Soil test protocols developed for Western Canada in the 1960s are still used and still relevant, but farmers can collect a lot more data now to further refine recommendations. These are not your father’s soil tests.
What tech will you buy in 2018? These five farmers share their plans for 2018, including their motivation for investing in that system or product. As a bonus, we also ask them: Do farms need to hire techies just like they hire agronomists?
Tillage is making a comeback with recent high-moisture years. With all the benefits of reduced tillage, is this a positive? Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Brittany Hennig goes through five steps to consider before returning to tillage or increasing the use of tillage.
A Grain World session called “What technology is going to shape the next 3-5 years?” described the following tech trends.
Europe grows a lot of B. napus oilseed rape (OSR) and OSR production tools are a big part of Agritechnica, the massive machinery show in Hanover, Germany. We went to see what new ideas and technology could possibly enhance our canola best management practices in Western Canada.