By Alice McFarlane

Agriculture Roundup for Monday August 9, 2021

Aug 9, 2021 | 2:11 PM

MELFORT, Sask. – A national farm organization is applauding the federal government for providing $100 million for drought relief through AgriRecovery and the Alberta government’s announcement of $136 million for that provinces drought-stricken ranchers.

Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) President Mary Robinson said she is pleased to see both levels of government step forward and show their support for farmers in these very trying times.

“The drought in Western Canada and Northwestern Ontario have had devastating impacts on grain producers and livestock producers in these regions and these assistance packages are encouraging signs,” Robinson said. “But clearly more funding is needed to address the situation across much of Canada.”

Robinson also called on governments in Manitoba, Saskatchewan, B.C. and Ontario to follow Alberta’s lead and develop AgriRecovery assistance packages for the affected producers in those provinces as well.

“As AgriRecovery is a joint federal-provincial cost sharing program, we expect the federal government to provide its share for all AgriRecovery assistance requests by provincial governments,” Robinson said.

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Fertilizer Canada will expand the Fertilizer Use Survey to include wheat, flax, sunflowers, and corn in Western Canada.

President and CEO Karen Proud said the data from the survey provides information on the current state of fertilizer management in Canadian crop production and assesses grower awareness and adoption of 4R Nutrient Stewardship.

“The survey shows us how agri-retailers and farmers across Canada are implementing 4R, which is an approach that has been demonstrated to increase crop production while protecting our environment,” Proud said.

The survey also examines the adoption of 4R Nutrient Stewardship related to crop type, region, soil practices, and farm size.

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Precision Planting, a subsidiary of AGCO, has announced an agreement to acquire the business and assets of Headsight, Inc. (Headsight), a leading precision agriculture harvesting solution company.

Headsight designs harvesting row guidance and height sensing technologies.

Headsight’s flagship product is the family of header height sensors used in corn and grain harvesting. The products reducing machine damage and operator fatigue and improves overall harvesting efficiency by accurately maintaining the height of the header above the terrain.

Precision Plant General Manager Justin Kauffman said Headsight’s success has been driven by their passion for improving farmers’ harvesting operations around the world.

“We are excited about their continued global growth opportunities as they serve farmers of all brands of harvesting row equipment,” Kauffman said in a media release. “Headsight offers an innovative set of capabilities that are a great complement to AGCO’s vision of being the trusted partner for industry­ leading, smart farming solutions and enabling precision agriculture growth.”

Precision Planting intends to retain the Headsight team and maintain its operations in Bremen, Indiana.

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