Crop Management
The research is part of wider efforts to combat economic loss in the burgeoning potato industry in southern Alberta, which is expected to grow with expansion of the McCains processing facility and expanded irrigation networks.
Crop Management
Soil erosion causes problems on irrigated land
Five-year research project will test practices that improve crop production systems in areas such as southern Alberta
Soil erosion is affecting some of the most expensive land in the province, with farmers permanently losing soil in a day that took hundreds, if not thousands, of years to build up, said Ken Coles, executive director of Farming Smarter.
Chatbot provides agronomic advice
A tool that accesses publicly available data to answer questions is one example of the new artificial intelligence revolution
The list of AI-based products in the agricultural industry is about to skyrocket with the wide-scale availability to developers and farmers of these new tools.
Methane from dairy lagoons to power farms
CNH acquisition captures fuel for on-farm generators and the New Holland T7 Methane Powered tractor
CNH added to its alternative power portfolio by taking a majority stake in Bennamann, a company based in the United Kingdom that captures and stores methane. Oscar Baroncelli, the head of global tractor and telehandler product management at CNH, said he’s a believer in the potential of methane tractors. “We would also like to support […] Read more
Bacterial inoculant for tubers
XiteBio spokesperson Richard Clement said commercial trials at Shilo, Manitoba have increased potato production by an average of 10 to 44 bags per acre in the last few years.
Crop protection rulings challenge producers
Canola producers will have to decide whether to play it safe and avoid using lambda cyhalothrin for any purpose this year
Within about the past two years, farmers have lost a few important tools from their crop protection toolbox.
Funding supports processor expansion
The fund will support upgrades to established businesses, the use of robotics and other technology, new product development and commercialization, specialized training for production staff on new technology and systems, and the hiring of specialized experts.
Alta. distillery makes use of local crops
Rig Hand Craft Distillery goes hard on local. The distilling house makes several types of brum, a rum-like drink made from Alberta beet sugar, vodka made with local grains, and saskatoon berry-flavoured mead. Rig Hand has been in the distilling business for eight years, producing those products and more out of a location in Nisku, […] Read more
ADM profit disappoints market
Demand for vegetable oils has soared as biofuel makers have expanded capacity to produce renewable diesel.
But weaker-than-expected oilseed crushing margins in key markets worried some investors.
Low prices curb European fertilizer production
OSLO, Norway (Reuters) — Yara has idled more than half of its European ammonia production capacity because of a steep drop in fertilizer prices and reported first-quarter earnings well below forecasts on April 28, as farmers delayed purchases hoping for even lower prices. The weaker results were due to steep market price declines, impacting both […] Read more
