Biotechnology’s fatal flaw, says Mark Lynas, was that the first well-know trait associated with the technology was herbicide resistance. First impressions matter, and on that account, genetic modification and the resulting GMOs failed miserably. Lynas, a UK-based environmentalist and former anti-biotech activist, says that GMOs’ bad publicity needs to move past this tough start and... Read More
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Agriculture in the Classroom - Manitoba Inc has produced a new video that showcases the depth and scope that a career in agriculture holds for young students. At RealAgriculture.com we encourage you to share this video with all your friends, family and especially your child's teachers. We need all teachers to make sure that agriculture... Read More
The sprayer has become on of the most utilized pieces of farm machinery on farms across North America. Everyone likes to talk planters and combines but the unit that gets the most trips up and down the field is the sprayer. In this weeks TechTour Poll we want to ask you about your sprayer hours.... Read More
What's the only surefire way to know whether or not the sprayer is applying product at the rate you've specified? Can you let the cab monitor set it and forget it? That's the very first question Tom Wolf, spray application specialist and founder of AgriMetrix Research & Training, tackles in this episode of Spray tips,... Read More
Over 300,000 people descend on Louisville, Kentucky, in February each year to take in the biggest, newest, shiniest pieces of agriculture equipment on offer at the National Farm Machinery Show. See more: Check out all of our coverage from the National Farm Machinery Show here RealAgriculture's field editor, Bernard Tobin, took in two days of... Read More
At CropConnect 2014 I ran into Brad Ewankiw who is working with FMC in Manitoba. Brad and I chatted about FMC, the potential growth in flax acres for 2014 and his first impressions of CropConnect 2014 in Winnipeg. I have known Brad for quite some time and its great to finally get him on RealAgriculture.com.... Read More
It’s like a scene from an old-timey western movie. A grizzled cowboy squints into the horizon and says “I don’t like the look of those clouds. Storm is a’ brewin.” I’ve witnessed similar body language as I cross the country talking to farmers about mobile technology and the new world of data management, but it’s... Read More
John Deere unveiled the ExactEmerge high-speed planting unit at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Though it's hard to imagine a unit that allows traditional seeding speeds to double, John Deere claims that under the right field conditions, it's entirely possible to seed at 10mph with this new planter. Check out more... Read More
Nitrogen and phosphorus get all the glory when it comes to the macronutrients. But there are two others in the NPKS mix, you know. The third most important nutrient, potassium, often gets thrown by the wayside and only seems to come up when there is a market discussion on Potash Corp or Russia’s Uralkali. There... Read More
Don't shoot the messenger, but if you haven't priced your nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizer for this year, things are about to get very ugly. Or uglier. There's really no upside here, unless you happen to have a neighbour with livestock and a manure problem (which you might. Ask around. Don't worry, I'll wait here while... Read More