Horsch has been selling the Maestro planter for over two years in Europe, and now, with a few minor adjustments, Horsch has catered the outfit to its North American cliental. The unit, ISOBUS-compatible, holds up to 1,000 gallons of liquid fertilizer and is available with 12 or 24 rows on 30 inch spacing. Besides being... Read More
Category: Western Canada
If you have young kids I am sure that you have heard that song from the Frozen soundtrack. The one that your kids have played over and over in the car hooked to their ipod. Maybe even your ipod if you are honest with us. Some of you probably know all the words as well.…Read More
The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) announced today that Tom Steve has been named as the organizations new general manager, effective as of June, 2014. Steve was most recently the general manager of the newly formed Saskatchewan Wheat and Barley Commission. In the past, he's worked for the government of Saskatchewan and with United Grain Growers... Read More
The garden is ready for a new crop, the fields wait to warm under the sun. Calves are learning to stand on wobbly legs, chicks are growing in the warmth of the coop and the geese have arrived. With light rain starting overhead and the kettle on boil, nothing seems more fitting for Depth of... Read More
What's the right choice for nozzle fan angle? 80 degrees or 110 degrees? That's this Spray Tips' Question of the Week and that discussion leads very nicely into the topic of this episode — ideal boom height. How do we select the right boom height? Nozzle fan angle does play a role, but so does... Read More
Just as in money management, investments you make in your farm's soil nutrient bank account may be short or long term. Depending on the nutrient, crop yields, the weather and soil type, nutrient levels and availability may need immediate deposits or a long-term plan to ensure there's enough "money" there when the crop needs it.…Read More
This week New Holland launched a global customer community platform to provide collaboration, discussions and offer premium services. The new site is MyNewHolland.com, and is now live. Setting up an account appears to be quite easy and it will be very interesting to see how farmers end up using the site over the next couple... Read More
The Canola Council of Canada is alerting farmers that existing genetic resistance to clubroot may not prove effective in all Alberta fields. Dr. Stephen Strelkov of the University of Alberta led the analyses of several field samples, and data suggests that some forms of clubroot resistance are "no longer functioning well" against the disease in... Read More
It's Earth Day — a day for reflection on our impact on the earth. Invariably, it's also a day for promoting alternatives to the common way we do things — alternative energy being a main focus. In Ontario, government-funded alternative energy initiatives such as biomass generation, wind or solar energy has stirred controversy. Whether it... Read More
By Karen Lewis As farmers across the central U.S. corn belt scramble to prevent the spread of western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn, Prairie wheat growers are being urged to be diligent in their stewardship efforts to protect midge tolerant wheat technology. “Resistance to corn rootworm technology is really a cautionary tale for Prairie... Read More