 40 years and Brian Woolley has seen it all. With farming roots in Port Dover, Ont., the Syngenta Canada territory sales representative is getting ready to close the book on a 40-year career in weed control. In this interview with RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin, Woolley... Read More
Guest post by Kristjan Hebert, president of Hebert Group. This post was originally posted here. I’m usually a pretty positive person, but I won’t lie, it’s been a challenging harvest so far. Mother Nature has thrown us some curve balls, with too much rain and humidity slowing things down. This has put us behind schedule.... Read More
The USDA will roll out its latest production report this coming Monday, and farmers and analysts alike are hoping it provokes some market action to the upside. Scott Shelladay, host of The Cow Guy on RFD-TV, says that next week's report will be crucial to grain market moves, markets that have been weathering news of... Read More
When planting a grain crop in the spring and caring for those plants throughout the summer, farmers look forward to the full bins that harvest typically brings. Sometimes drought, hail or pests get in the way, leading to crop yield potential that isn't worth taking for grain. This is where having a mixed operation or... Read More
The provincial grower groups from Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and even Ontario have ponied up funds to support the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange, kicking off the $100+ million funding campaign. News of the support came last week, and reaction has been mixed, as is often the case when producer groups commit large funds to a project.... Read More
Not only is there a valuable crop to bring in, harvest is also the time of year for gleaning plenty of new information and insights into different and new varieties of edible beans — how they yielded and performed in different geographies and conditions. In this new Edible Bean School episode, Dennis Lange, pulse specialist... Read More
Firestone Ag is rolling out three new Bridgestone tractor tires engineered to resist wear, protect against stubble and enhance durability. The tires feature a patented involute lug design that maximizes traction and minimizes soil disturbance and energy loss caused by tire slip, the company says. In this report from the Farm Progress Show at Boone,... Read More
There are many things that are outside of a producer's control when raising cattle. Rain, or lack of it, market prices, and predators can make farming livestock a risky business. Then there is the risk of having cows that do not birth easily, have low immunity, or do not process feed efficiently. While the first... Read More
Over the past 20 years, advancements in corn genetics have helped produce an average yield gain of better than two bushels per acre, per year. What does the future hold for further yield advancement and where might genetic improvement take the king of crops? On this episode of the The Sharp Edge, host Bernard Tobin... Read More