With weather increasingly being more erratic, growers are looking for new strategies that can help keep moisture on fields. So what about bringing an old idea to the forefront? Stripper headers are designed to leave taller stubble on fields to act as a snow catch during winter, and as an added bonus, it can also […] Read more
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV Special Feature: Stripper headers on the upswing?
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VIDEO: AgGronomyTV: On gene editing and illegal seeds
Earlier this summer, John Greig, senior editor with Glacier FarmMedia, attended the 100th anniversary of the World Seed Congress in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Here, Greig offers a brief about some of the discussions that took place at the conference such as gene editing and the illegal use of seed.
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV Special Feature: Small solar farm with a big impact
Jeff McAloon with The Smart Energy Company talks about the energy and cost efficiencies of the Noreaster solar farm kit that was on display at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show.
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Sept. 20, 2024
Foreign workers losing public support, the GATE gets the dough, and farmers—not interested in a new combine? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week.
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VIDEO: AgGronomyTV: Let’s talk inhibitors
If you're a grower who may be 'nitrogen inhibitor-curious' but haven't yet adopted one as part of your fertilizer strategy, this quick video from Manitoba 4R Day this summer is worth a listen. Here, Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture explains why she sees inhibitors as an 'insurance policy' and how your method of fertilizer application determines how that inhibitor will react with it when the time comes.
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Sept. 13, 2024
China probes canola, Winnipeg gets into the fertilizer business, and ‘Show and smell’ as Squid Juice and other new tech debuts at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show. It’s your national ag news recap for September 13, 2024.
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV Special Feature: Spud washer supreme
Washing potatoes sounds like a tedious, but necessary, job – no one likes a dirty spud, right? But this field side mobile potato washer unit adds plenty of speed to the process – to the tune of 200,000 pounds of potatoes per hour no less. Find out what other tricks this nine-metre trailer unit from […] Read more
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Aug. 30, 2024
The rail strike that wasn’t, canola fears China-Canada EV crossfire, and GMO wheat—coming to a country near you. It’s your national agriculture news recap for August 30.
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VIDEO: AgGronomyTV: When to spray a fungicide for blight in peas
Mycosphaerella blight is a widespread disease among Manitoba pea fields. So, how can pea growers in the province get two steps ahead of this economically injurious disease? For starters, it’s important to know what you’re up against before loading your tank with a fungicide and spraying your crop. Why? Another common blight in peas looks similar to Mycosphaerella and a fungicide will have no effect, as Dennis Lange, pulse and soybean specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, explains.
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VIDEO: AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Aug. 23, 2024
Big bin energy, pigs weighed in 3D, and the rail lockout: on, then off, then on again? It’s your national ag news recap for the week ending Aug. 23. Editors note: As this video was in production, the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference issued a strike notice to CN, effective the morning of Aug. 26.