There is a significant amount of time, care, and work that is put into growing a soybean crop. So, why wouldn't a farmer try to minimize losses at harvest? Lorne Grieger of the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) recently joined RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith to discuss managing losses at harvest. As he explains in the interview... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Syngenta Canada has launched Talinor, a post-emergent cereal herbicide that brings a differentiated active ingredient to manage difficult broadleaf weeds, including herbicide resistant weeds. Talinor is a premix liquid formulation of bicyclopyrone (Group 27) and bromoxynil (Group 6) for use on spring wheat, durum wheat, and barley with an application range from the two-leaf stage... Read More
A former minister of agriculture is returning to his old post in Premier Wab Kinew's new NDP government in Manitoba. Kinew's cabinet was unveiled and sworn in on Wednesday, with Ron Kostyshyn returning to the ag minister role that he held from 2012 to 2016. Having won the Dauphin riding on the west side of... Read More
Editors note: Since this piece has been written, Jordan has fallen short in the second vote. In the first vote for U.S. House Speaker on October 17th, Representative Jim Jordan of Ohio fell well short of securing the majority need to claim the gavel. Jordon was expected to be within 8-12 votes of the threshold... Read More
When it comes to growing a high yielding crop, nitrogen can be one of most prominent nutrients for crop growth and yield potential. However, like most things in the world — there simply can be too much of a good thing, and focusing solely on nitrogen is no different. As Wes Anderson, vice president of... Read More
The Canadian Cooperative Wool Growers (CCWG or Wool Growers) held its 105th annual general meeting October 14, 2023 near Carleton Place, Ont. The meeting was tense, given the months-long uncertainty after long-time general manager Eric Bjergso was placed on paid leave in March 2023, following what the Wool Growers' board calls “undisclosed liabilities” and “corporate... Read More
What if there was a way to boost the number of acres harvested in a day by 20 to 50 per cent while reducing fuel consumption by a similar amount? It may sound too good to be true, but that's been the experience of Darren Maddess after switching his New Holland combine from a conventional... Read More
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is rearing its head again as migratory birds head south for winter. After a quiet summer, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed four new cases on commercial farms in Alberta and one commercial farm case in Saskatchewan over the past four weeks. There have also been at least two confirmed... Read More
When it comes time to replace cows in the herd, one of the biggest questions producers face is whether to raise their own heifer calves or buy in bred-heifers or young cows. Kathy Larson, research associate and extension economist at the University of Saskatchewan, recently joined RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith to discuss the factors to consider... Read More
Pulse crops are notoriously poor competitors against weeds due to their slow growth in the spring. This makes fall weed control essential for establishing a healthy pulse stand in the following year. According to Lyle Jensen of Agro Plus Inc., there are several key reasons why fall is the preferred time for weed control. First,... Read More