Videos
AgGronomyTV: Factors affecting soybeans in crop rotations
As we soon head off to the 2025 edition of Manitoba Ag Days in Brandon, we’re revisiting a talk we had last year with Yvonne Lawley, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Manitoba, who spoke about crop yields in soy-on-soy crop rotations, plus, one of the ‘new frontiers’ on building soil health in the province.
AgGronomyTV: Green dreams
If all goes as planned, Curtis Hiebert of R & L Acres in southern Manitoba will soon flick the switch and begin making his own ammonia fertilizer for the 2025 growing season. Last month, Hiebert was at a Green Ammonia Workshop in Sperling, Man., where he spoke with Western Producer reporter Robert Arnason about his motivation for participating in this joint project and what it could mean for his farm.
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Dec. 20, 2024
A new bovine tuberculosis case traces to a Saskatchewan herd, a swath of farm groups step back from the Sustainable Agriculture Strategy, and the right to repair – is it a cybersecurity issue? It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 20, 2024.
VIDEO: New side-tipper design helps reduce fruit, vegetable contamination
Keeping the fruit and vegetables you harvest in the same condition you found them in the field can be a challenge as there can be a number of points-of-contact in the handling process. One in particular being getting produce from a field bin to larger containers during processing. With this in mind, Tecnoagri has introduced […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Dec. 13, 2024
A poll suggests farmers are more concerned about climate change than input and crop prices, fruit and vegetable growers are nearing long-awaited protections, and the PMRA is accused of being in bed with the crop protection industry. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 13, 2024.
VIDEO: Tool design tackles a variety of orchard management tasks
Orchard and vineyard growers not only have to maintain the direct health of their fruit-bearing plants, but also keep the grasses and weeds around them from getting overgrown. This likely requires having different pieces of equipment to help control volunteer growth. At the EIMA international agricultural machinery show in November, we saw that Tecnoagri has […] Read more
How green ammonia could power your next tractor
The internal combustion engine has become considerably more efficient since its first use in a tractor in the late 19th century, but it’s always relied on petroleum in one form or another to make it run. At the Western Canada Green Ammonia Workshop on Nov. 26 in Sperling, Man., David Layzell with the University of […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for Dec. 6, 2024
Canada and Indonesia sign a trade deal, Chinese buyers are scaling back on Canadian canola, and StatCan says farmers harvested more wheat than expected, and less canola. It’s your national agriculture news recap for the week of December 6, 2024.
VIDEO: Autonomous machine treats powdery mildew using UVC light
To control powdery mildew in orchards, growers currently need to apply a fungicide to help keep plants healthy and avoid further complications down the road. But what if your crop could be treated in a non-chemical way and the work could be done while you were sleeping? That’s essentially the pitch that Free Green Nature […] Read more
FuelPositive designs system for on-farm ammonia production
Ian Clifford with FuelPositive has been working with Curtis Hiebert of R and L Acres to install a modular setup on his farm that will supply it with on-farm produced green ammonia fertilizer. It’s a new technology that’s getting attention from growers and people in the industry, as was seen at a Green Ammonia Workshop […] Read more
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