Farmers are being pushed to find an alternative to desiccants to burn down crops, as companies are increasingly leery of herbicides approved close to harvest. People have been shocking weeds with electricity for 100 years, but the return on the electricity invested and the technology required to do so safely haven’t always worked. Crop.zone is […] Read more
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VIDEO: New Holland combine boosts productivity, maintains size, weight
New Holland’s new CR11 combine moves more bushels than any previous New Holland combine but takes up the same space on the road, thanks to some award-winning engineering. The CR11 Increases productivity for the New Holland line, coming in at 775 horsepower and featuring two 24-inch rotors, a grain tank capacity of 20,000 litres and […] Read more
Canola industry gets research boost
A federal funding announcement for Canada’s Canola Cluster aims to drive the sustainable growth of Canada’s canola industry. The $9 million comes from the AgriScience Program-Clusters Component, an initiative under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (S-CAP). “This new canola cluster will build on the great work of the previous one, which I was proud to […] Read more
Agritechnica Day 1: Combine launches, giant power units
Agritechnica, the world’s largest farm machinery show, is nothing like farm shows we see in North America. The equipment shines to a finer gleam, extreme care is paid to lighting – so much blue at New Holland, red at Case IH, green at John Deere and orange at Kubota. The show is huge – 27 […] Read more
Health Canada pushes back
Politicians, investors, ag tech companies, industry consultants and representatives of the crop science industry say Canada’s regulatory system has a bad reputation. They claim politics and public opinion are influencing Health Canada decisions around pesticides and new technologies such as gene edited crops, and that the regulatory process has become unpredictable and unclear. Related stories […] Read more
USDA surprises trade with latest report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report has raised some eyebrows. “It was a surprise today, I have to admit,” said DTN lead analyst Todd Hultman. The big shock was contained in the new U.S. corn yield estimate of 174.9 bushels per acre, up from October’s 173. That is […] Read more
Canadian ag tech firms avoid domestic market
A crop protection company from Ontario says almost all of its sales are in the United States due to Canadian regulations
Vive Crop Protection is a Canadian success story. In the last few years, the Ontario company has received numerous awards to recognize its success. In 2020, the Globe and Mail Report on Business called it one of Canada’s top growing companies. In 2021, Vive was named Company of the Year by Life Sciences Ontario. Related […] Read more
‘Death by consultation’
It’s obvious to Scott Day that Canada has a reputation problem. At a digital ag conference in Winnipeg last month, Day went to the microphone to ask a question, although it was really a statement. “(Ag tech) companies are getting the impression that Canada is a very difficult place for the regulatory registration process,” said […] Read more
Ag labour challenges continue
The latest agricultural labour market information shows shortages cost the sector billions and the problem is likely to grow. The Canadian Agricultural Human Resource Council’s most recent survey, conducted by the Conference Board of Canada between March and September, found 28,200 jobs were unfilled during peak season in 2022. That resulted in a 3.7 percent […] Read more
Alta. expects good sugar beet crop
It wasn’t a beet season for the faint of heart in southern Alberta, as water deliveries were delayed at one of the major irrigation districts, rainfall was in short supply and an early and prolonged frost hit in mid-October. Despite the challenges, Alberta Sugar Beet Growers are looking at above average yields with the possibility […] Read more
