While in Boone, Iowa, for the Farm Progress Show, RealAgriculture's Kelvin Heppner had a chance to check in with Ben Dillon, president of Tribine Industries, about where things are at with his new twist on the combine. In this interview, Dillon talks about his vision for a new generation of harvesters. "What we've been doing... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Harvest is rolling, rolling, rolling, and the rush is on perhaps more than most years as the Ontario crop is rushing towards dry and even too-dry at an incredible rate. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson rounds up some pretty impressive soybean and dry bean yields, while silage yields disappoint, though that's... Read More
It's time for corn growers to take a hard look at variable rate planting. That was agronomist Pat Lynch's message to growers as they watched variable rate planters in action at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show (COFS) in Woodstock, Ontario. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Lynch says the ability to adjust seed population while... Read More
Soybeans are most often grown places that get abundant rain, particularly in August. This usually happens in southern Manitoba, so an unusual problem is emerging there: soybeans are drying down, but staying green. In this episode of the Soybean School, RealAgriculture's Dale Leftwich talks to Glenda Clezy, regional grow team advisor with Federated Co-op, about... Read More
There's a new tool available for growers in the fight against herbicide-resistant weeds, such as Canada fleabane. Corteva Agriscience has launched Elevore, a Group 4 herbicide option for pre-plant burndown of broadleaf weeds, including glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane, in both field corn and soybeans. Last week at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Dave Kloppenburg, Corteva's Canadian category... Read More
The future of any neonicotinoid product being registered for use in Canada is very uncertain, as Health Canada is currently proposing a ban or near ban on all uses of clothianidin, thiamethoxam, and imidacloprid. That said, Ontario's main farmer organization, Grain Farmers of Ontario, is calling for its province to scrap its provincial restrictios of... Read More
There is more and more and more demand for information about straight-cutting canola. In response to this demand, the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute (PAMI) continues to conduct research, quantify assumptions, and provide knowledge to farmers. Recently, PAMI put all that work together into a straight-cutting guidebook for canola. In this episode of the Canola School,... Read More
Where clubroot is a risk, are you stretching canola rotations or using a clubroot-resistant variety? Realistically, you should be doing both — and not all clubroot resistance is created equal. While industry and plant breeders should be commended for the speed at which clubroot-resistant varieties were introduced, we know now that that early, single-gene resistance... Read More
SeCan's annual Grow A Leader program has raised $52,716 to support 4-H Canada in 2018. Over its five-year history, the program has contributed more than $250,000 to support 4-H across the country. "4-H is all about developing rural leaders and that’s what we’re doing when we support this program," says SeCan communications manager Brenda Trask.... Read More
A recent report out of Ontario tells a good news story about the much beleaguered herbicide glyphosate. Put simply, the rumours are true — the massive move to herbicide tolerant (Roundup Ready) genetics in corn and soybeans in Ontario has drastically reduced the total amount of active herbicide ingredients applied per acre, even while corn... Read More