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Iowa State University in late August published the results of its field-scale trials of John Deere’s precision spraying system See and Spray Ultimate, and| Grainews
Iowa State University in late August published the results of its field-scale trials of John Deere’s precision spraying system See and Spray Ultimate, and| Grainews
In 1888 Bertha Benz drove her homemade car on a 212-km round trip to Mannheim and Pforzheim in Germany. The fuel tank was 4.5 litres, and there were no| Grainews
“It really bothered me to see a survey the other day, that said 70 per cent of farmers in the United States think they are regenerative farmers. No way,” North Dakota farmer Paul Overby says.| Grainews
Lupins, not yet a crop of choice for farmers on the Canadian Prairies, outpace field peas and faba beans in terms of protein and starch level ratios, with up to 40 per cent protein and six per cent starch. The post European seed firms hope lupins catch on in Prairie pulse rotations appeared first on Grainews.| GrainewsCrops & Production Tips - Grainews
Prairie crop producers need to focus on conserving beneficial insects while simultaneously managing pest insects. Many of those beneficials help promote synergies and make the best use of other ecosystem service providers.| Grainews
Wheat stem sawfly can cause major yield losses. Scientists are investigating parasitoids, small wasps and nematodes, as well as fungi that can be used to| Grainews
A variety of organizations have developed programs that allow producers to learn more about taking care of their soil.| Grainews
Where there’s enough moisture and high fertility levels, lodging can still be a major yield constraint. In cereal crops, plant growth regulators (PGRs)| Grainews
Richardson’s ground squirrel damage has frustrated Saskatchewan farmers for years. Saskatchewan’s Ministry of Agriculture recently conducted a survey of| Grainews
It’s actually two questions. It isn’t just how much leadership potential have my kids got? It’s also, how much better will they get if I provide the right| Grainews
A report shows overall insensitivity of sclerotinia to three fungicide groups hasn’t changed in a big way between 2010 and 2024 — but shows some sclerotinia populations have been discovered with elevated insensitivity to all three.| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — There are many pressures on the agriculture industry and its individual businesses. Our farms are expected to do more at every turn.| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — Grasshoppers, as their name suggests, hop from place to place in grassy fields. Taking advantage of that natural behaviour,| Grainews
Seven farm and ranch families from across Canada will get a look at how agriculture works in southern Alberta in late November, as the regional nominees| Grainews
What’s old can be like new again, says the president of a Saskatchewan company that specializes in helping producers outfit older farm machinery with the| Grainews
PMRA reverses ban on lambda-cy insecticides for major Prairie crops. Farmers gain back a crucial tool for pest control, but concerns remain about PMRA's process.| Grainews
Cereal Aphid Manager is a useful smartphone app for farmers looking to control one of the main pests in wheat, barley, oat and rye crops in the Prairies.| Grainews
The skills that farmers require to successfully navigate the retirement and transition process are not necessarily the same skills that built the business.| Grainews
If governments, corporations and environmental groups want to achieve change on the landscape, education and incentives are both needed, and preferably farmer-to-farmer education.| Grainews
A new feature in Farm Credit Canada’s FCC AgExpert software suite aims to help farmers track and manage sustainability metrics more easily.| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — Taking advantage of the revamped federal Bill C-208 can provide you with some significant tax savings when drafting family succession| Grainews
Farmers choosing malt barley seed in the spring of 2019 would have seen CDC Copeland and AC Metcalfe at the top of the list of recommended varieties| Grainews
Maggie Van Camp understands the challenges as well as the tremendous value of farm succession planning. She’s been on that road a couple of times in her| Grainews
Owning and operating a vineyard isn’t quite as glamorous as Geena Luckett imagined during her university days, as her dad was establishing Luckett’s| Grainews
Increasing production on the same land base, which in turn will help make more marketing opportunities possible— that’s the goal of a young Quebec farming| Grainews
Watching for and developing diversification opportunities is certainly an important part of how partners DJ Wassenaar and Matt Bergman built their farm| Grainews
With dairy cattle, cash crops and two young children, the days are still pretty busy for Manitoba farmers Marcus and Paige Dueck — but new technology| Grainews
Cyle and Erika Stewart say developing an efficient beef herd and managing pastures to optimize use of available forage during consecutive years of drought| Grainews
What started out as a plan to supply a niche market in the beef industry has over the past six years turned into the focus for a fourth-generation| Grainews
Spray Creek Ranch in southwestern B.C. has the land, the livestock, a well-established market and even a new abattoir built on the farm. Now it just needs| Grainews
Strip tillage and cover crops are two techniques being tested in southern Alberta applied research trials, seeking practices that will help reduce the| Grainews
Farmers in Western Canada can breathe easy. Rains across most of the Prairies this spring have gone a long way toward recharging groundwater levels and| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — For much of the last five years, the federal government has been setting targets for Canadian farmers to reduce nitrous oxide| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — Prairie forage growers who plan to spray for a particular problem pest, but want to avoid collateral damage to more beneficial| Grainews
Glacier FarmMedia — Producers in Saskatchewan and Manitoba are asking plenty of questions about how to manage salinity in their soil. Jeff Schoenau, a| Grainews
A former Alberta provincial forage and livestock business specialist, now working with seed supplier Union Forage, Grant Lastiwka has studied forages in| Grainews
I was given the unique opportunity to participate in a forage tour in the Netherlands and France hosted by Union Forage last August. This was a fantastic| Grainews
UPDATED, March 7 — It might be difficult to consider “messy” fields as a pathway to improved crop production and profitability. But in the early going, a| Grainews
