For many of us, shiny new equipment with the industry's latest innovations are more than eye-catching — they're drool-worthy. But, you might not have to rush out to get a new sprayer just yet. "There's a lot of things you can actually do to increase the value of your sprayer — or the performance of... Read More
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Pierceton, Illinois farmer Jamie Scott has been preaching the gospel of cover crops for 10 years. At the recent Innovative Farmers of Ontario annual meeting in London, Scott described how his father was his first and toughest convert. When he told Jim Scott that his idea to plant cover crops on their farm would cost... Read More
The administration of cash advances has become a competitive business following legislative changes to the federal government's cash advance program last year. With the passage of Bill C-18, each producer group that serves as an Advance Payments Program administrator (find a list here) can issue the short-term loans for all 45 crops and livestock types... Read More
While the number of CWRS wheat acres on the prairies is expected to drop by around 1.5 million, the trend toward more growing more high-yielding wheat varieties will continue, according to the general manager of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Meanwhile, pea and lentil acres are expected to rise dramatically (surprise!), but seed supply will be a... Read More
Over the past few years, we've been inundated with media updates surrounding H5N1, Ebola, and now, Zika virus. But something we often overlook in all the coverage, is that many diseases — and in fact, all three of the aforementioned — are zoonotic. In other words, they can be passed between humans and animals. That... Read More
Earlier this month we brought you all the sizzle from the launch of the new Case IH 2000 Series Early Riser Planter. Now it’s time for the steak. Just after the public unveiling at the National Farm Machinery Show in Louisville, Kentucky, Real Agriculture’s Bernard Tobin took a tour of the new planter with Case... Read More
Barley is a staple of the summer countryside in many parts of Western Canada. Whether it's Alberta beef or a cold Big Rock Traditional Ale, barley plays a major role in the value chain of food and beer production in the west. Even with all those tasty benefits of barley production, barley acres are under... Read More
SeedMaster has rolled out a new tablet-based platform to help growers with seeding operations this spring. The Axis mobile monitoring system features up to eight wireless, magnetic-mount cameras for monitoring what's happening during planting or on the road between fields. "The quality of our cameras is very sharp. It's a 720P camera," explains Tim Ottenbreit,... Read More
There's something unique about an event with live plants and insects, that allows producers the opportunity to have their hands in warm soil in February. And, that's exactly what CanoLAB offered attendees, for its fifth year running. "CanoLAB is a really fantastic, hands-on, interactive canola agronomy experience," Autumn Barnes explained to RealAgriculture, after the Lethbridge... Read More
Deutz-Fahr won a silver medal last fall in the Agritechnica Innovation Awards for its "Driver Extended Eye" technology. The system consists of three cameras located behind the radiator grill on the tractor, showing blindspots in the tractor's monitor. But it doesn't stop there. The cameras can actually detect humans, and can intervene in the transmission... Read More