Crop Management
With the development of 3D printing, the age of Star Trek replicators. For masters student Rhea Thomas Thommana and PhD student Kashika Sethi, food replication is on the horizon as well. Thomas Thommana and Sethi were at Ag in Motion this week showcasing an ongoing 3D printing project spear headed by Michael Nickerson (Food and […] Read more
Crop Management
VIDEO: Seeding demos at Ag in Motion
Ag in Motion 2023 continued to make equipment demonstrations a central part of its presentation to farmers. Not only can they kick the tires on a machine of interest, they can actually see how it performs compared to other competitors. That definitely helps inspire confidence when making a buying decision. This year the show again […] Read more
AIM: Soybean proponents still eye western expansion
Justine Cornelsen, agronomic and regulatory service manager with Brett Young Seeds, said soybeans are still considered a relatively new crop to the western Canadian market that is currently centred in southern Manitoba.
AIM: Herbicide-resistance fight needs integrated seed management
Harvest weed-seed control takes aim at reducing herbicide-resistant weeds that western Canadian farmers find more and more every year. The field residue management manufacturer Redekop won the Innovations Award for Environmental Sustainability for its harvest Seed Control Unit, which destroys more than 95 percent of unwanted seeds the combine leaves behind. With different weeds and […] Read more
VIDEO: New Claas tractor loaded with power
Claas officially launched its new line of high horsepower four-wheel drive tractors at Ag In Motion. “We have never launched a Claas product, a big, huge important Claas product, outside of Europe, ever, and we picked Canada because this product has been designed for you and that’s why you deserve to see it first,” said […] Read more
Prairie crops in trouble
Crops are not faring well in Alberta and Saskatchewan. “Conditions are deteriorating in both provinces,” said MarketsFarm analyst Bruce Burnett. Crops in southern and central Alberta and western Saskatchewan are in particularly rough shape because of drought. Burnett is especially concerned about Canada’s durum and lentil crops, which are primarily grown in those areas. There […] Read more
Grain corridor closure would affect crop prices
Russia is pulling out of the Black Sea Grain Initiative and that could have a profound impact on three crops Canadian farmers grow, says an analyst. A total of 32.9 million tonnes of Ukrainian grain have flowed to markets around the world through the United Nations brokered deal, including nine million tonnes of wheat and […] Read more
Sask. farmers want CGC changes reversed
Sask Wheat chair Brett Halstead said the decision was ill-considered, hastily finalized and done without proper consultation.
Wheat jumps as Russia withdraws from Black Sea grains deal
HAMBURG, Germany (Reuters) — Chicago wheat futures rose on Monday after Russia said it was withdrawing from the agreement for a wartime safe shipping channel for Ukraine’s grain exports. Corn and soybeans gained, following last week’s strength, with support from concerns over dry weather in the U.S. Midwest. Chicago Board of Trade’s most active wheat, […] Read more
Brazil moves into top spot in world corn export market
Corn growers in the United States are not relinquishing their crown just yet. Brazil is taking over as the world’s top corn exporter in 2022-23, for only the second time in history. The previous year was 2012-13 when there was a severe drought in the U.S. Brazil’s exports in 2022-23 are estimated at 56 million […] Read more
