Following successful in-field trials in various crops in 2021, Corteva Agriscience is using the N-fixing ‘biostimulant’ Utrisha N as the first product in its planned portfolio of biologicals in North […] Read more
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Nitrogen-fixing input touted for ease of use in all crops
Corteva enters the biologicals market with Utrisha N
Nominations for 2022 ag hall of fame due May 1
There’s still time to nominate an outstanding Canadian to the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame Association (CAHFA). May 1 is the deadline for submissions to be considered for 2022 inductees. […] Read more
Ontario tops farmland value increases at 22.2 per cent
Strong commodities and tight land supply contributors to the gain
Ontario’s farmland values increased exponentially in the last year across all regions, according to the 2021 Farm Credit Canada (FCC) Farmland Values report. Ontario reported the sharpest increase at 22.2 […] Read more
How to manage high crop prices and higher interest rates
Good prices and even average crop yields should equate to profits for farmers
Glacier FarmMedia – With any luck, farmers will be blessed with average weather and normal field conditions this year. If prices and demand hold up, farmers don’t need more than […] Read more
Editorial: Farmers will find a way
When I drove up the laneway to Adieu Farm near St. Jacob’s last month, the realization that it had been two years since I had been to any event or […] Read more
China’s food goal questioned
Despite the country’s desire to be self-sufficient in agriculture, expert says it won’t happen
Glacier FarmMedia – Chinese President Xi Jinping might want to be independent of foreign food imports, but it will likely never be, says a noted China expert. “It will be […] Read more
What about wheat?
Cereals Canada website resource talks up the fine points of Canadian wheat and wheat research
Glacier FarmMedia – Wheat has taken its turn as a food ‘villain.’ For instance, in the early 2010s, the book Wheat Belly by cardiologist Dr. William Davis told consumers that […] Read more
No bin load cells? No problem, get that weight anyway
Strain gauges can be used, along with some computer programming and smart data processing to tell what you have
Glacier FarmMedia – A French company can install a IoT (internet of things)-based product-measuring system into grain bins with legs within half an hour. Nanolike installs strain gauges into the […] Read more
New path to monitor soil carbon
Science Notes: Machine-learning methods meet soil hyperspectral data
Just how much carbon is in the soil? That’s a tough question to answer at large spatial scales, but understanding soil organic carbon at regional, national or global scales could […] Read more
Smart, invisible fence brings precision rodent control to the farm
Ultrasonic sound waves prevent rodents from getting into buildings
Precision management on the farm may soon extend beyond growing crops or feeding livestock to also include rodent control. A Newfoundland start-up is working to bring ecoBloc to market, a […] Read more
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