Kubota showed off its new precision planters at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., earlier this month. The Kubota PP1641TF is an eight-row precision planter with 30-inch spacing designed mainly for corn growers. Kubota product specialist Jeff Fuller says it’s a good fit for small- to medium-sized farms, including smaller acreage corn and soybean… Read More
Year: 2023
As the growing season winds down, fall provides a critical opportunity for weed management — especially in those soybean fields that are a bit behind in the maturity game. As Ken Currah of BASF explains in our latest episode of the Soybean School, this time of the year the focus is going to be on… Read More
Ontario farmers interested in participating in the Living Lab initiative are invited to complete a survey in order to begin the process. The Living Lab — Ontario project has been set up to bring together farmers, scientists, sector organizations, and other experts to co-develop, test, and evaluate Beneficial Management Practices (BMPs) that address climate change… Read More
Fall soil sampling is an integral part of planning nutrient application rates for the following crop. Knowing where to sample, how early is too early and why, and what to do about results is the topic of this episode of The Agronomists! Focusing on fall sampling of phosphorus and nitrogen, host Lyndsey Smith is joined… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. In today’s episode, host Shaun Haney goes over some feedback from you — the audience! He is then joined by Peter Johnson to discuss a number of topics, including: Gibberella in corn; Corn maturity; Wheat planting depth; and Cutting height on silage. We… Read More
Pulse crops, for the most part, prefer drier conditions; however, the level of drought in some areas of the Prairies over the past few years has been too much for even them. Following multiple years of drought, it becomes more important for farmers to conduct soil tests ahead of planting pulse crops, such as lentils… Read More
Pests, such as corn rootworm, continue to evolve and so does the technology required to control these these yield-robbing insects. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show earlier this month, Bayer Crop Science launched SmartStax Pro with RNAi technology, a new mode of action to help defend corn plants against the pest. David Kikkert, Bayer Crop Science’s… Read More
Lawmakers in both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate have now proposed legislation aimed at guaranteeing farmers have the right-to-repair agricultural equipment. Washington Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez introduced the Agricultural Right to Repair Act in the House last week. The bill closely mirrors legislation put forward by Montana Democrat Senator Jon Tester in… Read More
Seven years ago, Chris Moore and Lyndsey Smith decided they needed more acres if they were going run a viable sheep farm. But rather than buy land, the partners opted to try their hand at solar grazing their Shady Creek Lamb flock at a solar power installation near their Kinburn, Ont., home farm. What started as… Read More
The shouts to preserve farmland were not enough to reverse course on the breakup and development of southern Ontario’s Greenbelt, but it appears several scathing reports of misdoings and resignations of ministers was. Late last week, Ontario Premier Doug Ford held a press conference (CTV clip below) to not only announce a pull back on… Read More
View and track tank levels so you always know what you’ve got on-hand Farm machinery has changed a lot since the first gas-powered tractor rolled into a prairie farm yard about a century ago. But some things resist change. Most farm machinery still runs on fuel and farmers still fret about running out of it…. Read More
Why RNAi Technology is the next step in corn rootworm protection SmartStax® PRO is the next generation of corn rootworm defense, combining the proven effectiveness of SmartStax with industry-leading RNAi Technology, making it the strongest trait on the market against corn rootworm. SmartStax has consistently been a leading trait for insect protection and herbicide tolerance… Read More
On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend of Grainfox on the impact of escalating tension between Canada and India to pulse markets; Al Mussell with Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute on having a long term vision for Canadian agriculture; and, Hear a clip from the RealAg Issues Panel as they break… Read More
John Deere and DeLaval have joined efforts to create the Milk Sustainability Center (MSC), a digital eco-system to help dairy farmers improve the efficiency and sustainability of their operations. The eco-system will be open for partners to join, with the object of providing farmers with data needed for a holistic view of the dairy operations,… Read More
Happy Friday! Thanks for tuning into the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, as well as farmer Jeff Nielsen to discuss a number of topics, including: Trade to India; Affordability, inflation, and interest rates; Doug Ford’s apology and reversal on the Greenbelt; and… Read More