Category: Tradeshows & Events

In the short term the financial picture for agriculture looks very good. Both farmers and livestock producers are very excited about the possibilities in 2011. With profit comes bullish behaviours of expansion and growth. In different areas of Western Canada there has been some reports of very steamy land rental rates based on the prices... Read More

There is a movement afoot in cereal growing world to push farmers to wider row spacing. Some researchers say that this is a great way to prevent a covered canopy which will naturally minimize crop leaf disease while others are more skeptical. One of the skeptics is David Bergen from GEN Manufacturing. GEN engineers openers... Read More

The global consumer has been evolving as the new consumers get exposed to a beef diet. Even in Canada, our tastes and preferences around our favorite meal has changed as generations evolve. Do these changes mean changes for the beef business in Canada or do they really mean a bright future? For example, as the... Read More

Creating a business plan and making sure you execute the plan is a very big challenge for farmers. In fact it is a great challenge for all business owners. Agriculture can even be tougher because of the underlying industry foundation of the "agricultural lifestyle." Added on top of this is the increased amount of un-controllables... Read More

Databases are very powerful tools that can make business decisions more clear, companies more effective and lead to high customer satisfaction. Larry Thomas is working on a very big project that will potentially connect all the dots in the value chain for beef producers. Once this system is live it has the potential to have... Read More

With the increased focus spraying fungicides and foliar application, nozzle technology is gaining increased attention. Whether its low pressure, high pressure, big droplet, small droplet, fan or cone, nozzle selection incredibly important to getting effective coverage and impact. At CropWeek 2011 in Saskatoon, Gary Moffat talked to me about nozzle technology and what kind of... Read More

When I go to Farm shows and do booth interviews, one of my content decisions is looking at the booths that are gaining attention. At CropWeek 2011 in Saskatoon one of the booths that was really busy was the Salford booth. Many of our Eastern Canadian viewers will be very familiar with Salford while they... Read More

I was in a meeting today and an Ontario farmer said that its not hard for corn seed retailers to corn seed this year. Corn is in an intense battle for acres with soybeans across North America and Ontario is no different. With corn being a profitable cropping choice for farmers in 2011 it is... Read More

There is growing focus on using agronomic practices to improve the in field performance of our crops. One way to do this is through agronomic research within your region or you can look at some of the agronomic practices of other regions of the world. One are area of the world that achieves excellent wheat... Read More

Last year proved to be a very interesting year for weather. Eastern Canada had probably one of the most ideal growing seasons in history. Western Canada suffered from the problems of dealing with heavy moisture and even drought in Northern Alberta. I have been at several farm shows across the country this month and weather... Read More