VIDEO: Letting go and shifting gears

VIDEO: Letting go and shifting gears

Depth of Field with Kelly Sidoryk

Sometimes we need a nudge, push or out-and-out shove to get unstuck. Consider this column a shove. Sell the cows or get rid of an enterprise. When we significantly reduced our cow herd several years ago, it was mostly a financial decision. Markets, drought, BSE and, of course, some of our own choices, resulted in […] Read more

Dec 15 to 31: Precision ag takes to the skies

Daniel McCann, CEO of Precision AI, talks about how his company uses a drone and artificial intelligence to deliver crop inputs, help manage in-field crop production and how, in a not-too-distant future, the Precision AI system will provide farmers with a wealth of in-field data.






Photo: Greg Berg

Finding efficiencies in fertilizer applications

With the federal government’s goal to achieve a 30 per cent reduction in nitrous oxide emissions – not to mention the high fertilizer costs incurred by farmers in 2022 – there’s a great need to use these products to their full potential without causing additional harm to the environment. But some of the research out […] Read more



Dec 1 to 15: Seed treatment gives canola growers consistency

A canola seed that's irregular in size can result in poor seed placement, even causing a planter to skip. To help solve these issues, Syngenta has created 'Pelta technology,' a treatment that creates a uniform seed size to ensure consistent seed placement and avoid competition in the seed row. In this video, Bryan Briggs with Syngenta Canada talks about Pelta and the benefits it offers for canola growers.


Blackleg in a canola plant stem.  Photo: File

Canola genes complete the puzzle for blackleg resistance

Blackleg continues to be a challenge for canola growers despite recent dry years on the Prairies. Having a good crop rotation plan is a great place to start in order to limit blackleg severity, but you can also improve your level of resistance to the crop disease by using the corresponding canola genes. Here, Dane […] Read more