Glacier FarmMedia – As farmers enter one of their busiest times, they’re being asked to help shape Canada’s future seed regulations via online survey. The survey (found here) closes May 1 and is part of the seed regulatory modernization (SRM) process launched in September 2020 by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), which administers the […] Read more
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Can you cut fertilizer rates with EEFs?
Enhanced efficiency fertilizers deliver nitrogen to the plants more effectively, but weather patterns effect optimal rates
This is the fourth of a four-part series on enhanced efficiency fertilizers. Links to the other stories in this series are below. For the last two years, researchers from the University of Saskatchewan and Agriculture Canada evaluated the impact enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEF) have on crop yields for wheat and canola. Related stories in this […] Read more
Harvest Academy teaches how to set a combine
The new training program offered by Bushel Plus teaches growers how to address common problems inside the combine
When the weather is good during harvest, every grower wants to run the combine and cover as many acres as possible at whatever threshing performance it offers. But without attention to combine settings, many dollars can be left in the field. “When a combine sits there for two minutes it feels like three hours for […] Read more
GPS signal outage planned
If the GPS system in use on your farm relies on a Wide Area Augmentation System signal, be aware of a planned outage that will occur in the middle of spring seeding this year. The United States Federal Aviation Administration, which administers the civilian-use GPS network, plans to switch WAAS GEO 6 (S15 – PRN […] Read more
The gaps in Palmer amaranth, waterhemp prevention
No one wants Palmer amaranth or waterhemp to become bigger weed worries than they already are in Manitoba, and there’s work currently focused on making sure that doesn’t happen, but locally based knowlege is still thin on the ground. The two boogeymen of the weed realm were recently the subject of a successful resolution brought […] Read more
Horse obsession leads to business
Eagala-certified equine specialist incorporates horses in mental health treatment process to remove barriers
TROSSACHS, Sask. — Hayley Moats jokes that she was obsessed with horses when she came out of the womb. Her mother, Kim, shared her passion, and her grain-farming father, Don, supported her in anything and everything equine. Kim has been a cowboy dressage leader in Saskatchewan for years, which gave her daughter early access to […] Read more
Why dairy and not beef?
Glacier FarmMedia – Recent detection in the United States of a highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza virus in dairy cattle is the first instance of this strain in bovines. The World Organization for Animal Health said the detections “have raised concerns since such infections of cattle could indicate an increased risk of H5N1 viruses becoming […] Read more
Domestic birds host for bovine influenza A virus
Epidemiologist says there is "still lots" to investigate about how virus jumped from from birds to dairy cattle
Glacier FarmMedia – Domestic birds that live in and around barns have been confirmed as the avian hosts of an outbreak on dairy farms in the United States of highly pathogenic avian influenza. On April 16, an update from the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service indicated that they’ve so far found the virus […] Read more
Budget supports biofuel
SASKATOON — Canada’s biofuel groups and oilseed crushers are pleased with what it saw in the federal government’s 2024 budget. “The best way to describe it is they’ve got the right tools in the box,” said Doug Hooper, director of policy and regulation with Advanced Biofuels Canada (ABFC). Related stories: The Canadian Fuels Association (CFA) […] Read more
Dairy producers urged to use AI with caution
Glacier FarmMedia – Use of artificial intelligence tools in farming is expected to grow quickly in the next five years, automating and enhancing farmer decisions. Most artificial intelligence (AI) uses are at the edges of technologies farmers already use, and may deliver inaccurate answers to queries. In the dairy sector, there are three main areas […] Read more
