It's no secret that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have huge potential for the agricultural industry. In fact, for many companies, they are already serving a very valuable role, even as we continue to explore their potential applications. Not Just Toys: Adding Value with UAVs Chad Colby’s Top Tips for Integrating UAV Technology on the Farm... Read More

This year, the organizers of the Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Manitoba, decided to do something a little old-school. “We decided to demo soil-applied herbicides here at the farm this year for the Diagnostic School, in part because we’re seeing an increased use in the products,” Jeanette Gaultier explains in the following interview. Gaultier (who... Read More

It's taken 20 episodes, but Peter Johnson, a.k.a. @WheatPete, finally gets to dedicate an entire version of the Word to his favourite crop — wheat. But hold on there, Johnson knows he can't ONLY talk about wheat, and so the format of this week's Word is somewhat reversed, where Johnson answers questions first, then delves... Read More

By now you've watched our video on determining when to desiccate faba beans, and perhaps you're gearing up to go ahead. Now the all-important next question: what to spray? Well, according to Robyne Bowness, pulse research scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, there are currently only two options for drying-down faba beans: diquat (a desiccant)... Read More

According to speakers at last week's Canola Galla in Penhold, AB, a single gram of soil (roughly the size of a Smartie) can contain hundreds --- if not thousands or even millions --- of resting clubroot spores. And, those resting spores can survive up to 20 years in the soil, spreading by catching rides on... Read More