Access to rural broadband Internet is a crucial part of running a successful farm and farm business. Whether it's access to information, ability to use technology, or running a business from a rural area, Internet speed, access, and cost is becoming increasingly important for Canada's rural areas. As the importance of rural Internet service rises,... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Parrish & Heimbecker Limited (P&H) has announced it has acquired 10 Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) locations across the Prairies and into British Columbia. According to a news release, the purchase expands the company's grain and crop input offerings across new geographies as the company strengthens its leadership position in the grain supply and crop input... Read More
A high throughput grain elevator will be up and running at High Level, Alta. by roughly this time next year, says Richardson Pioneer. The company plans to replace the old 6,500 metric tonne wooden crib elevator with a modern one that can handle 32,000 metric tonnes of storage space and will be capable of loading... Read More
As of August 29, 2019, seven animals in the Saskatchewan RM of Chester have been found dead, and confirmed to have the bacteria that causes anthrax. Bacillus anthracis can survive in its spore form for decades. According to the Beef Cattle Research Council, the 'perfect storm' for the disease is caused by flooding or heavy... Read More
Harvest is already a busy time of year, but a few extra moments outside the combine or swather could make a big difference for disease management on those fields in future years, and could help explain yield dips you might see on the yield monitor. According to Shawn Senko, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council…Read More
Weather continues to be the main cause of concern for farmers across Canada. Statistics Canada's Production of Principal Field Crops report is out for the month of July, and due to either wet and cold weather in the east, or hot and dry weather in the west, three of Canada's major crops are down compared... Read More
CLAAS has announced the full commercial launch of the AXION 900-800 series at Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois. RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin had a chance to catch up with Drew Fletcher, product manager with CLAAS of America, to talk about the 200 to 440 horsepower tractors' release into American and Canadian markets. Fletcher says the... Read More
Tillering corn may not offer the picturesque vision of a picket fence crop, but it isn't all bad. Alana Serhan, market development agronomist with PRIDE Seeds, says it's both a positive and a negative to see tillering. "Typically when you have the presence of tillers it means there's a lot of nutrients available – a…Read More
Cooler temperatures across Western Canada have brought about some challenges — one of them being a delay in wheat maturity. Crops are at variable stages, even within a single field. Producers considering a pre-harvest glyphosate application on the wheat crop are faced with a tough call — some of the crop is ready, and some…Read More
With just under two weeks left until the provincial election in Manitoba, the Progressive Conservative party has announced it would set the country's highest biofuel requirements, if re-elected. Premier Brian Pallister says his government will increase the ethanol requirement in gasoline to 10 per cent and the biodiesel requirement from two to five per cent... Read More