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Crops, Equipment, Features, Machinery

Can John Deere’s See and Spray system more than pay for itself?

Analysis of 2024 use shows significant reduction in herbicide use and costs

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Iowa State University in late August published the results of its field-scale trials of John Deere’s precision spraying system See and Spray Ultimate, and the outcomes were impressive, to say the least. Deere’s system uses artificial intelligence and machine-based learning to identify weeds in a growing crop and make targeted applications. The Iowa trials consisted […] Read more
Jason Waldenberger’s combine in action right after his Seed Terminator was installed in the field.
Equipment, Features

What the weed seed smasher survey says

Farmers share insights from working with weed seed control technology

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A recent study conducted by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada provides a glimpse into why some Canadian producers are using harvest weed seed control, the effectiveness of the technology and some of the challenges associated with it. The 49-question online survey was conducted between the spring and fall of 2023. A total of 10 producers from […] Read more
Many farmers have set up multiple barriers against grain theft and are also advised to reduce the number of entry points to their grain storage area.
Features, News

More heft against theft

What’s new in enforcement and community initiatives? And what are the best ways to ensure you’re not a victim?

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Prairie provincial leaders have gotten the message. They’ve listened to farmers and their neighbours in rural areas and are putting more resources and new strategies in place to reduce theft and other crimes. At the same time, farmers have taken the initiative to prevent theft through increased vigilance and investments in cameras, lighting and more. […] Read more
The OYF program aims to recognize farmers who exemplify excellence in their field.
Features

COYF: Outstanding, young and (mostly) westbound

Alberta is set to host the national Outstanding Young Farmers 2024 event later this month

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Seven farm and ranch families from across Canada will get a look at how agriculture works in southern Alberta in late November, as the regional nominees for Canada’s Outstanding Young Farmers (COYF) make their way to Lethbridge for the national awards competition. The seven regional finalists, who represent agriculture enterprises ranging from fruit, vegetable and […] Read more
Geena Luckett says one of the most popular wines at Luckett’s Vineyard, near Wolfville, N.S., is a vintage known as Phone Box Red, in recognition of her dad Pete’s British heritage. In the centre of the vineyard is a red phone box, such as those commonly found in England. The phone within is operating, and visitors can call anywhere in the world for free.
Features, Grapes

Geena Luckett

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: The glamour in the wine takes hard work among the vines

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Owning and operating a vineyard isn’t quite as glamorous as Geena Luckett imagined during her university days, as her dad was establishing Luckett’s Vineyard in Nova Scotia’s Gaspereau Valley, not far from the Bay of Fundy. After starting out as an events manager at the winery, then learning about all other aspects of the business, […] Read more
Quebec OYF nominees Alison Blouin and Simon Plante among the strawberries on the Polyculture Plante farm.
Features, Fruit/Vegetables

Simon Plante and Alison Blouin

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: Its acres capped by geography, this market garden operation seeks to grow more per acre

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Increasing production on the same land base, which in turn will help make more marketing opportunities possible— that’s the goal of a young Quebec farming couple heading up a second-generation fruit and vegetable operation near Quebec City. Investing heavily in new production technology on the family-owned Polyculture Plante, located at Sainte-Pétronille on Île d’Orléans, is […] Read more
DJ Wassenaar (left) and business partner Matt Bergman have developed a diversified farming operation at two locations in Ontario, along with off-season non-farm work.
Crops, Features

DJ Wassenaar and Matt Bergman

Outstanding Young Farmers: How they put diversity in their rotations, cropping systems, equipment use — and growing regions

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Watching for and developing diversification opportunities is certainly an important part of how partners DJ Wassenaar and Matt Bergman built their farm businesses in Ontario. Growing up on their respective farms in southwestern Ontario, they both started farm businesses at an early age. DJ grew up on a beef operation and started a custom farming […] Read more
Marcus and Paige Dueck and their children Sutton, age 4 ½, and Brielle, age 1 ½, along with dog Stella and members of the family’s Brown Swiss dairy herd.
Dairy Cattle, Features

Marcus and Paige Dueck

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: Finding that work-life equilibrium involves some trade-offs — and new technology

With dairy cattle, cash crops and two young children, the days are still pretty busy for Manitoba farmers Marcus and Paige Dueck — but new technology introduced in recent years has helped them be more efficient and find balance in their lives. For the Duecks, who are the third generation on Four Oak Farms near […] Read more
Cyle and Erika Stewart, with daughters Hazel and Resha.
Beef Cattle, Features

Cyle and Erika Stewart

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: Efficiency, sustainability and resilience are priorities when ranching during a long dry spell

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Cyle and Erika Stewart say developing an efficient beef herd and managing pastures to optimize use of available forage during consecutive years of drought conditions has been the priority for their family-run ranching operation in southern Saskatchewan. The Stewarts, who own and operate Pine Ranch along with Erika’s parents Bill and Terry Strande, say they’ve […] Read more
The Doerksens of Gemstone Grass Fed Beef, from left: Lorin with wife Katie and children Norah, Josie, and Lucy; at centre, Daniel with wife Kim and children Gradey, Kyleah and Bowden; at right, Barry with wife Karla and kids Jake and Stanley.
Beef Cattle, Features

Lorin, Barry and Daniel Doerksen

Outstanding Young Farmers 2024: The cattle’s performance on grass and forages becomes part of the beef’s story at retail

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What started out as a plan to supply a niche market in the beef industry has over the past six years turned into the focus for a fourth-generation southeastern Alberta ranching operation. For the Doerksen brothers of Gemstone Cattle Company at Gem, Alta., about an hour north of Brooks, putting some of the efficient beef […] Read more

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