by Breanne Baker | Jul 15, 2015 | Press
Decisive Farming was recognized for advancing the use of geomatics technology in Agriculture at the 5th annual TECTERRA Geomatics Showcase held June 24, 2015 in Calgary, Alberta. The TECTERRA Geomatics Showcase is the largest geospatial tradeshow in Canada. With over...
by Decisive Farming | Jul 5, 2015 | Articles, Crop Production, Field Scouting
Diseases are always a concern in crops across western Canada; Even in a drier condition year, there is still disease apparent in many fields across the prairies. High producing farmers need to know how to combat these diseases in the present year as well as begin to...
by Decisive Farming | Jun 28, 2015 | Articles, Crop Production
Every year summer comes and we in the agriculture industry dread the days that start to creep up on 30 degrees celcius. This year with drier conditions the across the prairies we are likely to see extreme heat cause even more significant yield reductions. But what...
by Decisive Farming | Jun 24, 2015 | Articles, Past Events
Know-Risk™ Monthly Webinar: Wednesday, June 24th at 8am Mountain time. How Do I Manage My Marketing Plan in a Weather Market? We will be addressing these key questions: · Is there hope for wheat prices? · How is the global crop looking so far?...
by Decisive Farming | Jun 14, 2015 | Articles, Crop Production, Farm Management
Every season herbicides get applied to crops and often the assumption is simply that the products worked, and worked at 100% efficacy. The reality of our herbicide applications is that we often fail to understand where they worked, how well they worked or why they...
by Decisive Farming | Jun 7, 2015 | Agronomy, Articles, Optimize RX, Variable Rate Fertilizer, Variable Rate Technology
Top-dressing nitrogen (N) is becoming a more common practice across western Canada; and for good reason. Achieving superior yields, better quality, risk management and higher nitrogen use efficiency are few benefits that are drawing more attention to this practice....
by Decisive Farming | Jun 1, 2015 | Agronomy, Articles, Crop Production, Field Scouting
Herbicide resistance is a topic that comes up at every spray stage of the growing season – pre-burn, in-crop, pre-harvest and post harvest. This is a common theme for good reason; Herbicide resistance decreases profitability for every farm it occurs on. This reduction...
by Decisive Farming | May 27, 2015 | Articles, Optimize RX, Precision Farming
Innovation is constantly driving agriculture efficiencies and production systems, and just like new technology is shifting the way we communicate or travel, it is constantly changing the way we farm. The newest innovation is the CX-6 SMART Seeder from Clean Seed...
by Decisive Farming | May 21, 2015 | Agronomy, Articles, Field Scouting
The seeding season is beginning to wrap up for a large number of producers across western Canada. But wait, there’s still an important step in setting yourself up for a successful growing season. Today we look at the importance of accurate seeding date records and...
by Decisive Farming | May 15, 2015 | Press
GrainNews, May 13 2015 In early November the largest Canadian ag equipment dealership chain, CNH retailer Rocky Mountain Equipment (RME), announced it had struck up a partnership the Alberta-based precision agriculture firm Decisive Farming (DF). The purpose of that...