Maintaining what’s in the bin
OVERWINTER STORAGE TIPS FOR MOULDY CORN
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IF YOU HAVE mouldy corn in on-farm storage, keep an eye on it over the winter to ensure the corn that comes out of your bin in the spring isn’t worse than when it went…
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On-farm emergencies
HAVE A PLAN FOR FIRST RESPONDERS
- NO ONE CAN ever really prepare for an emergency. The cause, scale, and impact are unpredictable, especially on a farm where emergencies or accidents can include anything from barn fires or tractor roll overs, to… -
Farmer’s voice missing
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO RESEARCH
- FROM LONG-RANGE climate forecasts and GIS crop production models to satellite pest control and precision agriculture drones, Digital Farming, often in the form of Big Data and Information Communication Technology, is permeating Canadian food systems… -
The consequences of new technology
MORE TRAINING NEEDED
- DIGITAL DATA-GATHERING technologies in agriculture, often referred to as precision agriculture, are becoming widely used across Ontario farms to monitor crop yields and they can have significant benefits when used to their full potential. But,… -
Always read the data contract
NEW TECHNOLOGY’S LEGAL ISSUES
- FARMERS ARE INCREASINGLY trying to improve productivity and profitability with farm management software systems. Those systems generate vast quantities of data about the farms on which they’re used, however, who owns and has rights to… -
Artificial intelligence
USING TECHNOLOGY TO HELP WITH SCOUTING
- EDUCATION IN AGRICULTURE from an early age and stressing the importance and need for careers in agriculture has been a theme within the industry for years. Both ring true — educating young people in agriculture… -
Growing a new brand
BREVANT SEEDS
- A NEW SEED brand is on the market with a streamlined product offering that is more closely tailored to the region in which the crops are grown. “Farmers won’t have to worry about nuances around… -
Charging up
RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN ELECTRIC TRACTORS
- “IMAGINE A FARM where electric agricultural vehicles, some autonomous, some conventional, are connected to charging points in large solar PV equipped ‘carport-style’ machinery sheds, earning additional income from so-called ‘vehicle-to-grid’ network balancing services while they… -
A toxic issue
FROM THE CEO'S DESK
- DON, ONE TYPE of Vomitoxin in corn, seems to be one of those lingering problems that, despite our best efforts, we can’t find a solution for. It’s been another challenging year for grain farmers in… -
Glyphosate-resistant Canada fleabane
MANAGEMENT WITH COVER CROPS AND TILLAGE
- DR. CLARENCE SWANTON (University of Guelph) used to say that based on research he did in the 1980s, one should not expect to control weeds with cover crops. Their utility was in preventing soil erosion…