Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Trees, terraces and llamas: Resilient watershed management and sustainable agriculture the Inca way. Afro-Indigenous harvests: Cultivating participatory agroecologies in Guerrero, Mexico. There might have been two distinct saffron species in ancient Sicily. Another way of recovering traditional knowledge is by reading ancient texts.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 7, 2025

Massey Ferguson says its new Hesston double small square baler is a perfect fit for farmers facing labour shortages and tight harvest windows. With the MF SB.1436DB 1436DB small square baler, farmers can now produce two rows of bales per field pass. With the MF SB.1436DB

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

On this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF Canada agronomist Rob Miller offers tips on how to time harvest aid herbicide treatments. On this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF Canada agronomist Rob Miller offers tips on how to time harvest aid herbicide treatments. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Why is it so important for corn growers to get their combine settings right before they roll into the field to harvest grain? Read More Why is it so important for corn growers to get their combine settings right before they roll into the field to harvest grain? He says when growers are paying $800,000 or more for a combine and the.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As far as averages go, the 2024 harvest season is chugging along around the average for most provinces. Some farmers are fully caught up with what’s ready, even though early indications were for an earlier than normal harvest. But like most averages, the number doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 8, 2025

Farmers know where their combines struggle when it comes time to harvest, and concaves can contribute to these struggles through inefficiencies and grain damage. When Thunderstruck was designing their new Razors Edge Concave that launched at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta.,

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Harvest Grain Ltd., Gregor in northeast Saskatchewan, says it has acquired full ownership of specialty crop handler Harvest Milling at Fillmore, in the… Read More A trio of investors are bringing together several existing crop-handling facilities in Saskatchewan to launch a new pulse and specialty crop company. Harvest Grain Ltd.,

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Kubota expects to make fruit harvesting drones available to North American fruit farmers as early as 2025. The autonomous flying harvesters captured lots of attention at Agritechnica ’23 as the equipment manufacturer showed off the potential of its collaboration with technology developer Tevel.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In Episode 14 of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert discuss this year’s challenging harvest, from managing unpredictable weather to empowering the team through cross-training and delegation. Read More

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 29, 2025

Citrus production has emerged as a significant global agricultural industry, driven by the cultivation of diverse varieties such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruits. Renowned for their nutritional value, citrus fruits also play a vital role in the global economy through extensive export networks.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for. Read More A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 25, 2024

Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Speed and flexibility is everything when a farmer is in the middle of harvest and needing to get grain trucks emptied as quickly as possible.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Customer feedback is the driving force behind a stack of updates farmers will see in New Holland’s 2025 FR Forage Cruiser self-propelled forage harvesters. Read More Customer feedback is the driving force behind a stack of updates farmers will see in New Holland’s 2025 FR Forage Cruiser self-propelled forage harvesters.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Harvest efficiency is essential when it is time to get the crop in, but combine wheel slip on wet or uneven terrain or inconsistent speed adjustments can cost growers time and money.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 26, 2024

In closing out the first quarter of 2024, Farm Credit Canada has released a report comparing current harvest equipment sales to last year and the five-year average. Read More In closing out the first quarter of 2024, Farm Credit Canada has released a report comparing current harvest equipment sales to last year and the five-year average.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In Episode 22 of The Truth About Ag, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout chat with Leah Olson, vice president of customer experience and operations at Brilliant Harvest Inc. With a background in agriculture and manufacturing, Olson has led companies through major transitions, turnarounds, and sustainable growth.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Farmers Weekly This week’s Photo of the Week comes from 14-year-old aspiring photographer Noah, who has captured the harvest progress beautifully. His brothers and father run an agricultural contracting business and have recently taken on a 49ha (120-acre) farm.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For fall of 2024, commodity markets are moving ever so slightly against seasonal trends and are actually edging higher ahead of the coming corn harvest. For fall of 2024, commodity markets are moving ever so slightly against seasonal trends and are actually edging higher ahead of the coming corn harvest. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Weather is one of the many, but main, factors that determines yield outcomes at harvest. While farmers can’t make the rain fall or the sun shine, there are plenty of things that can be done to mitigate the stress that a… Read More Weather is one of the many, but main, factors that determines yield outcomes at harvest.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This was the topic of a recent event, “Harvesting Solutions: Aligning NBSAPs and NDCs for Climate and Biodiversity Benefits,” held on the sidelines of COP16 in Cali. The post Harvesting Solutions: How Food Systems Can Unlock Progress on Climate and Biodiversity appeared first on Food Tank.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The bottom line: 30% of harvested acres is devoted to corn, and another 30% to soybeans. This is industrial agriculture at a glance. Regenerative agriculture anyone? The post US industrial agriculture at a glance appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. These, of course, are largely genetically modified.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Read More Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Read More Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Why so early? Why so early?

