Glacier FarmMedia – When Hallie Shoffner runs a trial on her Arkansas farm, she gets an equity stake in the startup whose product she’s testing. She’s a member of AgLaunch, a non-profit focused on boosting agricultural technology development. The equity is part of her reward for participating in their farmer network. “It has always bothered […] Read more
Stories by Jay Whetter
Farmers aim for higher yields with less moisture
Trevor Hadwen says recent snowfall in many parts of the Prairies is welcome but is a “drop in the bucket” when it comes to rebuilding soil moisture reserves. The agroclimate specialist with Agriculture Canada’s National Agroclimate Information Service in Regina says a lot of the winter precipitation to date has been lost to the atmosphere. […] Read more
