It's no secret that there was still 2023 crop on-farm at the end of July. Some of that old crop won't have moved even as the calendar flips to September. I'm not sure that this is uncommon during cycles where the market is in decline over an extended period. For three years prior, the best... Read More
Category: Crop Production
With tight margins and a push for improved soil health being the status quo in most cattle operations, producers are working with researchers to find new and innovative ways to improve economical profitability while also improving soil for the next generation of farmers. While corn stalk grazing is becoming more commonplace in the Prairies, producers... Read More
The ideal seeding window for fall seeded crops seems to creep up on even the most prepared of farmers. That might be because, for some crops, the ideal window is incredibly early — like this week, in the case of winter canola for example. That's one hot topic in this week's Wheat Pete's Word podcast,... Read More
The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer licence and primary elevator licences of grain company Purely Canada Foods Corp., with locations at Avonlea, Kindersley, and Lajord, Sask. Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Alberta may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries, says the CGC. Purely Canada Foods was in the... Read More
Drones, or UAVs, can scout fields, create maps, apply seed, and — eventually — apply pesticides. There are several ways drones are helping farmers and agronomists, but these buzzing bits of tech aren't a necessarily a one-to-one replacement for sprayers, drills, or even satellite imagery. To discuss what is legal, what's a good fit, and... Read More
There are so many agronomic decisions to make when growing canola, and those decisions don't stop even as the season comes to a close with combines ready to roll. As Ian Epp, agronomist with the Canola Council of Canada explains in this Canola School, farmers have several options to consider when staging for pre-harvest applications... Read More
It has been quite the past week in covering the events leading up to the Canada-wide rail strike and lockout. Then on Thursday afternoon, just 17 hours after the lockout began, the federal labour minister initiated Section 107 to force binding arbitration through the Canada Industrial Relations Board. With the union serving a new 72-hour... Read More
Corn plants need boron throughout the growing season. The uptake curve for the micronutrient is pretty linear from emergence to black layer, but making boron available in the ear later in the season, where it plays an important role in sugar movement and developing kernels, can be difficult. The challenge, says AGRIS Co-operative senior agronomist... Read More
When farmers set set their sights at higher target yields, one of the limiting factors is often soil fertility. Securing nitrogen fertilizer is costly and dependent on long supply chains. Genesis Fertilizers is looking to meet the nitrogen fertilizer needs of Canadian crops with a farmer-owned urea fertilizer plant planned for Belle Plaine, Sask. Currently,... Read More
Update: As of Thursday, August 22 at 00:01 eastern time, trains are parked and picket lines have formed at CN and CPKC offices and rail yards across the country as the railways and union failed to reach new collective bargaining agreements prior to the strike/lockout deadline. I feel like all I have talked about on... Read More