environment Archives - Page 8 of 8

The 4R crop nutrient solution

Here’s an approach to keep consumers happy, and to boost farmers’ productivity too

By Ralph Pearce February 25, 2015

Reading Time: 5 minutes Most growers have heard of “The 4Rs” and they know it stands for applying the right source at the right rate, at the right time and to the right place. But there’s still a long way to go to actually implement the concept. “It seems the time was right for a concept that helped explain […] Read more

Crops

A new era for manure?

European design promises to put more manure where it can push the throttle on crop yields

By Ralph Pearce January 6, 2015

Reading Time: 9 minutes If you’ve been around livestock production for the past 20 years, the concept of using drag hoses to apply manure won’t strike you as anything so very new, yet the arrival of the Vogelsang dribble-bar application system with its precision distribution is generating a lot of interest and anticipation. The unit was on display at […] Read more

Guide Business

Farmers need solutions in the face of bigger, tougher problems

'Wicked problem' is the latest buzzphrase, and agriculture is in the crosshairs

By Gerald Pilger September 22, 2014

Reading Time: 5 minutes By nature, farmers are problem solvers. Farmers deal with production, mechanical, financial, marketing, and business challenges on a daily basis, and the success of their farm operations depends upon their ability to solve those problems quickly and efficiently. In fact, farmers are so adept at solving their problems, the temptation is to think that every […] Read more

Features

Consumers play major role in sustainable agriculture

Production efficiencies help the environment

By Bruce Sargent February 27, 2014

Reading Time: < 1 minute Country Guide had the opportunity to speak with Terry Daynard, an associate at Agri-Food Technologies at the recent AGM of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA). He describes how public interest and activism for sustainable agriculture and the environment have moved modern companies toward sustainability. Super-chain stores also play a major role, as the […] Read more

Daily Network News

‘We should always aim for free trade’: low tariffs not good enough say agriculture leaders on Hoekstra remarks

CBOT weekly outlook: Soybeans/corn awaiting acreage data

ICE Canada Weekly: More behind canola, soyoil than crude oil prices

Tag Archives environment

The 4R crop nutrient solution

A new era for manure?

Farmers need solutions in the face of bigger, tougher problems

Consumers play major role in sustainable agriculture

AgCanadaTV

AgCanadaTV: In case you missed it; your national ag news recap for March 20, 2026

Latest Market News