Soybeans are a dangerous weed to have in edible dry bean crops and can turn into a costly problem for a bean grower. Farm production advisor Dennis Lange, of Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives’ GO centre at Altona, considered that topic among others at the Crop Diagnostic School, in this eighth of a series […] Read more
VIDEO: Keep soybeans out of edible bean crops
Satellites see canola yields slip on heat, disease
A slew of midsummer crop threats including heat, hail and bugs trimmed the potential of Canada’s record-large 2012/13 canola crop, preventing farmers from fully cashing in on high prices, industry analysts say. On Monday, Statistics Canada lowered its unofficial canola crop yield estimate based on an experimental program that analyzes low-resolution satellite data. The Crop […] Read more
Alta. no longer reporting farm fatality statistics
An Alberta workers’ organization alleges the province is trying to move the issue of fatal farm injuries "off the public radar" by halting its annual releases of specific farm fatality data. The province said last week that "due to changes in farm fatality reporting, we will no longer be posting specific statistics on farming fatalities […] Read more
Ontario’s ‘FIT 2.0’ tightens limits on farmland projects
Changes to the program allowing Ontario farmers and landowners to feed the province’s power grid through their own "solar farms" will tighten limits for such operations on arable farmland. The Ontario Power Authority, which launched the province’s Feed-In Tariff (FIT) program in 2009, on Aug. 10 released its final documents for what it called the […] Read more
VIDEO: Should you roll soybeans after planting?
Soybean growers will want to consider the risks and rewards involved in rolling soybeans after planting, according to crop production advisor Dennis Lange of the Manitoba ag ministry’s Red River GO team at Altona. Lange spoke on the subject at the Crop Diagnostic School in this third of a series of nine videos hosted by […] Read more
Case IH celebrates a Magnum milestone
In his regular E-Quip machinery blog, Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey attended the 25th anniversary of the Magnum brand in Racine, Wisconsin, and got to compare the latest version with the oldest model in existence, serial number 2. For the full report read here.
U.S. drought may create winners, losers on Bay Street
While U.S. crops of corn and soybeans wilt in the worst U.S. drought in a half century, winners and losers are emerging in the agriculture sector of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), even if investors are playing it cautious so far. The drought in the key Midwest growing region has severely curtailed crop yields and […] Read more
Across Canada in a farmhouse: Edmonton to New Norway
The Edmonton area provided more content than we had originally bargained for. Toward the end of our previous entry, we referred to land-use battles between citizen groups and the municipality. Well, after some digging around we soon found folks willing to tell us (albeit not on camera) some startling personal stories about ongoing battles for […] Read more
Crop management website coming for Man. farmers
Manitoba farmers can get ready to visit a website providing free crop-management advice from some of the province’s top agronomists. CropChatter.com, due to launch Monday, is hosted by Farm Business Communications, publisher of the Manitoba Co-operator, with co-operation from Manitoba Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives. MAFRI crops branch staff will provide start-up consulting advice, but […] Read more
UN urges change in U.S. biofuel policy to avoid food crisis
The United Nations’ food agency stepped up the pressure on the United States on Friday to change its biofuel policies because of the danger of a world food crisis, arguing the importance of growing crops for food over their use for fuel. Global alarm over the potential for a food crisis of the kind seen […] Read more
