Brittany Warner

Seed toxicity can severely impede canola yield, and it can be difficult to determine just how much nitrogen is needed in the seed row to see maximum results, while mitigating losses from possible seed toxicity. On this episode of Canola School, Ken Wall, grow team advisor with Federated Co-operatives Ltd, breaks down seed toxicity and what to consider when determining ideal seed-row rates of nitrogen. Canola seed tends to be more sensitive to nitrogen toxicity and is more susceptible to seed tox…

Both lygus bugs and diamondback moths can cause issues for canola growers, not only because of the damage they do to a crop, but also because they tend to show up later in the growing season, which can complicate or eliminate the option to spray. For this episode of the Canola School, Jaden Wood-Spa…

A steam-sprayer company is currently conducting trials researching the efficacy of steam-spraying to new depths, which so far, has produced promising results. The X-Steam-inator is a spraying system that utilizes steam to kill weeds and thanks to research being done in Yuma, Arizona, could produce a sizeable increase in production. Ron Gleim, founder and CEO of X-Steam-inator, talks about the promising research being done south of the border that looks to up the ante on steam-spraying. “The Univ…

A drone sprayer aimed at saving farmers inputs and resources was on display at Ag in Motion 2022, where it also took home an innovation award for its potential within the industry. SkyAg Tech, in partnership with XAG, debuted their v40 drone — a fully autonomous machine capable of spraying 100 acres…

With more investments than ever being pushed into the ag-tech sector, companies are bringing together resources and technology, to not only increase efficiency, but also keep environmental targets in mind. Precision AI is one of those companies. Precision AI’s current endeavour is bridging two emerg…

Root rot continues to be a concern for pulse growers and although work is being done on creating varieties that are more resistant to diseases such as aphanomyces, that reality is likely at least eight years away. In the interim, growers are encouraged to employ a comprehensive rotation schedule to best combat root rot in mainstay crops such as lentils and peas. Sherrilyn Phelps, director of research and development for the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers, joins us for this episode of the Pulse School where we discuss new and novel pulse crops that are being tested to see if they would be a viable option for growers' rotations. She talks about some of the crops they are researching throughout the province....

A new hardware system designed to simplify livestock water monitoring was among the recipients of innovation award winners at Ag in Motion, in Langham, Sask. FarmSimple is the creator of the product and set out to bring a year-round user friendly solution to, the often time consuming task, of checki…

Nothing about drought is fun or easy, especially when you're gearing up for your next seeding season with less than ideal soil moisture conditions. However, research is being done on how farmers could adjust their seeding rates to best maximize their wheat yields following a drought. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, we are joined by Jessica Enns, general manager for the Western Applied Research Corporation (WARC), who discusses some of the research being done on wheat seeding rates in drought-stricken areas. Last year, several parts of the Prairies experienced drought conditions, and Enns says they were able to gain some knowledge on seeding rates then and continue on with the research this year. "What we found [in 2021]...

Whether the idea comes sitting in the tractor, around a boardroom, or in the middle of the night, actually converting an idea into a viable business can be a daunting task. To help move ideas forward, a non-profit company in Saskatchewan is focused on streamlining that process for food- and beverage…

Innovation was at the forefront of Canada’s Farm Show 2022 and FinDoor was in attendance to provide a spin on the vertically opening overhead door systems that have been the go-to, at least in Canada, for numerous years. FinDoor utilizes design and technology that is widely, and predominately, used in Finland and other Scandinavian countries to bring consumers a horizontally folding door, this to replace traditional vertically opening overhead doors. Boyd Walder, director of sales North America…