Crop Management
Amazone’s trailed spreader gets fertilizer to ground quickly and accurately with variable rate control
REGINA — With a spread width up to 54 metres and operational speeds of up to 30 km-h, the Amazone ZG-TS trailed spreader is capable of quickly getting product to the ground. “The capacity is about 1,700 pounds per minute. That means you can spread a big amount in pounds per acre and still drive […] Read more
Crop Management
New villains appear on Alberta’s most-wanted weed list
LACOMBE, Alta. — Carpets of chickweed and clumps of canola are among the top weeds showing up in Alberta fields. The 2017 weed survey conducted in cultivated fields in Alberta showed weed densities in 2010 and 2017 were the lowest recorded. Chickweed was ranked No. 1 on a list of 25 weeds for the first […] Read more
Monitor combine to control canola volunteers
The war on these plants starts by reducing harvest losses and then taking steps to exterminate the ones that get away
LACOMBE, Alta. — Volunteer canola plants rear their little, yellow heads every year. The unwanted plants trace back to seed losses at harvest time. Once they hit the ground they can persist for at least four years, said researcher Rob Gulden of the University of Manitoba. “A lot of the research goes back to understanding […] Read more
Saving on connections to and in the field
LoRa Alliance is made up of more than 500 member companies working toward large-scale deployment of the Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) by promoting the LoraWan open standard. “We have a technology standard so you know that a device you’re working on will work anywhere in the world on any network. It’s based on […] Read more
Potato growers increase acres in Man., Alta.
Potato acres are up in Manitoba and Alberta this year as more spuds are needed to supply new and expanded processing plants on the Prairies. Manitoba potato growers seeded 6,000 more acres than 2018 and Alberta acres are up 5,500 acres compared to last year, based on data from a July 17 United Potato Growers […] Read more
LIVE BLOG: Ag in Motion 2019
Ag in Motion is underway for its fifth consecutive year. The show, located northwest of Saskatoon near Langham, Sask., runs through Thursday July 18th, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Western Producer reporters are on the ground at the show and will be posting stories, photos and videos throughout the duration of the show. […] Read more
Central banks chained to the Promethean rock
Gun-shy governments have put too much responsibility onto central banks, and they're reaching the end of their strength
If Canada faces a combination of increasing prices and faltering economic growth, the Bank of Canada can’t do much to fix that killer combo. “In that moment you have a tradeoff between a slowing economy (and) rising unemployment, and rising inflation at the same time. Obviously monetary policy can’t buffer both of those,” said Stephen […] Read more
El Nino dies and births higher prices
Weather is running the markets. With the WASDE out of the way for July, a hotter, drier forecast for the American Midwest send grain traders into a bullish stance, and prices rose for the end of the week. The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration declared El Nino dead this morning. Their Australian counterparts […] Read more
Immigration program offered for CDN ag
The federal government has announced a three year Agri-Food Immigration pilot to open 2,750 immigration spots per year for agriculture workers. The goal is to fill hundreds of job vacancies in the meat processing, mushroom and other agriculture sectors, Ahmed Hussen, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, said July 11. “One of the ways […] Read more
Drought conditions can change spray
While it might have rained where you are, the impact of drought on the effectiveness of herbicides likely remains. This week we look at water, which is the primary carrier for herbicide applications. In fact, it usually makes up more than 99 percent of the spray solution. Considering that, it should be no surprise that […] Read more
