Ron Lyseng

SuperCool winter lentils were put to the test this winter, with three of four sites recording total kill; especially disappointing because this was

Autonomous equipment is expected to make it easier to hire inexperienced people to operate expensive equipment.

Roy Maki is the Smart Farm research manager at Olds and is leading the autonomous agriculture equipment research. When asked about possible financial benefits to the farmer, Maki said that autonomy will be driven primarily by a shortage of capable farm labour.

The drone school was organized by Matt Johnson, vice-president of Volatus Unmanned Services (Volatus Aerospace) which provides UAV training in Manitoba. Johnson said the one-day school exposes high school students to academic research activities using drones.

Makers of the Ecorobotix ARA claim their sprayer can apply chemical to a crop using one nozzle per row and that it is individually triggered to turn on

A high-speed disc from Ukraine suits prairie conditions because the farmland is similar High-speed discs have caught on in the last decade. However,

The crop-killing drought that’s hanging prairie crops out to dry will have an impact on residual nutrients this fall. What can producers expect to see in

The event is designed to refine the diagnostic skills of farmers and agronomists involved in field scouting and assessing crop health. This year, there were sessions on diseases, insects, weeds and soils.

Ile de Chenes, Man. — Three organic farmers swap fields back and forth, keeping land certified five years before returning to alfalfa. Their rotation is

Winter wheat growers traditionally like seeding into canola stubble, something that becomes a problem when harvest runs late and pushes up against the