From the two brothers working on identifying the disease across provinces, to the sister-like relationship between soybean cyst nematode (SCN) and sudden death syndrome, it’s a family affair when talking SCN. Albert Tenuta, plant pathologist for the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, joins RealAgriculture’s Bern Tobin for this episode of the Soybean… Read More
A&L Canada Laboratories Inc. has announced plans to build a 4000 sq. ft facility and hire nearly 20 new staff at London, Ont. This added build brings the location number to three for the company. The company also conducts agronomic and production research on cooperating customer farms, greenhouses, grow operations and universities across Canada. A&L… Read More
It’s not often someone from town gets to see exactly where their food comes from, but one fast-food restaurant employee got to see just that. Kelvin Hannah farms near Foam Lake, Sask., and during his lunch visits at the local Subway, has made a friend with one of the sandwich artists named Vaibhav Sharma, who… Read More
There are a number of considerations when it comes to the storage and handling of pulses, but the two most important factors to think about are moisture and temperature. Whether storing just one winter, or a winter, spring, and summer, and maybe longer, ensuring pulses are conditioned for long-term storage is key. “You want to… Read More
If you’ve ever wondered why and when a farmer may choose to add gypsum to soil, wonder no more. Gypsum — also known as calcium sulphate — is a source of both calcium and sulphate, and can work as a nutrient source for both of these, except that it’s actually a pretty expensive way to… Read More
Once harvest is in the bin, there’s not much you can do to improve what you have, but there are plenty of things lurking that could downgrade the crop. RealAgriculture resident Peter Johnson says that storage molds need some attention, as they can cause some major issues when they do pop up. “One of the… Read More
Canadian edible bean farmers are seeing first-hand what an abrupt loss of pre-harvest glyphosate means for their harvest. For many, it’s been a real challenge. “So, for example, a black bean grower – black beans are typically pretty easy to harvest and you don’t have to worry about staining them because they’re already black, but… Read More
A Canadian company is making headway in the spray world with six-legged applicators. Bee Vectoring Technologies (BVT) uses commercially-reared bees to deliver crop controls through pollination. Its first registered product, Clonostachys rosea CR-7 (CR-7), is an organic strain of an endophytic fungus the company says has many functions, including: Controlling numerous diseases in plants, particularly… Read More
After identifying a need for aerial spraying services on large farms, an Ontario-based start-up has developed a fully-automated unmanned aerial vehicle for the Canadian market. “Typically most drones you see out there for aerial spraying are fairly small capacity… and for North American farms…it’s just not going to cut it,” says Meng Wei, CEO and… Read More
In 2019, many Ontario soybean fields showed signs of severe manganese deficiency. Many of the problem areas were a direct result of growing conditions that featured both soil temperature and moisture extremes, says AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan, who notes that many soils in southwestern Ontario tend to be naturally low in manganese. Any time… Read More
Is frosted corn, toast? It all depends, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, so head on out and start checking those cob shanks! On this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, Johnson covers some key cover crop questions, why wheat seed rates might at max right now, and there’s some gibberella out there that needs attention. Have a… Read More
One of the big benefits of strip tilling corn is the ability to place fertilizer directly into the berm or strip for greater nutrient efficiency. But as growers rotate out of strip-tilled corn, how can they assess the overall fertility of a field where nutrient placement was concentrated in specific areas? On this edition of… Read More
Excitement is building for Agritechnica — a gigantic farm equipmeent and technology show that only happens every two years in Hannover, Germany. The future-of-farming show covers nearly 98 acres and attracts hundreds of thousands of people. Back again this year will be the RealAgriculture team of RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and production lead Jason… Read More
Leon Kochian, faculty member of the plant and soil science departments of the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan, has won the 2019 Arrell Global Food Innovation Award for global excellence in food innovation. The award from the Arrell Food Institute, housed at the University of Guelph, recognizes global research leaders… Read More
More than success, failure is a great teacher. Still, most people don’t want to openly talk about their mistakes and instead focus on what worked well. When it comes to cover crop use in Western Canada, only talking about what worked well won’t get us to wide-spread adoption. At the same time, a “that will… Read More