A couple of weeks ago, we posted a CanoLAB Quiz on our Facebook page, to test our readers' knowledge of various problems they might encounter in a canola field. I'm not going to say I was overly impressed by the outcome of the quiz, but the few people who participated had far more fun than... Read More
Category: Western Canada
RealAgriculture and spray application specialist Tom Wolf, with AgriMetrix Research and Training, have teamed up to bring two one-day sprayer clinics in April. Sponsored by Bayer CropScience, the two events will take place in Saskatoon April 5th, and Brandon, April 12. The Brandon event is hosted and sponsored by Assiniboine Community College. The Saskatoon event... Read More
By Bernard Tobin When Cairo Prince breaks from the starting gate at the Florida Derby on March 29, the colt will be racing to the finish line with a little help from certified seed. Bettors will likely send the undefeated three-year-old colt off as the favourite in the race at Florida’s Gulfstream Park, which is... Read More
After running through your sprayer's routine maintenance, it's time to assess the suitability of its nozzles for upcoming applications, and, let's face it, that decision can be pretty complicated. Besides the typical competition between manufacturers, you also have to consider spray quality. Do you want coarse droplets? Fine droplets? Air induction nozzles? Twin-fan nozzles? How... Read More
With the 2014 growing season fast approaching (we hope) you are probably wrapping up your seeding and input plans and getting antsy to get into the field. As cropping plans start to fall into place, the logical next step for many is to decide on which products or practices to test out to measure their... Read More
Many of us in the agriculture industry spend time too much time scratching our heads, amazed at the perceptions consumers have of agriculture. Some are wonderful, of course, as farmers are viewed as trustworthy and honest, and some are downright false and potentially hurtful and harmful to the industry (Chipotle's 'Scarecrow', anyone?). Perceptions are based... Read More
Bulk buying machinery can have huge cost savings, but if it means working with another operation, it can also come with a price. Whose land is priority, should all of it be ready at once? Who's operating what? How do you manage fuel? Time? And how do you prevent conflict, in a transaction that's all... Read More
Editor’s note: This is the second edition of a new weekly markets column authored by Brennan Turner, founder of FarmLead. Check out www.FarmLead.com for more, and find Brennan on Twitter as @FarmLead. The second week of March saw some wild price swing as the market focused on Monday’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE)... Read More
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan - In light of the recent completion of the Canada-South Korean Free Trade Agreement negotiations, the Honourable Gerry Ritz, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced today that he will lead a large delegation of agriculture groups on a trade mission to South Korea. "The agreement, Canada's very first in Asia, is projected to... Read More
What shape is your farm record keeping system in? Do you write things into a journal? Do you write your records on a sheet of paper and then watch it blow around the truck all summer and possibly out the window as you drive down the highways at 120 km/h. There are other options. Get... Read More