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It’s no longer a question of whether the soyfood will grow, but which products will grow fastest
Reading Time: 5 minutes The news on two fronts is very good. Canadian food-grade soybeans have earned a solid reputation in export markets for quality and traceability. Plus, the health benefits of soybeans are getting clearer and clearer, with more than 10,000 scientific articles now published globally citing soy’s inherently healthy low-fat protein, fatty acids, fibre content and antioxidants […] Read moreWith precision agriculture finally ready to fulfil its promise, should you look to expand even faster? The answer depends on whether you have the time
Reading Time: 5 minutes The predictions came fast and furious when relatively accurate GPS units first made their debut outside the military a decade ago. In essentially the twinkling of an eye, we were told, precision agriculture would begin slashing our use of inputs and we would apply only what we needed where it was needed, with medical precision. […] Read moreVariable-rate planting catches on as growers strive to make every seed count with their costly top-flight genetics
Reading Time: 3 minutes Precision agriculture may have got off to a patchy start in Eastern Canada, but one use that is generating a lot of excitement right now is variable-rate seeding. Indeed, the technology to have row units turn on and off automatically seems to have come at exactly the right time, Higher-priced corn seed may be worth […] Read moreSo you think you know what “precision” farming means? You’re probably selling the technology short. Equipment makers around the world are set to launch tools that will let farmers do things we have never, ever been able to do before
Reading Time: 5 minutes A mere decade ago, to be on the cutting edge of precision farming meant using a GPS receiver equipped with a light bar guidance system to help you steer a straight line. That receiver relied on the standard WAAS signal with its one-metre accuracy, a technological breakthrough. Today, that equipment no longer fits into anyone’s […] Read more
