Crop Management
System uses five 4K multispectral cameras for applying VR fertilizer, PGR, fungicides and desiccants
Augmenta is the name of his latest crop sensing device. It augments and expands on basic GreenSeeker technology by using cameras in addition to sensors to read the crop. And it manages much more than nitrogen.
Crop Management
CNH acquires Hemisphere GNSS
Hemisphere GNSS manufactures satellite positioning technology including Outback Guidance and is owned by Unistrong, which is incorporated in China.
CNH has plans for Augmenta
On March 15, CNH bought 100 percent of Augmenta. According to the press release, it will manage Augmenta through its “Sense and Act” division, which focuses on automated sensor-detected decisions. Augmenta’s previous innovations in this area include development of a multispectral camera and software that monitors a machine’s operating environment and acts directly via the […] Read more
Group 14-resistant kochia found in central Sask.
Producers began using Group 14 herbicides once weeds started to appear in fields that were resistant to glyphosate
Charles Geddes, a research scientist in weed ecology at Agriculture Canada’s research centre in Lethbridge, said growers dealing with kochia should keep a lookout for this type of resistance.
Ukraine grain exports reduced by ‘difficult logistics’
In an opinion piece published on APK-Inform, Christina Serebryakova, head of analytics at Atria Brokers, said the country is having difficulty competing with other exporters due to "extremely difficult logistics."
Canadian farmers expected to plant most wheat since 2001
Spring wheat plantings, the biggest portion of Canada's all-wheat production, are seen reaching 19.4 million acres, also the most since 2001 and up 7.5 percent from last year, the report showed.
Agriculture concerned as strike continues
Picket lines went up at Viterra terminals in Vancouver and Montreal on April 24 to protest the fact that inspections are being done by grain companies or third parties they have hired.
Feds approve Vancouver container port
Many of Canada’s crops are transported to overseas markets in containers, including half of its lentils, one-quarter of its peas and all its special crops.
Picket lines go up at port grain terminals
Picket lines are up at Viterra port facilities in Vancouver and Montreal as agricultural union employees protest the use of outside grain inspectors. Milton Dyck, president of the Agricultural Union within the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said about 80 people were on the line in Vancouver in support of striking Canadian Grain Commission employees. […] Read more
Grain handlers take inspection samples during strike
The president of an agriculture union local in Ontario says the Canadian Grain Commission is using replacement workers to complete inspections at port during the strike.
