An old product has a new registration in the weed control industry. LI700 was first introduced to the Canadian market as a penetrating surfactant and a pH reducer. Recently, the Pest Management Regulatory Agency has approved LI700 as a deposition aid and drift reduction agent for use with glyphosate in Canada. With advances in herbicide […] Read more
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Glyphosate drift reducer
Consulting service fills advice gap
Say the word Agri-Trend and many people still think micronutrients. “Some people still think we’re just a micronutrient company because we did a lot of work in that area back in the 1990s,” says Agri-Trend founder and chief executive officer Rob Saik. “That’s a false perception. “Agri-Trend concentrates on crop nutrition. Micronutrients are just one […] Read more
Information at hand
Agri-Trend manages a complex agronomic data service for diverse farming operations, working through 100 local field agronomists, most of whom are located on the Prairies, but some are halfway around the world. It’s only possible because they’re all wired. “I use the internet to shrink time and space,” said Rob Saik, founder and chief executive […] Read more
Farmers say coach advice makes cents
When the Saskatchewan government closed its agricultural representative offices, farmers Debbie and Terrance Kapeluck were left with no place to go for information. “Over the years, we had learned a lot from our ag rep – proper field scouting and things like that. So it was a real loss to this area,” said Debbie from […] Read more
Attachment puts grain in place
REGINA – Piles of grain on the ground are becoming a more common sight across Western Canada. In years where crop yields are high and bin space is tight, wheat, barley and oats often end up on the ground, to be picked up through the winter or next spring. Getting that grain off the ground […] Read more
Sensor counts seeds per acre
REGINA – For farmers concerned about plugged seed hoses and seeding rates, Agtron Enterprises from Saskatoon has recently introduced a stainless steel population and blockage sensor. “This represents the state of the art in this technology,” said Bill Baker, president of Agtron, during the product launch at last week’s Farm Progress Show in Regina. “Each […] Read more
Scout wheat fields for stripe rust
If this year’s wheat crop develops an orange tinge, farmers could be dealing with a stripe rust infection. Kelly Turkington, a plant pathologist with Agriculture Canada in Lacombe, Alta., said stripe rust is a concern in Western Canada. “It seems to be increasing in incidence and severity over the last five to 10 years,” Turkington […] Read more
Stripe rust takes strip off grain yield
As stripe rust advances across the Canadian prairies, researchers report it can drastically affect cereals by causing defoliation and shriveled kernels. Stripe rust, or yellow rust, is primarily a disease of cool climates and has been found in southern Alberta and British Columbia for years. Recently, it has increased in central Alberta in wheat, barley […] Read more
All eggs in one basket improves view on life
Tractor, sprayer and combine cabs can contain so much electronic equipment that it makes them look like space shuttles. Simplification, however, is on the way in the form of a standardized protocol first developed in Europe 20 years ago. The benefits of data manipulation can be enormous during seeding, spraying and harvest. In the off […] Read more
Plugfest puts best to the test
It’s one thing to test the best new tractor model in the shelter of a research and development lab and demonstrate that it’s electronically compatible and CANbus ISO 11783 compliant. It’s another thing to take that tractor to an independent test site and show that it truly is electronically compatible with the best that the […] Read more
