Crop Management
Data from the Canadian Association of Professional Apiculturists (CAPA) found that 57 percent of Manitoba bee colonies failed to survive the winter of 2022. That's two or three times higher than the acceptable losses for a beekeeper.
Crop Management
Dryness puts Alta. crops behind the eight ball
Derek Squair, president of Exceed Grain Marketing, recently completed an extensive crop tour of the province. Squair said it is too early to be making any average yield forecasts because conditions can change in a hurry. He will have a much better idea where things are heading by mid-July.
Viterra-Bunge deal not a surprise for industry watchers
Viterra and Bunge are merging operations in a deal where Viterra shareholders are receiving $6.2 billion worth of Bunge shares and $2 billion of cash.
Carbon pricing exemption bill not likely to pass until fall
The bill to exempt propane and natural gas used to dry grain or heat farm buildings from carbon pricing passed second reading June 13, but two committees would have to fast track to pass it before June 23. The parliamentary sitting then resumes mid-September.
New cover crop attention revives interest in safflower
Proponents say the plant’s deep tap roots make it a desirable option when producers are considering cover crops
As more farmers deal with rising input costs and learn to work with fewer chemicals, cover cropping is gaining attention as a viable alternative for weed control, better soil health and overall biodiversity.
Olds puts Omnipower to the test
The agricultural robot covered 10,000 acres at the Olds College Smart Farm that yielded valuable experience
Roy Maki is the Smart Farm research manager at Olds and is leading the autonomous agriculture equipment research. When asked about possible financial benefits to the farmer, Maki said that autonomy will be driven primarily by a shortage of capable farm labour.
U.S. corn crop hits headwinds
James Mintert, director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University, said most farmers planted the crop in a timely manner, but it doesn't look that way. He was struck by how late some of the corn looked on a recent crop tour of Indiana.
Omnipower future is not here yet
John Burns says the era of autonomous implements has not yet arrived. He compares them to electric vehicles, whose time has just come too soon. He said there’s little support for robotic vehicles in government regulations or within the industry for completely autonomous vehicles.
Novel auxin wages war on weeds
The good news for cereal growers is that Corteva has introduced a new active ingredient to fight broadleaf weeds. The bad news is it won’t be available until 2028. The new product is called Bexoveld, which Corteva says provides good control of broadleaf weeds, including key resistant species in cereal crops. At low rates Bexoveld […] Read more
Research leads to clubroot resistance breakthrough
Clubroot is a soil-borne disease of cruciferous plants, including cabbage and canola.
Fengqun Yu of Agriculture Canada’s Saskatoon Research and Development Centre is leading a team of scientists dedicated to finding the genetic root of the clubroot problem.
