Many producers are looking to strip-tillage as an intermediary between conventional and no-till farming systems. Like any tillage system, strip-till doesn't come without its challenges. In areas with changes in terrain, it can be difficult to remain in position without adjusting the GPS/auto-steer system. Till-N-Plant Offers Strip-Tillage, Fertilizer Application & Planting in One Pass Gaining…Read More
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The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was launched in 2000, with the merger of the William H. Gates Foundation and the Gates Learning Foundation. "It's a charitable foundation that's based on two very important principles," says Lawrence Kent, senior program officer. "The first one is that every life has equal value. And the second one... Read More
Editor's note: Kelvin is wearing his farmer hat in sharing these Thanksgiving thoughts. Living at the mercy of many forces out of our control (both in nature and markets), it's easy for us as farmers and people involved in agriculture to get caught up in sharing about our misery and misfortune. Whether it's too much…Read More
Introduced in August, Grain System Inc.'s (GSI) VersaLoop round tube chain conveyer, can move up to 6000 bushels per hour and can reach a maximum incline of 60 degrees. The Versaloop will be debuted in the first quarter of 2015, along with the four-inch corrugation in GSI's 40-Series Bins. The conveyor, according to Greg Trame,... Read More
The Canadian Wheat Alliance is partnering with two international plant breeding companies — Syngenta and KWS — to cut the cost and time it takes to develop new wheat varieties. "A partnership to shorten the breeding cycle and bring novel varieties quicker to market with international wheat plant and breeding experts from KWS and Syngenta... Read More
For the third year in a row, RealAgriculture.com was honoured with an award in the World Wide Web category — The Henry Heald award — at the Canadian Farm Writers' Federation annual conference, this year held in Charlottetown, P.E.I. Real Agriculture was awarded the Gold in the category. Last year, the website won the bronze.... Read More
On the heels of Canada's National Biotechnology Week, the Agricultural Biotechnology International Conference (ABIC) is taking place in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan this week. ABIC, hosted this year by Ag-West Bio, was initiated in 1996 in Saskatoon, and has grown to include delegates from over 60 countries, promoting and discussing the benefits of agricultural biotechnology. The conference... Read More
I suspect there are more people who'd elect for a non-necessary root canal than would like to strike up a conversation with dad about when he'll finally hand over the reins to the farm. And that's too bad, really, because the sooner the conversations about long-term farm business planning begin, the better chance there is... Read More
By Jill Burkhardt What is on your fall To-Do list? Harvest? Second (or third) cut hay? Bringing cattle in from pasture? Preg checking cows? Fall is not when one would normally think about range management, yet by doing a few simple measures of the rangeland in the fall, you can plan better for the coming... Read More
RealAg’s Bernard Tobin and Shaun Haney were among the many Canadians who attended the World Dairy Expo in Madison, Wisconsin last week. The WDE attracts around 70 thousand visitors each year. The 2,600 head of cattle on display had a new home for the 2014 expo, as the show included the opening of the new... Read More