Originally published on June 28, 2024 on Canadian Cattlemen By Lisa Guenther We’re still a few weeks away from Ag in Motion, but details are filtering in about events in the Livestock Central part of the show. New this year is the Livestock AgTech Happy Hour, slated daily from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. in […]
Originally published on February 29, 2024 on Spudsmart by Chad Hutchinson I had a conversation some weeks ago that has really stuck with me. The conversation was with Joy Youwakim, an agroecology scientist at Biome Makers. Specializing in DNA sequencing of the microorganisms in agricultural soil, Biome Makers provides analysis and tools for validating farm
Originally published June 24, 2024, on Spudsmart By Staff Agreement focuses on commercialization and distribution of disease-free, high-quality starting material to smallholder farmers in Kenya and India, the companies said. Bayer and Solynta have reached an agreement to collaborate on the commercialization and distribution of true potato seeds in Kenyan and Indian markets. This partnership
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Originally published on June 28, 2024 on RealAgriculture By Bernard Tobin The beast is back! Ontario’s winter wheat crop has high yield potential but there are also high levels of yield robbing fusarium in fields in some regions of the province. Real Agriculture agronomist Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson says it’s not as bad as 1996
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Originally published on June 27, 2024, on Farmtario By Alfons Weerlink and Roy Ahiati The 2024 cropping year is well underway. Projecting future yields can help in planning decisions ranging from fertilizer needs to forward contracting levels. This article looks at trends in the average in Ontario crop yields and the variability in those trends
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Originally published on June 28, 2024, on AGCanada By John Greig Glacier FarmMedia—A Dutch farmer is making liquid fertilizer from cow manure so he can use the nutrients locally instead of moving them around the country. Ton Groot Roessink milks about 200 cows near Baak, using robots, automated feeding and automated manure cleaning. Manure from
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Originally published on June 21, 2024, on Farmtario By OMAFRA Field Crop Team Crop growth and conditions continue to be variable across the province. While crops look good in areas that were able to be planted either early or as per normal and into decent soil conditions, other areas have been delayed significantly by continued
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Originally published on June 24, 2024, on Agri-News Alberta Agriculture and Irrigation (AGI) is seeking feedback from primary producers to better understand challenges and barriers to growth in Alberta’s agriculture sector. This sector has faced a variety of changes in the last few years including rising input costs, policy direction uncertainties from the federal government,
Originally published on June 6, 2024 on Canadian Cattlemen. By Jerry Klassen World Animal Foundation has updated the statistics on May 29, 2023. I’ve received many inquiries over the past couple of months about the price outlook for feeder cattle. Many analysts focus on feeder supplies and use this to determine their view or perspective of
Originally published on June 7, 2024 on Canadian Cattlemen By Nathan Phinney Spring 2024 has brought new hope and started off with better weather-related conditions than last year. We are still working with the federal government on the Livestock Tax Deferral Program for producers. Our first step was to have them acknowledge the importance of the
