The Alberta government is almost doubling its loan guarantee for cattle and sheep feeder associations in the province, following the record high cattle prices in 2014-15. Agriculture Minister Oneil Carlier announced Wednesday that the guarantee limit in the Feeder Association Loan Guarantee Program will be raised from $55 million to $100 million. “The cattle and... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Bayer and Monsanto announced early Wednesday they have signed a deal that sees Bayer acquire Monsanto for US$66 billion, or US$128 per share. Monsanto’s Board of Directors, Bayer’s Board of Management and Bayer’s Supervisory Board unanimously approved the all-cash agreement. "We are pleased to announce the combination of our two great organizations. This represents a... Read More
It was the fall of 1991 when Tyler Industries started building its Patriot high clearance sprayers at Benson, Minnesota. Bought by Case IH in 1998, 2016 marks the 25th anniversary for the Patriot sprayer. "This is our opportunity to celebrate a significant milestone with this product line," explains Mark Burns, application equipment market manager for... Read More
Wet conditions at harvest inevitably result in a mess, as heavy combines and grain carts leave their mark in the soft soil. With above normal rainfall extending into harvest in parts of Western Canada, we're seeing some deep ruts and serious compaction from harvest equipment. "That wheel traffic compaction can go as deep as three…Read More
Slumping corn prices have enabled an environment for mega agribusiness mergers and acquisitions. In the last twelve months, there's been a steady stream of headlines about the latest and greatest combination of billion dollar companies that will purportedly deliver better products, savings to the farmer, more innovation, synergies, alliances, etc. In this economic environment for... Read More
Back home from the US Farm Progress Show in Iowa, Bern Tobin and Kelvin Heppner take over the Kickin' Tires podcast for this episode to reflect on what they saw and heard at the massive farm equipment and technology trade show. With crowds exceeding 100,000 over three days, many companies use Farm Progress to launch... Read More
Are you tired of cleaning grain dryer screens? If so, Sukup’s new mixed-flow grain dryer is worth a look. “We’ve had a lot of customers say they are just tired of cleaning screens… They want a screenless dryer and the mixed flow gives us that capability,” says Sukup dryer sales director Kerry Hartwig. Sukup showed... Read More
Canadian fertilizer giants Agrium and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan say they've reached a deal to merge their businesses to form the largest fertilizer company in the world. The new company, which would be named before the transaction is finalized, would be worth around US$36 billion, with close to 20,000 employees and operations in 18 countries,... Read More
Pundits have said the leaders of the next agricultural revolution – the digital revolution — will be big data-powered researchers, with a universe of information in hand to help make farming more efficient than ever. But no one said those researchers would be found in the labs, fields, and classrooms of some of Canada’s main... Read More
Numbers and data points mean very little if they can't be translated into information that helps cropping decisions. Software programs and services are necessary to take many sources of data and not just bring them all to one place, but also make sure the many layers of maps, data points, and images mesh. A new... Read More