Seed Hawk Inc. is being rechristened Vaderstad Industries Inc., reflecting the fuller integration of the Seed Hawk brand within the Vaderstad Group. Seed Hawk and Vaderstad have been working together since 2006 and in 2013 the Swedish agricultural equipment manufacturer bought full ownership of Seed Hawk and invested in a major expansion of the plant […] Read more
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Seed Hawk gets new name
U.S. regulator aims to allow dicamba use with safeguards
WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is aiming to allow farmers to spray the controversial weed-killer dicamba next year, but with additional rules for its use, an official with the agency said on Tuesday. Reuben Baris, acting chief of the herbicide branch of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Pesticide […] Read more
CanolaPALOOZA Saskatoon, 2017
CanolaPALOOZA near Saskatoon brought together the canola scientific community and industry partners to showcase some of the latest research and technology in the field. Below are a few videos of some of the demonstrations at the event. Murray Hartman discusses new recommendations for canola density: Keith Downey reminisces on the origins of the canola industry: A […] Read more
VIDEO: Autonomous agriculture has been reimagined
Long cold winters, intense and short farming seasons, tight margins and shortage of labour have long been credited for Western Canada’s agricultural innovations. For the past three winters, one of the fathers of reduced tillage equipment has been taking in the sun in Mexico and considering the next step-change in agriculture autonomous work. […] Read more
California to list glyphosate as cancer-causing; Monsanto vows fight
By Karl Plume June 26 (Reuters) – Glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto Co’s popular Roundup weed killer and other products, will be added to California’s list of chemicals known to cause cancer effective July 7, the state’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) said on Monday. Monsanto vowed to continue its legal fight […] Read more
Farmers keen to adopt technology: StatsCan report
June 21 (CNS Canada) – Canadian farmers in most sectors are strong proponents of data-driven technology, according to a report released June 21 by Statistics Canada. The latest release in StatsCan’s 2016 Census of Agriculture showed farmers were particularly keen to jump into new technology if it improved the efficiency of their operations or their […] Read more
Seed treaters showcased
Bayer hosted an event at the Case New Holland Training Centre that focused on seed treatment. During the Expo, four equipment manufactures displayed their seed treaters and in the following videos representatives from each company describes their products. Brian Ellis, Graham Seed Treating Systems Chris Larsen, Ag Growth International Jason MacNevin, Can-Seed Equipment […] Read more
FMC gets large cereal and insect assets from DuPont
FMC announced early Friday morning that it would be acquiring DuPont’s cereal herbicides business, as ordered by the European Commission to allow the merger of DuPont and Dow. While that deal will now not close until sometime in August, it helps pave the way for the big merger. FMC said it expects its deal with […] Read more
EU chemical agency says weed killer glyphosate not carcinogenic
By Jussi Rosendahl and Tuomas Forsell HELSINKI, March 15 (Reuters) – Glyphosate, the key ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide, should not be classified as a substance causing cancer, the European Chemical Agency concluded on Wednesday, potentially paving the way for its licence renewal in the EU. A transatlantic row over possible risks to human health […] Read more
New tech measures cattle feed intake
Feed consumption and weight gain are linked to healthier herds, so keeping an eye on feed intake can pay off
AIRDRIE, Alta. — When Camiel Huisma was helping a friend manage his ostrich chicks in 1990, the link between feed intake and animal health intrigued him. The hatchlings were selling for $6,000 each, but the survival rate was less than 16 percent. As an engineer, he saw death loss as a problem that could be […] Read more
