Canadian growers who want to kick the tires on a satellite monitoring system can still get in a few free weeks if they head over to the EOS Crop Monitoring platform website. The company originally offered a free trial of their cloud-based service until April 30, but has extended the deadline. “We made a decision […] Read more
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Satellite monitoring system extends trial
Producer groups sound alarm over Ag Canada research
Producer groups that provide financial support to Agriculture Canada plant breeders and varietal development programs are urging Ottawa to continue important wheat and barley research activities at Agriculture Canada’s research stations across Western Canada this year. “Urgent action is required to save the 2020 AAFC’s field, lab and greenhouse activities for wheat and barley research […] Read more
Animal welfare groups use COVID-19 against farming
Animal welfare groups are using the COVID-19 crisis to attack the meat packing industry and farmers who raise cattle, pigs and poultry. In the last week or so, several groups have blamed “factory farming” for pandemics like COVID-19 and said more will happen unless intensive agriculture comes to an end. “The exploitation of 50 billion […] Read more
Ice jams threaten flooding in Sask.
Residents along the North Saskatchewan River are advised to watch for localized flooding due to ice jams. The Water Security Agency issued an advisory affecting the area from the Alberta border to the confluence with the South Saskatchewan River downstream from Prince Albert. The agency said the late snowmelt runoff increases the risk of rapid […] Read more
US$19 billion agricultural aid program for COVID-19
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Friday announced a US$19 billion relief program to help U.S. farmers cope with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, including $16 billion in direct payments to farmers and ranchers and mass purchases of produce, meat and other products. “American agriculture has been hard-hit, like most of America, with […] Read more
Grain supply chain performing ‘pretty well’
A top executive at Canada’s largest grain handling and exporting company says the country’s grain supply chain has performed reasonably well despite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. In an exclusive interview with The Western Producer April 17, Jean-Marc Ruest, senior vice-president of corporate affairs with Richardson International, said the Canadian grain industry has been […] Read more
Farm data collection and farmer use analyzed
Value proposition and usability of digital details a big concern for producers looking to take advantage of data
Studies into precision and digital agriculture usually focus on how quickly farmers are adopting technologies such as GPS and variable rate tools. “There wasn’t a lot known with what farmers were doing with the data they collected and how that’s channelled through the decision-making process, and ultimately leading to improved outcomes,” said Nathan DeLay from […] Read more
Farmers obtain info remotely
A new internet tool brings together agricultural experts and farmers as they learn to live in the new COVID-19 reality
Rob Saik had some ideas about agronomy and husbandry delivery, coming out of the sale of his Agritrend company to technology giant Trimble. “I had learned a lot over the years about what we could do to deliver information to farmers. And what farmers are willing to pay for and when,” he said in a […] Read more
Steel meets soil, once again, but different
New generation plows are available for our changing chemical-free world as some farms return to metal weed control
As some farms gradually migrate away from chemical control of plant disease, weeds and insects, farmers have little choice but to revert to some level of cultivation. Steel meets soil, again. There’s an emerging demand for innovative new generation technology to deal with this challenge. In response, Lemken has introduced their new line of Juwel […] Read more
Feel your pulse next winter, it might be rising
Winter lentils and winter peas, great new tools for a rotation and potentially the farm’s bottom line
In some areas, farmers managed to get their crop harvested last year, then seeded fall rye or winter wheat. Given our spring conditions so far, they are the lucky few. It’s a classic case of how the insurance policy works when you have a viable crop waiting to grow sequestered under the snow, said Ken […] Read more
