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Reuters reports: In a field of sugar beet in Switzerland, a solar-powered robot that looks like a table on wheels scans the rows of crops with its camera, identifies weeds and zaps them with jets of blue liquid from its...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan Western Canadian crops require 17 essential nutrients to grow normally. Carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen derived from the air comprise more than 90 per cent of the fresh plant tissue. Macronutrients derived from the soil and needed...
Farmscape for May 8, 2018 Anne Kirk - Manitoba Agriculture Full Interview 3:42 Listen Manitoba Agriculture reports favorable weather and field conditions have allowed seeding operations to get underway in most areas of the province but soils are becoming dry and rain...
Source: Alberta Wheat Commission The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and Alberta Barley say that Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s move to endorse key amendments to Bill C-49 in the House of Commons, as recommended by the Commissions, is good news...
Source: Canola Council of Canada The Canola Council welcomes the recent decision of the Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues to advance for adoption the proposed maximum residue limit (MRL) for quinclorac in canola. While this is a positive step, to...
Source: Canadian Grain Commission news release Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Canadian Grain Commission has determined that 5 varieties of Canada Western Red Spring wheat will be reassigned to the Canada Northern Hard Red wheat class. Scientific trials showed that gluten...
Source: Government of Saskatchewan Intensive Grazing Intensive grazing describes livestock and grass management practices that focus on increased levels of manager involvement, increased forage quality, increased meat production per unit area; and more uniform forage utilization. Managers practicing intensive grazing closely follow...
Source: Alberta Wheat Commission Team Alberta is pleased to launch farmsustainability.ca. This farm sustainability readiness tool is a web-based, voluntary, self-assessment and action planning resource that aims to advance on-farm sustainability in Canada. “Interest in our food system is ever-increasing,” said...
Source: Alberta Wheat Commission The Alberta Wheat Commission (AWC) and Alberta Barley thank the Senate for passing Bill C-49, the Transportation Modernization Act, with key amendments that will go a long way in holding the railways to account and ensuring...
Source: Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Fact Sheet written by: James Dyck - Engineering Specialist, Crop Systems and Environment/OMAFRA Introduction Are you paying too much to dry your grain? A grain dryer wastes as much as 40% of the energy...