The Bayer Agronomy Summit brought together top agronomists from across Canada to Banff, Alta. Nov 14-16, 2016. In the following video The Western Producer’s Robin Booker teamed up with Lisa Guenther from Grainews and talked to some of the presenters at the summit.
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Easy-to-use drones becoming crop tool
Drones are gaining ground in the field, mapping crops and pinpointing problem areas, enabling speedier response
Drones are becoming an increasingly popular and important tool for farmers as the unmanned aircrafts become more flyable and affordable. Until recently, only a handful of growers and companies offering crop imagery services made regular use of drones for business, but farmers and agronomists entering the industry today are finding drones to be a common […] Read more#Harvest16 photo contest
The Western Producer holds a spring and a fall photo contest each year and our fall contest, #Harvest16, has come to a close. WP editors chose their favourite 20 images, and then randomly drew the winner. Kim MacDonald Cameron was drawn, and she is the winner of a $1000 gift certificate from Don’s Photo. Here […] Read more
Snow doesn’t spell doom for crops remaining in field
Farmers are battling winter conditions to bring in billions of dollars worth of crop still lying in prairie fields, but it isn’t the first time. “We’ve done our fair share of winter combining over the years,” said Neil Jakubowski, who farms near Neepawa, Man. “Anybody that grows any amount of corn has at one point […] Read more
The heat is on to get moisture out of the bin
Drying and storing tough grain will likely be commonplace on prairie farms this winter in the aftermath of snow and rain that swept across large swaths of the region in early October. Batch and continuous grain dryers are the most effective way to dry tough grain, especially when it’s cold out, but they are the […] Read more
Canola harvest techniques evolving
A dramatic change in how canola is harvested will occur over the next few years, according to Bayer, which predicts that more than 40 percent of Canada’s canola crop will be harvested by straight cutting by 2020. Since launching its shatter resistant hybrid a few years ago, Bayer studied the number of growers who were […] Read more
Sclerotinia meets its match with natural soil fungus
Significant sclerotinia pressure was evident in many prairie crops this summer, spurred on by excess moisture. “Sclerotinia is one of those diseases we are going to see higher incidence when conditions are more conducive,” says Barbara Ziesman, a plant disease specialist with Saskatchewan Agriculture. “Unfortunately, this year had very favourable conditions throughout the province.” Sclerotinia […] Read more
Video: Self-loading feed mixer saves time, fuel costs
LANGHAM, Sask. —Supreme International has come up with a way to reduce the amount of equipment needed to deliver feed in large cattle feeding and dairy operations. The company’s SPSL30T, a self-propelled, self-loading, vertical mixer manufactured in Wetaskiwin, Alta., was on display this summer at the Ag in Motion farm show near Langham. “So now […] Read more
Video: Low dollar prompts silage manure trailer
LANGHAM, Sask. — Canadian retailers importing equipment from the United States have been challenged by unfavorable exchange rates over the past few years. This prompted Park Lake Welding and Manufacturing, from Lethbridge, Alta., to manufacture its own silage-manure combination trailer. “We basically built this trailer because the U.S. currency ex-change was too high… and because […] Read more
Grower’s invention makes green seed counts easier
REGINA — Gerry Devloo used to test canola samples for green seed the old-fashioned way, but he found it cumbersome. That way involves counting, crushing, and calculating canola seeds by hand. Devloo took to the drawing board at his farm in Somerset, Man., and began producing prototypes of a small, hand-crank-powered canola crusher that evenly […] Read more
