AgGronomyTV: Avoiding seed toxicity in canola

Fertilizer is essential to ensure a healthy canola stand, but there are situations that can cause seed toxicity – especially in drier-than-normal seeding conditions. Here, Amy Delaquis with Manitoba Canola Growers talks about what producers need to be aware of – such as fertilizer placement and soil moisture conditions – so that their yields won’t suffer come harvest-time. (Recorded at Manitoba Ag Days 2024)






AgGronomyTV: Soybeans in crop rotations

Yvonne Lawley, associate professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of Manitoba, has a keen interest for how soybeans are faring in rotation alongside their crop cousins in Manitoba. Here, Lawley talks about yields in soy-on-soy crop rotations, plus, one of the ‘new frontiers’ in building soil health in the province.




VIDEO: Bourgault launches ‘two-for-one’ seed meter

VIDEO: Bourgault launches ‘two-for-one’ seed meter

New XP Duo Seed Meter supplies singulation to two row units from a single meter

Last month at the National Farm Machinery Show, Bourgault Industries introduced its latest offering to the seeding and planting market: the XP Duo Meter. The latest development from the Saskatchewan-based ag equipment brand uses one meter housing to control seed to two individual rows (though operators can deliver to just one row if they choose). […] Read more



VIDEO: New Holland, Raven sync up for grain transfers in the field

VIDEO: New Holland, Raven sync up for grain transfers in the field

Raven Cart Automation aims to make grain transfers in the field more efficient

New Holland and Raven Industries want to make technology your harvest buddy in 2024. The Raven Cart Automation system is designed to reduce mishaps, such as spilled grain, between combine and grain cart operators during harvest. The system works on a radio frequency transmission between machines and allows the combine operator to call as many […] Read more

VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

VIDEO: Precision upgrades for Deere tractors and sprayers 

Tech options aimed at injecting new life into older machines

If you’re not quite ready to pony up for a new John Deere, the brand’s line of precision hardware may be a nice fit to access some of its newer technology features. Deere’s precision upgrade line offers some of the latest receivers, displays, and modems at an affordable price to get more out of your […] Read more