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July 1 – 15 Check out DOT, an autonomous, powered farming platform.
Norman Beaujot asks, "why do we need the tractor in the first place?"
July 1 – 15 Farm Safety and Ag Education for Children
EP11.5 – Rob Eirich talking with Dave Spraque of Ag For Life about Farm Safety and Ag Education.
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VIDEO: Big rain in southern Ontario poses crop challenges
Reading Time: < 1 minute A wide area of midwestern Ontario got around six inches of rain on June 22, flooding parts of small towns and turning many fields in the area into swamps.
VIDEO: Hog farmers at Ontario Pork Congress optimistic
Reading Time: < 1 minute Glacier FarmMedia’s John Greig attended the recent Ontario Pork Congress in Stratford, Ont., and spoke with the chair of Ontario Pork about the future of the province’s pork industry and what role international markets are likely to play in the coming future.
VIDEO: Why Ontario needs a clean seed program for garlic growers
Reading Time: < 1 minute Michael Celetti, OMAFRA’s horticulture pathologist, talks with John Greig, Ontario field editor for Glacier FarmMedia, about how garlic growers would be assured they aren’t getting contaminated seed if they had more protocols and certification.
Canada’s Farm Progress Show highlights
Reading Time: < 1 minute Spencer Myers of AgDealerTV takes a quick tour at the recent Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina and shows you some of the new technology and machinery headed your way in 2017.
MIG welding tips from a pro
Reading Time: < 1 minute Grainews machinery editor Scott Garvey visited the Lincoln Electric display at Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina to get some tips on how to get the best out of a MIG welder.
June 16 – 30 Testing a patch of land that has been zero-till for more than 30 years vs. conventionally tilled soil
Soil specialist Marla Riekman and farmer Doug Wilton talk about their 'Soil Your Undies' project.
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June 16 – 30 Beef Growth Hormones and Food Safety
EP11.4 – Rob Eirich talks with Dr. Reynold Bergen of the Canadian Cattlemen's Association about hormone implants in beef and safety of beef in Canada.
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VIDEO: Conversations on biotechnology: Kevin Folta
Reading Time: < 1 minute Dr. Kevin Folta talks about how new gene editing techniques and science communication lessons are changing the conversation around genetically engineered crops.
A message from April Stewart, Country Guide's Associate Editor
