Farmers are showing increased interest in input products made from naturally occurring chemicals or live organisms
Biologicals are slowly making inroads into the crop protection market. “They’re growing by double digits, but it’s still a very small portion of the overall crop protection market,” said Pierre Petelle, president of CropLife Canada. “The latest number I heard was around four or five percent.” However, there is no doubt interest is growing in […] Read moreTag Archives Around The Farm
Bio-fortification could make crops more nutritious: researcher
What the heck is ferrous sulfate? Clean labels were a massive trend in 2017 and may be the new norm in North American’s food industry. Many consumers want to buy food with ingredients that they recognize and trust, so if they see words like “ferrous sulfate” on a label, they don’t want it, even if […] Read more
Take your UTV from horse to mule
The Utility Task Vehicle (UTV) is no longer viewed as a farm toy. It performs a multitude of farm tasks and does real work. Little Brother ATV is still a handy get-around vehicle and more of a recreational machine, but Big Brother UTV is the one farmers rely on as a miniature pickup truck. Extracting […] Read more
Driller and tiller: seeder has heavy-duty ideas
LANGHAM, Sask. — The new dual purpose Morris Quantum was demonstrated at this summer’s Ag In Motion farm show as both a seed drill and an experimental cultivator. In the 11 a.m. cultivation demonstration on each day of the show, an experimental version of the Quantum did a pass outfitted with 16-inch sweeps and a […] Read more
Deep learning methods guide computers to insect identification
Three-year olds are known for a long list of bad habits: biting other kids, throwing toys at their mom and answering every question with “no.” Despite those irrational behaviours, they are also smart. Show a three-year-old girl a van, a truck and a car, and she will quickly learn to identify the three types of […] Read more
U.K. grain dryer makes strides on the Prairies
To better preserve grain quality and start harvest earlier, some farmers, especially those in wetter regions, have begun using what they feel like is a more robust drying system. Unlike some dryers, the continuous double-flow dryer can dry any type of grain and run all day with little supervision. The technology was made by Alvan […] Read more
Bigger grain bins mean bigger management issues for farmers
Farmers can increase storage capacity by moving to bigger grain bins, but those who do need to know more about bin management because bigger bins mean a greater risk of costly damage to the grain, says Joy Agnew, agricultural research services project manager at the Prairie Agricultural Machinery Institute. “We’re getting a few hints and […] Read more
Grain bags: Rolling and recycling
Waste agricultural plastic, including grain bags, is attracting the evil eye of media outlets and the public. It’s easy to criticize massive piles of useless, used plastic. That’s why farmers and industry must jointly find a solution to the problem, a public relations dilemma and an environmental issue, says Rob Wierenga. The co-owner of Neeralta […] Read more
Bin monitor makes money
If you save a 13,000 bushel bin of $12 canola, worth $156,000, you have more than paid for the price of a good monitoring system. That’s the conclusion Yorkton farmer Siegert Wenning arrived at last winter while vacationing in his homeland of Holland. Wenning grows 4,500 acres of canola, peas and oats annually. While in […] Read more
Steel prices hit bin makers and farmers hard
Grain bin manufacturers are getting crushed under the weight of rising steel prices and a recent development will only make matters worse. Curtis Epp, operations manager with Darmani, a bin manufacturer in Fiske, Sask., said costs are up 25 to 50 percent year-over-year, depending on the type of steel. That represents a significant escalation in […] Read more
