Glacier FarmMedia digital editor Greg Berg takes in the 2024 EIMA International Agricultural and Gardening Machinery Exhibition in Bologna, Italy.
EIMA 2024 opens its doors to the world
VIDEO: All quiet on the PEDv front for Manitoba’s hog producers
Biosecurity playing a key role in helping keep deadly diseases at bay
VIDEO (above): On-farm biosecurity with Manitoba Pork Pt. 1: Jenelle Hamblin with Manitoba Pork talks about biosecurity on hog farms and some of the best-practices pork producers should use to maintain a healthy herd. Manitoba’s pork industry has been enjoying a relative calm on the disease front in when it comes to viruses such as
Italian contingent visits Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
A group of Italian delegates, representatives and business leaders gathered at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show as part of its Italy Agtech Roadshow that’s visiting locations in Ontario and Quebec. The group aims to raise awareness for Italian technologies and businesses in order to look for opportunities to help promote them in Canada.
VIDEO: Weeds to watch for in Manitoba
Crop spraying conditions have likely improved since this was recorded at Crop Diagnostic School earlier this month, but that doesn’t mean any weed issues you may have been dealing with are in the rear-view mirror. As provincial weed specialist Kim Brown puts it, the warm-season weeds are upon us and taking full advantage of the
VIDEO: Is your canola starved for nutrients? Here’s how to tell
A boon of moisture this growing season has seen a number of nutrients flow further down into the soil profile, potentially putting them out of reach of your plant’s roots. But the symptoms of nutrient deficiencies – particularly canola – can be easy enough to spot if you know what you’re looking for. In this video
VIDEO: Managing fusarium head blight risk
The past couple of years hasn’t been much of an issue for fusarium in wheat crops, but along came the 2024 growing season which has brought a lot of rain – more than 200 per cent of the 30-year average of rainfall in Carman, Man. alone, according to David Kaminski, field crop pathologist with Manitoba
VIDEO: Weather picture all wet for southern Manitoba, so far
Southern Manitoba has had an abundance of precipitation this growing season, and what’s really needed now is for the clouds to lift to allow the sun to dry things out. That was part of the message that Alison Sass, agricultural meteorology specialist with Manitoba Agriculture, had for attendees at the second day of Crop Diagnostic
VIDEO: Sprayer loading invention wins farm safety award
At Manitoba Ag Days earlier this year, Setter Manufacturing took first prize in the Farm Safety category for its Sprayer Companion invention. “The Spray Companion is probably the safest loading device in the industry for loading on high-clearance sprayers or any sprayers that you might have on the farm,” says Greg Setter, president of Setter
Why soil salinity is not a salt problem
If you have issues with soil salinity in your field you have a problem with water, not salt. That may be a challenge to wrap your head around at first as people naturally think of salt when they hear the word ‘salinity.’ But when the subject is soil salinity, Marla Riekman, soil management specialist with
New Massey Sprayer comes to NFMS, combines and grain carts get synchronized
Product offerings that simplify how farmers work in the field often get more than a cursory glance on the farm show floor. This is the case for two machinery manufacturers at the National Farm Machinery Show (NFMS) in Louisville, Kentucky. Day two of the NFMS saw Massey Ferguson debut its 500R sprayer to attendees, and
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