Crop Management
New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine but takes up the same space on the road, thanks to some award-winning engineering. The CR11 Increases productivity for the New Holland line, coming in at 775 horsepower and featuring two 24-inch rotors, a grain tank capacity of 20,000 litres and […] Read more
Crop Management
Canola industry gets research boost
A federal funding announcement for Canada’s Canola Cluster aims to drive the sustainable growth of Canada’s canola industry. The $9 million comes from the AgriScience Program-Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP). “This new canola cluster will build on the great work of the previous one, which I was proud to […] Read more
Agritechnica Day 1: Combine launches, giant power units
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is nothing like farm shows we see in North America. The equipment shines to a finer gleam, extreme care is paid to lighting – so much blue at New Holland, red at Case IH, green at John Deere and orange at Kubota. The show is huge – 27 […] Read more
Health Canada pushes back
Politicians, investors, ag tech companies, industry consultants and representatives of the crop science industry say Canada’s regulatory system has a bad reputation. They claim politics and public opinion are influencing Health Canada decisions around pesticides and new technologies such as gene edited crops, and that the regulatory process has become unpredictable and unclear. Related stories […] Read more
USDA surprises trade with latest report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report has raised some eyebrows. “It was a surprise today, I have to admit,” said DTN lead analyst Todd Hultman. The big shock was contained in the new U.S. corn yield estimate of 174.9 bushels per acre, up from October’s 173. That is […] Read more
Canadian ag tech firms avoid domestic market
A crop protection company from Ontario says almost all of its sales are in the United States due to Canadian regulations
Vive Crop Protection is a Canadian success story. In the last few years, the Ontario company has received numerous awards to recognize its success. In 2020, the Globe and Mail Report on Business called it one of Canada’s top growing companies. In 2021, Vive was named Company of the Year by Life Sciences Ontario. Related […] Read more
Alta. expects good sugar beet crop
It wasn’t a beet season for the faint of heart in southern Alberta, as water deliveries were delayed at one of the major irrigation districts, rainfall was in short supply and an early and prolonged frost hit in mid-October. Despite the challenges, Alberta Sugar Beet Growers are looking at above average yields with the possibility […] Read more
August 2021 called turning point for crop protection regulation
That’s when the federal government announced a pause on proposed increases for maximum residue limits for pesticides
Aug. 4, 2021, was a significant day for farmers and people who work in the crop protection industry. On that day, the federal ministers of health, agriculture and environment came together for a news conference — about seven weeks before the federal election. They announced a “pause” on proposed increases for maximum residue limits (MRLs) […] Read more
Malt barley varieties tested in China
Commercial malting and brewing trials in China are paving the way for the adoption of better performing varieties in Canada, says an industry official. The Canadian Malting Barley Technical Centre (CMBTC) has been facilitating the shipment of container loads of new malting barley varieties to Chinese maltsters since 2017. Those shipments are used in commercial […] Read more
Digital ag delivers, but barriers remain
Dave Hewlitt’s only regret in jumping into the evolving field of farm data is that he hesitated first. “I felt maybe it was going to take a lot of time and that the benefits would be hard to see,” the Eston, Sask., producer said. “So, I maybe dragged my feet a little more than I […] Read more
