Morris Industries' new air drill is seeing some additional attention from the team, as the company strives to improve producer productivity. Unveiled last year at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina, the Quantum drill is available in widths of 40 to 70 feet, and, like all drills, its productivity is limited by its width and,... Read More
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A new innovation unveiled at Canada's Farm Progress Show kills weeds without herbicides. Instead of chemically terminating the plant, the unit simply overcooks them with steam. "We produce steam at up to 200 to 300 degrees celsius and it kills everything that it touches," says Ron Gleim, founder and president of the company behind X-Steam-inator,... Read More
A new fertilizer spreader launched by Amazone, and shown at Canada's Farm Progress Show, may grab the attention of producers looking for an upgrade. The spreader, which can be used as a trailed unit, or mounted onto a self-propelled unit, uses a drop-point as a shutter to control how wide the granular fertilizer is spread.... Read More
Rural crime is an unfortunate term we've all come to know — whether we've encountered it ourselves, or had a neighbour in the area deal with an incident. The question always is, what do we do about it? What is within the farmers' rights when it comes to other people trespassing and stealing property? Moose... Read More
When it comes to market access woes, the pulse industry has had its share. India "It was 2004 when India introduced some issues around stem and bulb nematode – so that's fifteen years we've been working with India trying to get that issue resolved," says Gordon Bacon, CEO of Pulse Canada. "And of course India's... Read More
From early frost to widespread drought, farmer Cherilyn Nagel's crop potential is far from "hitting it out of the park," and beyond that, she has further external stress. "Everything that we grow is destined for an export market," says Nagel. "And that's always been the case, there's nothing new about that, but now more than... Read More
Canada's Farm Progress Show (CFPS) is well underway, and, with it, a much-needed rain for southern Saskatchewan, where crops are struggling. "Probably the first thing that I've seen in a long time is our first seeded crops are actually our worst looking crops, and our last seeded crops look fantastic," says Decisive Farming's Garth Donald,... Read More
It's a special show today, with RealAg Radio recording at Canada's Farm Progress Show in Regina, SK. Today on the show you'll hear: Top Ag News with Jessika Guse; A farmer panel with Rob Stone, Günter Jochum, and Scotty Heps discussing crop progress; farm show dress codes; drought stress; frozen canola and flea beetles; spraying;... Read More
Western Canadian crop growers will soon have a new ally in the battle against weeds with the launch of WEEDit optical spot spray technology at the Farm Progress Show in Regina, Saskatchewan, June 19-21. WEEDit uses advanced sensors to detect chlorophyll in the leaves of weeds in fallow fields, triggering a targeted herbicide application. The... Read More
If you're in Western Canada, you are most likely looking forward to one of the crop tour highlights of the summer: canolaPALOOZA. Hosted and organized by the three canola organizations across the prairies — Alberta Canola, SaskCanola, and Manitoba Canola Growers — canolaPALOOZA brings three days of education, and fun across the prairies on three... Read More