With precision agriculture becoming less of an idea and more of a reality for farmers, one Canadian company has jumped on board with drone technology to help farmers when they scout. Melissa Silvernagle, precision agronomy technical lead with AgraCity Crop and Nutrition says she was amazed by the way scouting is changing with the integration... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Besides just the sheer work of moving through crops on foot (and, in some cases, trying not to get lost in them), scouting can prove difficult in just deciding what path to walk. Drone technology is changing that. According to Adrian Moens of AJM Seeds, using drones to map a field prior to scouting gives…Read More
Ag in Motion attendees had a chance to see Dot — the autonomous robotic power platform — operate at Langham, Sask., this week. Dot has made appearances across different tradeshows since its original debut and launch in 2017, but this time, it brought a fertilizer spreader along – the latest of its attachments. Exciting to... Read More
This year's weather has had many farmers second guessing each and every spray pass, from pre-seed burndown, to in-crop control, and now fungicide treatments. Tom Wolf, with Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix, says that the spray input decisions has been especially difficult with the funny rainfall patterns experienced by much of Saskatchewan and other parts of... Read More
Every year is different when it comes to insect populations and pest management. Weather, varietal selection, and natural enemy numbers all impact pest development. This year, dry conditions in parts of the Prairies have a particular insect thriving. "The big, big one right now is grasshoppers," says Scott Meers, Government of Alberta insect management specialist,... Read More
After a worryingly dry start to the year, Saskatchewan has finally seen some moisture, and it shows. "We've been very fortunate," says Sherrilyn Phelps of the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers. "Over the past month...we've gone from where crops are barely hanging on in some areas where it's been so dry, to getting that rain and all... Read More
From managing harvest to hands-on combine optimization, the 2019 Alberta Combine College provided attendees a chance for the technical day they requested. "One of the cool things about Combine College is that this is an opportunity to highlight a lot of the research that's been administered through the Canola Council of Canada, that's been paid... Read More
It may have been a dry start to the year, with little to name of seedling diseases, but that doesn't mean canola producers are off the disease-scouting hook this summer. According to Clint Jurke, agronomy director with the Canola Council of Canada, due to the last four weeks of higher precipitation levels over the Prairies,…Read More
Fusarium head blight is one of the most harmful diseases of wheat and also one of the most challenging to manage. Researchers are continuously trying to figure out the best control methods since it's one of those diseases that if you see it in your crop, you are most likely too late. In this Wheat…Read More
The Alberta government is extending their hand to ranchers who take care of the land they lease. Those who demonstrate "exemplary care for public lands" will be allowed to lease the land to a maximum of 20 years. The change, according to a news release, will allow ranchers to spend more time focusing on their... Read More