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Jul 5, 2022
Blog Post Via Western Producer
With conditions across the prairies bringing a lot more moisture than normal, it is a great time to review practices for Broadcasting Canola.
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Jul 5, 2022
Agtron’s 40th Anniversary at Canada’s Farm Show
Back to where It began. On June 22nd 2022, at Canada’s Farm Show, Agtron Enterprises celebrated 40 years in business.
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- Jul 6, 2017
DUAL ISOBUS VIRTUAL TERMINAL SETUP CAN BE TRICKY
If we rewind 15 years, farmers were sick of having their cabs cluttered with an assortment of boxes. 2017 brings in the era of ‘Software Clutter’, where the tractor’s VT (Virtual Terminal) has so much software taking up memory and slowing the virtual terminal down that the farmer adds a second virtual terminal.
+ Read More - Oct 24, 2016
ADVANCEMENTS IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE
It is a phrase that sounds lifted straight from a science-fiction novel, “swarm intelligence,” but it is in fact real technology that could potentially bring you food grown by drones.
+ Read More - Sep 22, 2016
KEEP WARM AND COZY WITH CANOLA
Alberta Researchers work out how to use canola in insulation, creating a potential new industry.
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AGRIUM, POTASH CORP OF SASKATCHEWAN CONFIRM MERGER TALKS
Agrium Inc. and Potash Corp of Saskatchewan Inc. confirmed Tuesday they are in preliminary merger talks. Agrium is North America’s major distributor of agricultural products and produces nitrogen, potash and phosphate fertilizer. PotashCorp is the world’s largest potash producer with five mines in Saskatchewan, as well as nitrogen and phosphate operations.
+ Read More - Jul 7, 2016
CROPS IN GOOD TO EXCELLENT CONDITION ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN
Favourable growing conditions are having a positive effect on crops across Saskatchewan, which are reported to be in good to excellent condition and at normal stage of development for this time of year.
+ Read More - Jun 6, 2016
KUBOTA BUYS GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING FOR $430 MILLION
Japanese tractor company Kubota has announced a deal to purchase Salina, Kansas-based equipment-maker Great Plains Manufacturing, Inc.
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MILD WINTER = EARLY SPRING
The planting season will likely start early across most of Western Canada this year, thanks to an early spring melt and an extremely mild winter that delivered average or below average snowfall to most of the Prairies.
+ Read More - Mar 8, 2016
FARM INCOMES SET TO FALL FROM RECORD HIGH
Reuters— Canadian farm incomes look set to fall in 2016 after a year of record profits, but will still reach above-average levels, according to a report from the federal government. Rising receipts for crops and livestock have boosted incomes in recent years, due to greater demand in developing countries and a weak Canadian dollar, a report from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada said Friday. Lower crude oil prices have also cut farmers’ expenses.
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DO-IT-YOURSELF: MAKING A DRIVERLESS GRAIN CART TRACTOR
Advancements in farm technology often come from major investments in research and development by large companies, but there are still cases where farmer ingenuity is part of developing something new.
+ Read More - Dec 11, 2015
PROVINCE RELEASES AMENDMENTS TO BILL 6 EXEMPTING FARM AND RANCH OWNERS, FAMILIES
The provincial government announced amendments to the controversial Bill 6 Monday, after the legislation faced growing opposition from Alberta farmers and ranchers. Jobs, Skills, Training and Labour Minister Lori Sigurdson said the amendments “confirm” the government’s plan to exclude farm and ranch owners, and their families, from Occupational Health and Safety and mandatory Workers’ Compensation Board coverage.
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