article thumbnail

Profitable Practices: Greenhouse innovation with Red Sun Farms

Real Agriculture

Red Sun Farms in Kingsville, Ont., is one of 170 greenhouse vegetable farms in Ontario. Across the province, the Ontario greenhouse vegetable industry grows tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers in 3,900 acres of greehhouse, producing 521 million kilograms of fresh vegetables with a farm gate value of more than $1.4

article thumbnail

The Sharp Edge: Building sprayer tender trailers, with Shawridge Farms

Real Agriculture

Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. At Shawridge Farms, a large cash crop and commercial grain elevator operation located in Arthur, Ont., So how does one guy get over all those acres? Read More Covering 40,000 acres a year with a sprayer is a big job. So how does one guy get over all those acres?

Cash Crop 336
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Sharp Edge: Planting big acres and mitigating compaction with Cliff Horst

Real Agriculture

How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield? The brothers farm in Perth County, Ont., Read More How do you cover acres quickly during planting season with big equipment without causing compaction and compromising yield?

Acre 246
article thumbnail

Farm Credit Canada offers top-up to Ducks Unlimited marginal areas payment

Real Agriculture

Those who participate in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Marginal Areas Program and are clients of Farm Credit Canada may be able to access additional funds per acre. Read More Those who participate in the Ducks Unlimited Canada Marginal Areas Program and are clients of Farm Credit Canada may be able to access additional funds per acre.

Farming 295
article thumbnail

Evaluating biologicals for the farm

Real Agriculture

But for farmers, selecting which product and application is right for their acres can be a daunting and confusing task. But for farmers, selecting which product and application is right for their acres can be a daunting and confusing task. Read More Biologicals hold great promise for improving crop production. Read More

Acre 286
article thumbnail

State agriculture officials adopt policy supporting the right to farm

NASDA

– Today at the 2023 National Association of State Departments of Agriculture annual meeting, NASDA members adopted policy to protect farmers’ right to farm. The USDA Economic Research Service reports the number of farmers and acres of land in farms is on a downward trend. had 2 million farms in 2022, down from 2.2

article thumbnail

Bourgault targets capacity without complexity in new product roll-out

Real Agriculture

It’s no secret that farmers are looking for more productivity for their farm machinery dollar. A key part of that farming formula is capacity, specifically larger equipment that can get more done in a day and help cover the big acres that many farmers are working across vast tracks of land.