The principles around fertility and nutrient uptake in soybeans are the same, whether you're farming in Ontario, the U.S., or Western Canada, but there are some unique or special factors to be considered by soybean growers in western and northern growing areas. Following up on this Soybean School episode from last month with Horst Bohner... Read More
Year: 2022
The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) has announced a series of grading changes that will come into effect this upcoming crop year. The CGC says the changes come after consultations with stakeholders through the Western Standards Committee and Eastern Standards Committee. The grading changes include the following revisions and considerations: Mildew standards for eastern and western... Read More
Saskatchewan's Strategic Field Program (SFP) has received just over $484,000 to be split between six projects which look to provide field-level demonstrations and evaluation of targeted agriculture practices and technologies. The projects include studying the effect of dugout aeration on greenhouse gas emissions, and the use of virtual fencing on forested pasture (full list is... Read More
It's time to talk all things agronomy on this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! In today's fantastic line-up, you'll hear: Marijke Vanderlaan of Syngenta, on timing plant growth regulators (PGRs) on winter wheat; RongRong Xian, BASF, on pre-seed weed scouting, and the importance of getting off to a clean start; Ben Rosser of the... Read More
Greenhouse gas emissions from nitrogen fertilizer were reduced by approximately 20 per cent in the Canadian government's official 2022 greenhouse gas inventory report thanks to an update to how nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from fertilizer are estimated. The reduction, however, will not count toward the federal government's mandate to reduce emissions from fertilizer by 30... Read More
Xarvio Field Manager, from BASF Digital Farming, has expanded its weather station device connectivity options for farmers in collaboration with METOS Canada. With the integration of weather data collected from METOS Canada, and xarvio's Field Manager agronomic algorithms and models, farmers will have access to enhanced crop production decisions for fields and field zones, BASF... Read More
Canada's young farmers are helping to strengthen the agriculture and agri-food sector through their leadership and innovative contributions, which is why the federal government has announced up to $2.1 million for three organizations to support development opportunities for Canadian youth in agriculture. With funds under the AgriCompetitiveness Program, these organizations will deliver important programming and... Read More
Just ahead of the busy planting and seeding season, another almost-as-important season began: hockey playoff season. Here at RealAgriculture, we know hockey plays a key role in the rural experience, in our communities, and our relationships, especially when it comes to friendly rivalries over our favourite teams. To honour the very important playoff season, RealAgriculture's... Read More
Every year, dry bean growers wrestle with insects and the impact they have on yield and quality. Some of the pests arrive early in the season, some of them come later. Some do damage above ground while others do their business under ground. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Edible Bean School, OMAFRA canola and edible... Read More
Three Farmers, a company that produces various roasted bean and pulse snacks, just received a sizeable investment totalling $6.2 million between multiple investors including $3 million from Arlene Dickinson's company, District Ventures Capital. The founded-on-the-Prairies company, led by three farmers and two sisters, embodies one vision that has been built from the ground up, quite... Read More