Reading Time: < 1 minute As we reported on our sites last week, ag chem firm BASF plans to shut down production of glufosinate ammonium at two plants in Germany by year-end, and shut down formulation of the product at its Frankfurt plant in 2025. Dave Bedard of Grainews visits the BASF site at Ag in Motion to ask BASF […] Read more
WATCH: Prairie supply line intact for BASF’s glufosinate
WATCH: Liquid slurry trailer won top innovation prize at AIM
Reading Time: < 1 minute [UPDATED] Advance Tank Production Ltd. won the top award in the equipment category in the 2024 Ag In Motion Innovation Program. The company’s biogas slurry tank was the winning entry, a high-speed emptying and filling machine that uses three pumps to load water at about 12,000 litres per minute and unload at about 16,000 litres […] Read more
Western Canadian crops rebound in 2024
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia’s Bruce Burnett took advantage of the drive to Ag In Motion to cast his experienced eye on the Prairie’s crop prospects this growing season. He found that crop conditions are vastly improved over last year, especially in the southwest Prairies. However, the heat forecast for the end of this week could have a […] Read more
AgGronomyTV: Keeping weeds in check
Do you know what the three approaches to integrated weed management are? Anne Kirk, cereal crop specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, made this the focal point of her demonstration at the 2024 instalment of Crop Diagnostic School in Carman, Man. Hear some of her recommendations about keeping weeds at bay, here.
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AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for July 12, 2024
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VIDEO: Summer Series: Greg Stamp and Sarah Stamp of Stamp Seeds
Reading Time: < 1 minute Second generation grain producers, Greg and Sarah Stamp, of Stamp Seeds & Stamp Farms from Enchant, Alta., were 2023 national winners of Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers. Along with their family they operate Stamp Seeds and Stamp Farms in the Bow River Irrigation District. With 5,000 acres under irrigation and 2,000 acres of dryland farming, they produce pedigreed seed such as wheat, barley, […] Read more
AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for July 5, 2024
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AgGronomyTV: High precipitation = high risk for sclerotinia
Given the high amounts of rain in southern Manitoba as of late, the risk for sclerotinia developing in crops is likely on the upswing. So what should growers of canola, sunflower and other crops be on the lookout for? In this past video from the 2022 Crop Diagnostic School – and with the new crop school season imminent – field crop pathologist David Kaminski reminds growers what should be on their radar.
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AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for June 28, 2024
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AGCanadaTV: In case you missed it: Your national ag news recap for June 21, 2024
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