The ground may freeze and the plants stop growing, but there's no "off season" for good agronomy. Just because the crop is in the bin, doesn't mean we should stop thinking about how to improve production. The way to do that, says Leighton Blashko of BASF, is to think of the 5 Ws of planning... Read More
Category: Western Canada
When it comes to weed control, we can't always wait for the next thing in the pipeline, we need to manage what we have — which sometimes means getting creative. For this edition of the Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jeanette Gaultier of BASF, and Rob Bahry of ADAMA Canada, to discuss clever... Read More
This episode of Soil School is an interview with Jodi DeJong-Hughes, of the University of Minnesota, discussing how best to adopt strip tillage and avoid some of the common pitfalls farmers face when changing practices. DeJong-Hughes examines optimum season of application, controlled traffic farming, crop type, and trafficability when it comes to strip tillage. Listen... Read More
Traditions evolve over time — sometimes a significantly difficult time spurs an increased focus on gratitude, or a record-setting sale price or yield requires a big celebration. When harvest wraps up, whether it's the last acre through the combine or the last calf sold, it's important to step back, reflect, and indulge just a little... Read More
Update, as of Nov. 9: Maple Leaf Foods says it is implementing workarounds to maintain operations at its plants while a team of cybersecurity experts continues to work on resolving the "comprehensive" outage caused by a cyberattack. CEO Michael McCain told investors in a quarterly earnings call on Nov. 8 that all the company's plants... Read More
Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has ditched part of the provincial cosmetic pesticide ban that was implemented in 2014. Bill 22, passed late Thursday, allows the use of Health Canada-registered pesticides on lawns, boulevards, sidewalks, right-of-ways and fairgrounds. At the same time, it expands the list of sensitive areas where pesticides cannot be used, which now... Read More
The Grain Growers of Canada (GGC) are pleased to welcome Corteva Agriscience Canada and Fertilizer Canada as partners on the Road to 2050 climate solution initiative. Fertilizer Canada’s 4R Nutrient Stewardship is a key pillar of the initiative. The Road to 2050 climate initiative will issue recommendations intended to guide government policies and programming directed... Read More
As the calendar turns to November, many are making plans for the winter months. Although the list of things to do in the winter can be just as extensive as the summer for many areas of agriculture, professional development is a focus for the winter months. Rob Stone, of Davidson, Sask., is one of those... Read More
A new tool is being developed by the Association des médecins vétérinaires praticiens du Québec to develop a digital tool to anticipate and reduce the risks associated with metabolic diseases in dairy cows. As Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) announced, the Government of Canada is contributing nearly $1 million to the... Read More
Not to be left out, CP Rail says it also set a new all-time monthly tonnage record for shipping grain in October. Shortly after CN Rail announced on Nov. 2 that October was its best ever month of grain shipping, CP said it also set a new monthly record for grain movement. CP said it... Read More