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Josh Linville with StoneX on the fertilizer markets; Charles Baron with FBN on using AI for agronomy; Bergen Nelson with John Deere on harvesting technology to ease pressure on the operator; and, Hear a spotlight interview with… Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Fall conditions in Ontario are quite dry and that has some growers wondering if the wheat is OK. More farmers are also perhaps getting a little carried away with fall field work, because, well, there’s time and dry conditions to do some! To discuss what’s going on with the wheat crop, why it’s always the.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 11, 2023

What if there was a way to boost the number of acres harvested in a day by 20 to 50 per cent while reducing fuel consumption by a similar amount? Read More What if there was a way to boost the number of acres harvested in a day by 20 to 50 per cent while reducing fuel consumption by a similar amount?

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Harvested seed quality is heavily influenced by weather conditions throughout the growing season. While the Prairies experienced both last year, the quality of seed going into 2025 is quite stable, says Carey Matthiessen, Read More Harvested seed quality is heavily influenced by weather conditions throughout the growing season.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 10, 2023

A newly-tasselled corn field indicates that silage harvest is only 45 to 50 days away. As producers speed down the runway toward silage harvest takeoff, Pioneer Seeds Canada nutritionist Ashley Knapton says now’s the time to look at key factors that will influence silage quality and how a well-managed silage crop can contribute to farm.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

New Holland is redesigning and restyling its line of forage harvesters. Up front, farmers will notice a renewed version of New Holland’s UltraFeed grass pickup on its range of FR forage harvesters for 2024. The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o, The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o,

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 28, 2024

Real Agriculture agronomist Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson says it’s not as bad as 1996 when fusarium decimated the provincial winter wheat crop, but growers will. The beast is back! Read More The beast is back! Read More The beast is back! Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. Read More CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. Read More CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. In this report, CLAAS. In this report, CLAAS.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for. Read More A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for.

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Food Politics

MAY 14, 2024

The headline caught my eye: FDA Publishes Landmark Final Rule to Enhance the Safety of Agricultural Water Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule on agricultural water that represents an important step toward enhancing the safety of produce. Testing pre-harvest agricultural water.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This year’s costly and difficult harvest has prompted farmers to consider different options to growing crops such as wheat and barley after these struggled […] The post Farmers turn to wildflowers and bird cover after costly harvest appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 25, 2023

What does black electrical tape have to do with protecting your state of mind at harvest? For Megz Reynolds, during a particularly bad harvest, covering up the yield monitor with it was a small boundary she set to help ease her mind and focus on the task at hand. It may seem small, but small things. It may seem small, but small things.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Capacity and flexibility are both important when it comes to choosing an auger that will help speed up moving grain at harvest. The Brandt 1345 B Series U-Trough, featuring a 13-inch U-trough, nearly doubles the capacity of a standard round-tube auger.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 10, 2025

Growers looking to capture more crop at harvest will have two new combine header options from John Deere for the 2026 harvest season. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, the company showcased a three-piece hinge draper reel system and an 18-row corn head.

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