As wheat crops across Ontario break dormancy and get growing in earnest, farmers and agronomists need to be on alert for symptoms of micronutrient deficiencies — particularly manganese. On this week’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson dug deep into why manganese matters, why timing is critical when correcting a deficiency,… Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
From the theatre stage to the field, Wheat Pete, host of Wheat Pete’s Word, brings it all this week—sharing lessons in mental and physical health, crop nutrition, soil moisture management, and the all-important “when” of fertilizer applications. There’s a discussion on early wheat scouting, drainage success stories, and an update on the elusive daikon-loving slugs…. Read More
Top-ups to the cash advance and AgriStability programs for farmers are nice, but they don’t go far enough in mitigating the impact of China’s retaliatory tariffs against Canadian agricultural exports, according to the executive director of Grain Growers of Canada. “What producers are looking for — this is what I’m hearing from most grain farmers… Read More
There’s plenty to see and learn at the Canadian Dairy XPO as the annual dairy industry showcase gets set to open its doors at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Ontario on April 2 and 3. It’s the first CDX since the show was acquired last September by DLG — the German agricultural society that organizes… Read More
Submitted by Penny Eaton, stakeholder relations for Canadian Food Focus Dorothy Long, managing director of Canadian Food Focus, says we need to remember that food is the part of agriculture that consumers care most about. For a long time, the ag industry has been unable to meaningfully reach consumers because we concentrate too much about… Read More
Dr. Isabelle Aicklen has been named the new Ontario Bean Growers (OBG) professor in weed management at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). Based at the University’s Ridgetown College campus, Aicklen brings a wealth of experience to the role, the university says. She completed her BSc and Ph.D. at the University of Guelph,… Read More
Long-time University of Guelph’s faculty member Dr. John Cranfield has been named the new dean of the Ontario Agricultural College (OAC). Cranfield has been leading the college as interim and acting dean since July, 2023 and now begins a the five-year appointment. As dean, his focus will be to elevate OAC’s local strength, national leadership, and global… Read More
What’s the difference between a soil test and tissue testing? It’s pretty simple — soil tests measure available nutrients while tissue tests assess nutrient uptake and utilization. Growers use both practices to manage crop nutrients and understanding the nuances of each method plays a key role in ensuring crops have timely access to nutrients, say… Read More
Not knowing what the weather will do is one of the great challenges when farming or ranching. While a producer can do everything within their power to ensure a successful crop, rain—or the lack of it—at inopportune times can spell disaster throughout the growing season. Weather and what it may look like for the coming… Read More
Nothing ventured, nothing gained, but how do you manage to tip the chance of gain in your favour? In agriculture there are many variables that are well out of our control — whether it be ranching, farming or anywhere in between, producers deal with volatile input prices, commodity price fluctuations, and, of course, the weather…. Read More