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Rick Rutherford says he starts his crop planning by looking at last year’s report card: his yield map.
Crops, News

VIDEO: Making 4R nutrient management work

EMILI field day features farmer experiences, high tech systems and extension education

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When Rick Rutherford starts to plan his crop, he begins at the end – the end of the last growing season, that is. The Grosse Isle-area seed grower and owner-operator of Rutherford Farms sits down, current year’s yield map in hand, with agronomist Dave Ives of Enns Brothers to plan for the following spring. “It’s
Wade Barnes is one of the founders of Ronin Agronomy.
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Ousted Farmers Edge founder launches new company

Demand for precision nutrient management services will only grow: Barnes

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Wade Barnes and other former Farmers Edge brass are back in the business with an agronomy firm focusing on precision nutrient management. “I believe that you’re going to see a significant move towards this in agriculture in the next one to three years,” Barnes said. Why it matters: Wade Barnes has started another company after
Regan Ferguson tells of her experience using data on the farm near Melfort at Ag In Motion. (Jeff Melchior photo)
Crops

At Ag in Motion: Find a purpose, then buy tech, Prairie grower says

No matter how cutting-edge, digital ag needs to be a fit on your farm

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Investing in digital agriculture can be a daunting experience. A producer’s best bet, one northeastern Saskatchewan farmer says, is to do your homework and find a purpose for it on your farm. “You have got to have the root purpose of why you got that technology. Either that or you talk to others to help
Comment: Beware of flash instead of substance
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Comment: Beware of flash instead of substance

Self-drilling e-seeds sound exciting, but ecosystem restoration needs practical solutions

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A drone drops a small projectile with three wooden tails, tightly twisted into a spiral, and a seed mounted on the tip. It lands on the bare ground and sits there, exposed to the elements, until it rains. Then, the moisture penetrates the wood fibres and the tails start twisting, slowly pushing the seed into
(Outback Guidance video screengrab via YouTube)
Crops

CNH to buy Outback Guidance’s parent firm

Case IH, New Holland maker to pay US$175 million for Hemisphere

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CNH Industrial, parent of the Case IH. New Holland, Steyr and Flexi-Coil farm equipment brands, has signed a cash deal to buy satellite positioning tech firm Hemisphere GNSS, parent of the Outback Guidance aftermarket GPS, precision ag and autosteer business. CNH announced Thursday it will pay $175 million for Hemisphere, which has been owned since
Manitoba Agriculture staff run Ag Days attendees through the newly launched fertilizer efficiency calculator.
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VIDEO: Manitoba Agriculture launches fertilizer efficiency calculator

Field by field, how well are you optimizing fertilizer?

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Manitoba Agriculture says its new fertilizer efficiency tool will help farmers determine how much of a nutrient is doing its job and how much is wasted. Speaking at Ag Days in Brandon, Manitoba Agriculture Minister Derek Johnson said the digital tool will help producers identify places where fertilizer efficiency could be improved and money could
The province's new calculator is now available in an Excel format, with a web-based, "mobile-friendly" version to be made available "in the coming months," Ag Minister Derek Johnson said Jan. 17.
Crops

Fertilizer efficiency calculator launched

The virtual tool promises a farm-specific deep dive into actual fertilizer efficiency

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Manitoba Agriculture says its new fertilizer efficiency tool will help farmers hone in on exactly how much of the nutrient they’re applying is doing its job, and how much is wastage. The department launched the digital tool on Jan. 17 during Manitoba Ag Days. “Our government recognizes producers face historically high fertilizer prices, highly variable
Yield data is commonplace but fully leveraging it isn’t happening yet on most farms — but that will change rapidly, say some experts.
Crops, Equipment

The era of uniform application is ending as data drives change

The technology behind precision application isn’t the finished article yet, but it’s getting close

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Glacier FarmMedia – The days of applying fertilizer and other inputs in a blanket fashion across entire fields are coming to an end. With the advent of GPS integrated data loggers and yield maps, farmers no longer need to guess when it comes to applying expensive inputs, said precision agriculture expert Alex Melnitchouck. “Yield is
Cyberattacks against agricultural targets are not some far-off threat; they are already happening.
Comment, Op/Ed

Comment: Rise of precision agriculture exposes food system to new threats

There are pressing reasons to adopt new technology, but real risks too

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Farmers are adopting precision agriculture, using data collected by GPS, satellite imagery, internet-connected sensors and other technologies to farm more efficiently. While these practices could help increase crop yields and reduce costs, the technology behind the practices is creating opportunities for extremists, terrorists and adversarial governments to attack farming machinery, with the aim of disrupting
(Dave Bedard photo)
Crops

Agco buys Manitoba ag autonomy firm JCA

Massey, Fendt maker boosts precision ag capacity

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International farm equipment maker Agco is aiming to boost its bench strength in the precision agriculture and autonomous ag sectors by buying a Prairie software and hardware company known for both. Agco, the maker of machinery brands including Massey Ferguson, Fendt, Challenger and Valtra, said Monday it has bought Winnipeg-based JCA Technologies for an undisclosed

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