A Saskatchewan-based company that builds 6500 bushel mobile field bins says the concept — still relatively new to North America — is gaining traction among farms of all sizes. The fall of 2022 will mark the third harvest for Vale Industries' Grain Giant, which is built at the company's factory along the Trans-Canada Highway at... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Weed science students from Canada and the U.S. put their lab lessons to the test in the field at the Northeastern Collegiate Weed Science Society (NEWSS) Weed Contest last week in Plattsville, Ontario. More than 50 students from seven universities competed in the full-day event that judged their skills in weed identification, sprayer calibration, herbicide... Read More
There has been significant discussion surrounding supply chain challenges and manufacturing over the last two years. While labour shortages are ongoing, there might be a light emerging at the end of the tunnel when it comes to logistics, says an executive with a global farm equipment maker. Eric Raby, senior vice president of CLAAS of... Read More
General Mills and ALUS have announced a partnership targeted at oat growers in Manitoba and Saskatchewan. The multi-year partnership will support farmers and accelerate agriculture in the key regions where General Mills sources oats for brands like Cheerios, Cascadian Farm, and Nature Valley. The $2.3 million USD deal enables ALUS to grow its community-led programming... Read More
When getting ready for the new crop year, understanding the proper application, amount and maybe even the type of phosphorus on the canola crop can have a significant impact on yield, come harvest. On this episode of the Canola School, Warren Ward, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada, goes through some minimums and... Read More
Cherry harvest has begun in the Okanagan Valley. Which, as Sukhpaul Bal, president of the B.C. Cherry Association, explains in this week's Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, is later than usual. The late harvest season is a result of a cooler spring, like most of Western Canada experienced. However, the heat has finally come,... Read More
An Edmonton-based autonomous agriculture start-up is developing a camera-based system that allows self-driving tractors to recognize and respond to changes in their surroundings. Mojow Autonomous Solutions was incorporated in early 2020. “We’ve developed an autonomous navigation and control kit that uses a camera for its main sensor,” explains founder and CEO Owen Kinch. “It allows... Read More
The evolution of nitrogen emission policy in Canada is, well, a bit of a dog's breakfast. There's overarching emissions targets, there are several regulations and standards to follow, plus, there's funding and support to achieve some of this — all tallied up in a ledger that's controversial (and confusing) in where numbers are added in,... Read More
Could volatile be the new normal when it comes to commodity markets? With volatility being the only constant over the past while, it is certainly something that farmers and marketers are getting used to as they continue to try and navigate their way through fluctuating prices and variables that seem to be ever increasing. With... Read More
Crop residue is a real conundrum: not enough, and soil is vulnerable to wind and water erosion; too much, and the next crop suffers. Corn residue in particular can cause some real headaches for the subsequent soybean crop. To talk about why that is, and how to manage it, we go to experts Horst Bohner... Read More