Todd Frey with Clean Field Services is running John Deere's See & Spray technology for the first time in 2025. The Drayton, Ont., based custom applicator is eager to see how the system, which uses boom-mounted cameras to identify weeds and target herbicide application, fits in Ontario's cropping system. "We hear a lot of stuff... Read More
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Despite a whirlwind of global trade tensions and fluctuating markets, North America's beef sector remains resilient, with cash cattle prices demonstrating surprising strength well into July. In this episode of the Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney is joined as always by market analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to discuss the latest cattle market... Read More
In this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, Shaun Haney is joined by estate planning expert and bestselling author Dr. Tom Deans to discuss why avoiding conversations about succession, wills, and wealth can lead to disastrous consequences for farm families. Deans, author of Every Family’s Business, Willing Wisdom, and The Happy Inheritor, shares…Read More
Just one timely rain event turned the tide for many growers in west central Saskatchewan this summer, shifting the region from near-disaster due to drought conditions to cautious optimism. “In all honesty, if you would’ve asked me on June 20th, we were right on the edge of an epic disaster,” says Mike Palmier, agronomist with... Read More
Staging corn is a key step in managing the crop, especially when it comes to timing herbicide application. If growers and agronomists miss leaves or miscount them when staging plants in the field, they can apply products outside the recommended application window and potentially damage the crop. Bayer Crop Science agronomist Leanne Freitag says 2025's... Read More
What's it like having 2,500 people walking around your farm? In June, Hoenhorst Farms near Innerkip, Ont., hosted breakfast on the farm with help from organizers Farm and Food Care Ontario. For dairy farm owner and manager Cox Wensink and her family, it was an opportunity to share how they farm with curious consumers wanting…Read More
An early start and timely rains have given pulse crops in central Alberta a strong outlook heading into mid-July, but questions remain around nodulation performance and regional variability. Speaking at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Lacombe field day, Robyne Davidson, pulse research scientist at Lakeland College, offered an optimistic but measured pulse crop update for... Read More
Hogendoorn Dairy has been irrigating crops since 2012. With drier weather conditions on average and a soil profile that features lots of sand, Kees Hogendoorn Jr. says it can be challenging to produce feed on the farm for the 430 milking cow operation based at Baden, Ontario. For 2025, Hogendoorn has added a 360 Rain…Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Stephanie Divitaris of Syngenta and Albert Tenuta of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness to talk tar spot's identification in Ontario, its life cycle, conditions that make it worse and what to consider for control (hello, hybrid selection!) This episode of... Read More
There are plenty of options and decisions growers need to consider when managing the impact of stress on winter wheat. From application timing of herbicides and fungicides to the potential benefits of plant growth regulators (PGR) and biologicals, there are many product options to add to the spray tank. Growers also have to think about... Read More