Crop Management
A handful of rolled oats, a bit of water and a dollop of honey makes bait that is irresistible to wireworms. Not that anyone wants to attract them, but it is useful for farmers to know whether wireworms are a factor in their fields. A bait ball can help them find out. The pests, which […] Read more
Crop Management
Clubroot control remains elusive
Boron or lime applications, bait crops, seed treatments and crop rotations don’t stop disease
EDMONTON — Scientists, agronomists and farmers have learned a lot about what does and doesn’t work in controlling clubroot in the six years since the canola disease was found in Alberta. The hardy microscopic spores hitch a ride in soil on machinery, wind, water and seed, and can last up to 20 years, said Clint […] Read moreInfoag in Midwest expects record crowd
It’s back to the future for North America’s largest and oldest precision agriculture conference. Infoag has drawn leading edge farmers and precision agriculture companies to Springfield, Illinois, for nearly 20 years. Despite being successful, the event hasn’t drawn as many producers as it did in its first season. However, that’s about to change. “We have […] Read more
Accurate ID crucial for controlling cutworms
Similar to species that aren’t harmful | Bite marks on leaves when it isn’t grasshopper season are tell-tale signs
The truth is, most people would just as soon not become overly familiar with worms. However, familiarity and accurate identification are crucial to making decisions if the worms in the field are suspected to be affecting crops. Plant and soil sciences instructor Jeremy Hummel gave farmers at a June 25-27 field school in Lethbridge a […] Read moreManitoba requires certification for organic products
Manitoba’s Organic Agricultural Products Act came into effect July 1. The legislation regulates the use of the term “organic” for all food products grown or processed in Manitoba and sold within Manitoba. The province is the first to enact legislation since the Canadian Organic Products Regulations were passed in 2009, which regulate the use of […] Read more
VIDEO: Versatile gains traction with articulated tractor
REGINA — Versatile publicly unveiled its tracked, articulated tractor during Canada’s Farm Progress Show held June 19-21 in Regina. The Delta Track uses a custom designed drive engineered by track maker Camoplast rather than an off the rack track. However, it retains the durability and serviceability of the outboard planetary axles, for which the company’s […] Read more
Cleanseed plows new path for no till
Foam meters | Six runs, three chutes, no wires
REGINA — A western Canadian company is offering a new approach to metering what goes in the ground. Electronically metering up to six products individually above every seed run makes Cleanseed Agricultural Technologies’ approach to putting product in the ground unique in the broad acre farming business. Graeme Lempriere debuted his company’s system at Canada’s […] Read more
Big Deere’s 32-inch track boosts traction with less compaction
Quebec’s Soucy has produced one of its toughest sets of agricultural tracks to date. The Aztec, made for the John Deere 9R series tractors, specifically the 9560 and 9510, puts the big Deeres nine inches taller in the field. Martin VanSteenbergen of Soucy in Manitoba said the $165,000 set of shoes provides the tractors with […] Read more
Flood, weather mar special crops conference
Gordon Bacon knew it wasn’t going to be a run-of-the-mill Canadian Special Crops Association conference when the group received a distressing call from the Kananaskis Country Golf Course. The Calgary conference was supposed to kick off with a tournament at the scenic Rocky Mountain course June 23. Conference organizers were informed June 21 that the […] Read more
COOL revisions could slip into farm bill deal
Avoid Canadian retaliation Farm bill negotiations open the door to revise COOL to adhere to WTO rules
Negotiations around the United States farm bill could provide a chance for Canadian livestock producers to seek changes to American country of origin labelling. John Masswohl, director of government and international relations for the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association, said June 25 that since the U.S. Senate approved the farm bill and Congress rejected it, further negotiations […] Read more
