Crop Management
Hooking up trailers and checking hoses in high-traffic situations at night can be deadly. The lighting setup used by most truckers and farmers can contribute to the danger. There’s no Canadian data available, but the United States Bureau of Statistics said American tow truck drivers experience 42.9 fatalities per 100,000 workers. In contrast, the rate […] Read more
Crop Management
One, clear winner in clubroot resistant canola
Researchers found some varieties did well at 10 to 20 percent disease, however some of the genetics performed poorly
In a survey of canola varieties with second-generation clubroot resistance, researchers found most of these cultivars developed moderate to high disease severity in response to at least some of the resistance-breaking clubroot pathogens they collected. However, one of the canola varieties tested was resistant to just about all common clubroot pathotypes on the Prairies. Last […] Read more
Glyphosate-resistant grass found on Alberta farmland
Glyphosate-resistant downy brome has been found in Alberta. “This is actually a pretty significant discovery because it’s the first glyphosate-resistant grass weed confirmation in all of Canada,” said Charles Geddes, Agriculture Canada weed scientist in Lethbridge. Geddes provided an update on weeds and herbicide resistance during the Alberta Agronomy Update on Jan. 12, where he […] Read more
Cybersecurity starts by better understanding technology
I recently purchased a lens capable of capturing with mesmerizing clarity the individual hairs on the nuthatches eating from the feeder outside our dining-room window. It’s just one more piece of technology in my ever-expanding collection — a collection for which I make no apologies. Camera gear, whether video, drone or still, is something I […] Read more
Dumping geometry in design bucket list
Every arm’s angle has to be just right to raise the dumping height by 24 inches, improving loading tall mixers, trucks
If geometry is key to coaxing the most work from a front loader bucket, then Werk-Brau engineers must have studied hard and earned good grades. The all-new roll-out bucket employs some unique structural and mounting features that set it aside from competitors’ buckets. The new design adds 24 inches dump height, allowing smaller machines to […] Read more
Widespread rains bring relief to Argentina’s grain crops
BUENOS AIRES, Jan 17 (Reuters) – Heavy rainfall has brought relief to Argentina’s main agricultural areas over the weekend, interrupting several weeks of dry weather that led the Rosario grains exchange to trim its forecasts for both soybean and corn production. German Heinzenknecht, meteorologist at the Applied Climatology Consultancy (CCA), said the weekend showers came […] Read more
Renewable diesel plant, canola crusher planned for Sask.
Federated Co-operatives Limited and AGT Food and Ingredients are building a $360 million canola crush facility in Regina, the third major crush project announced for that city in less than a year. The project will be part of a broader $2 billion integrated agriculture complex investment by FCL that includes construction of a renewable diesel […] Read more
Sask. winter cereal group votes to join wheat commission
The Saskatchewan Winter Cereals Development Commission plans to amalgamate with the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, or Sask. Wheat. During the SWCDC’s annual general meeting held virtually during the Western Canadian Crop Production Show, voting members unanimously passed a motion that called for Sask. Wheat to assume SWCDC’s mandate. Brad White of Gull Lake is the […] Read more
Mustard supply evaporates following drought
Simply put, 2021 was not a good year for mustard growers. The average yield was about 40 percent of normal and Canadian farmers only produced 50,000 tonnes of mustard seed — a fraction of the typical output. “It’s the smallest crop for decades… in Western Canada,” said Chuck Penner, owner of LeftField Commodity Research, who […] Read more
Sask. ag research receives gov’t funding
Agricultural researchers will receive more than $9.1 million in government funding this year through Saskatchewan’s Agriculture Development Fund. David Marit, the province’s agriculture minister, made the announcement Jan. 11 during Saskatchewan’s Crop Production Week events in Saskatoon. The funding, which includes commitments from the federal and Saskatchewan governments, will support 55 crop-related agricultural research projects […] Read more
