By Greg Berg Digital editor, Glacier FarmMedia With the grand opening on Nov. 20 of its new U.S. headquarters in Wahpeton, North Dakota, Väderstad wants American farmers to keep one thing in mind about the company: they’re here to stay. The new two-level footprint in North Dakota is seen as a statement and aims to […] Read more
Väderstad heads up U.S. operations with grand opening of new building in North Dakota
New facility aims to welcome dealers, farmers to its doors
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Nov. 22, 2024
Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay goes to China to smooth troubled diplomatic waters, the federal Conservatives say farmer funding programs and research priorities need a second look, and Prairie grain broker Agfinity is in hot water as bankruptcy looms. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of Nov. 22, 2024.
AgGronomyTV: Keeping root rot out of peas
Earlier this year at Manitoba Ag Days, Dr. Syama Chatterton, a research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, offered a presentation on root rot in pulse crops. In a negative ‘two for one,’ attendees may have been surprised to learn of a connection between root rot and another well-known soil pathogen: fusarium. In this video, Chatterton talks about some of the latest findings on aphanomyces and the one practice growers have in their toolbox to keep root rot from developing in their fields.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Nov. 15, 2024
A British Columbia teen falls gravely ill with bird flu, Syngenta and McDonalds collaborate to pay farmers for feeding beef cattle more efficient Enogen corn, and gene editing: can it help breed invasive wild pigs to extinction? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of Nov. 15, 2024.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Nov. 8, 2024
Trump’s U.S. presidential election victory spurs speculation over tariffs and trade tensions, work stoppages at the Port of Vancouver and Port of Montreal halt canola oil, pork and potash, and new anti-greenwashing legislation: will it just cause more controversy? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of November 8.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Nov. 1, 2024
The bird flu jumps to hogs, farmers and food processors unfazed by new immigration policies, and second opinions available on grain grades—it’s your national agriculture news recap for the week ending Nov. 1, 2024.
AgGronomyTV: The case for adding faba beans to your rotation
At the AgTech Breakfast at Ag in Motion this past summer, Phytokana Ingredients pitched its case for growers to add faba beans into their pulse crop rotations. One main reason? As Drew Sharp says, agribusiness manager for Phytokana, faba beans are an ‘excellent pulse’ in rotation to help interrupt disease cycles such as fusarium or aphanomyces. In this video, Sharp also talks about emerging market opportunities for growers once their faba beans are harvested.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Oct. 25, 2024
The Bank of Canada slashes its key interest rate, a report says Canadian farmers dumped billions of gallons of milk, and American honey packers seem unwilling to pay top dollar for Canadian honey. It’s your national agriculture recap for the week of October 25, 2024.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for Oct. 18, 2024
The Canada Water Agency officially launches in Winnipeg, the historic Canada Packers label returns as Maple Leaf’s pork spin-off, and the Canadian Grain Commission says they’re dipping into savings to cover revenue deficits. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week.
AgGronomyTV: Crop season 2024 wrap-up
Over the 2024 growing season, Glacier FarmMedia’s Bruce Burnett has been sharing updates of growing conditions across the Prairies. In his final video of this year, Burnett talks about fall moisture conditions and revisits a late-seeded soybean field to see how close it is to harvesting.
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