Reading Time: 3 minutes We’re hearing more and more about producers conducting their own on-farm trials to sharpen their management decisions. And it makes sense. Before committing to a practice, product, or variety, many growers want to see results on their own land. But on-farm trials demand time, resources, and determination. “You have to keep in mind that what’s […] Read more
Ground truthing: Are on-farm trials for you?
Testing something on the farm isn’t the same as a scientifically valid field-scale trial
MacDon owner Linamar to buy Salford
Linamar to pay $260M for Ontario tillage, fertilizer equipment maker
Canadian industrial equipment and parts maker Linamar, the owner of MacDon Industries, is set to further expand its reach in the ag equipment sector by buying the Salford Group. Guelph-based Linamar announced Wednesday it has an agreement in place worth $260 million to buy 100 per cent of the equity in Salford, which makes fertilizer […] Read more
StatsCan predicts more Canadian wheat acres, less canola in 2022
Lentil, corn, soy acres are also expected up from 2021, barley down
MarketsFarm — Canada’s farmers intend to seed more acres to wheat and less to canola in 2022, according to the first survey-based estimates from Statistics Canada for the upcoming crop year released Tuesday. Canola area is forecast at 20.9 million acres by the government agency, which would be down by seven per cent from the […] Read more
Canola sector will need a big push to reach production target
But crushers seem confident that canola sector can greatly increase yields and hit its ‘26 by 2025’ goal
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Canola Council of Canada’s plan to push production to 26 million tonnes annually by 2025 is still on — but the goal is looking ever-more daunting. The joint farm-industry organization released an updated “innovation strategy” last month to support it’s ‘Keep It Coming — 26 by 2025’ initiative. The strategy report has a long […] Read more
Good beginnings make for happy endings for canola stands
Seeding a little too deep while going a little too fast are two big, but common, mistakes
Reading Time: 4 minutes The canola industry has a big goal — boost long-term average yields by six bushels an acre by 2025 in order to keep up with demand from crushers. That’s not a goal that can be achieved, however, if one out of every two seeds coming out of the seeder fails to germinate. Rather, seed survival […] Read more
U.S. extends COVID vaccine requirements for non-citizens at land borders
U.S. agribusinesses still seeking exemptions for cross-border truckers
Washington | Reuters — The United States government said Thursday it’s extending a requirement that non-U.S. citizens crossing land or ferry terminals at the U.S.-Canada and U.S.-Mexico borders must be vaccinated against the coronavirus. The requirements were first adopted in November as part of reopening the United States to land crossings by foreign tourists after […] Read more
Farming behind the lines: Ukraine’s farmers sow amidst wreckage
Despite their best efforts, however, famine looms as war rages
In early April, Ukrainian soldiers expelled the Russian invaders from the northern regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Chernihiv and Sumy regions. The wounded enemy left, leaving behind burned-out war machines and the unburied corpses of his soldiers. However, the invaders managed to do a lot of damage. Many of you are probably aware of the atrocities […] Read more
Are cover crops a fit for Alberta conditions?
There are producers making it work here but they warn it’s not easy and comes with lots of unknowns
Reading Time: 5 minutes A decade ago, Brady Valgardson knew he had to do something about wind erosion on his farm. Cover cropping was the solution. “As we started doing that, I just read more and more about the benefits to the soil from those same cover crops, how they can hold on to your nutrients and improve water filtration,” […] Read more
CF Industries warns of shipment delays via Union Pacific
Reuters — Fertilizer firm CF Industries on Thursday warned of delays in shipment of its nitrogen fertilizers, a week after Union Pacific mandated certain shippers to reduce the volume of private cars on its rails. The announcement of delay also comes a month after CF said it is increasing fertilizer shipments to both U.S. coasts […] Read more
Cereal commissions offer new, and different, seeding rate calculator
The calculator targets seeds per square foot, not plants, while a new video looks at row spacing
Reading Time: 2 minutes Alberta Wheat and Alberta Barley have created a seeding rate calculator that has a significant difference from similar tools — it doesn’t require users to estimate emergence mortality. “Instead of targeting plants/ft2, this calculator targets seeds/ft2,” the cereal commissions say in an intro for the online tool. “Therefore, emergence mortality is not included in the […] Read more