It seems farming equipment gets bigger and bigger every year, but instead of only striving for bigger, Canada-based Jaylor developed its line of mini TMR mixers to suit any sized operation. From a self-contained mini unit, to a tractor-mounted version or even a pick-up truck ready mixer, Jaylor's line of mini mixers has a size... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The name of the game for dairy at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show is automation. Lely Canada has been showcasing its robotic milker set up at the Outdoor Farm Show for 12 years, but has expanded its automation technology to feeding, cleaning and all things dairy. This year's show highlights all of these units. We caught... Read More
Humboldt, Saskatchewan-based Big Sky Farms, one of the largest hog producers in Canada, entered into receivership this week, according to a story on Pembina Valley Online. Big Sky Farms is the latest company to suffer from extremely high feed costs. As discussed last week on RealAgriculture.com, the hog industry is in trouble in Western Canada.... Read More
One of the things farmers learn very early is that you can't control every variable involved in growing your crop, so you should focus on what you can control. When planting winter wheat, there's no telling what the season will bring, so you focus on making the best choices available to you from the start.... Read More
The western prairies have been described as a sea of canola. Floating somewhere adrift are crops like flax. Crops that are full of potential, but are at risk of falling to more profitable crops like canola and soybeans. Keeping these fringe crops afloat to develop some of that potential means finding better cropping systems. One... Read More
A successful no-till system starts or stops at the combine. This according to Phil Needham of Needham Ag Technologies. As Phil explains, it's the even spreading of the residue out of the combine that will allow for uniform depth at seeding and uniform emergence as well as other benefits to your crop. SEE MORE WHEAT... Read More
John Deere has released a video that looks into the possible future of farming. The video showcases the potential of interactions that the future farmers may have with technology and computer interfaces through the John Deere software products. For some, this video will seem ridiculous and for others it will seem enticing. For many farmers... Read More
There is pressure building in the halls of Washington to rescind the mandatory ethanol mandates. With tightening supplies of corn creating higher feed prices for livestock producers and higher food costs for consumers, the pressure mounting in Washington is real. To this point though, according to Kevin Grier of the George Morris Center, nothing has... Read More
The face of Canada is constantly changing, however, a great deal of those changes happen so slowly they go unnoticed. But sometimes changes take place that can't help but be felt. Any of those shifts that involve the famous or infamous "baby boomer" generation tend to be some of the more noticeable demographic shifts. That's... Read More
As important as the domestic beef market is, the success of Canada's beef industry depends on exports. That means a continued focus on growing current export markets and looking elsewhere for new opportunities to market our beef. It's those relationships that will be responsible for growing the industry. SEE MORE ILC 2012 COVERAGE. Robert Meijer... Read More