Happy Agronomic Monday! FarmTech runs this week, at Edmonton, Alta., and we’ve got a team in place — stay tuned for coverage from the show! In the meantime, have a listen to our show, featuring: The top ag news stories of the day, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Does potash get the attention it deserves? RealAgriculture’s… Read More
Good equipment design isn’t just about doing the best job, it also takes into account shifting agronomic trends and practices. Curtis de Gooijer, agronomist with Bourgault Industries Ltd., was recently at the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., to highlight their agronomy program and some of the recent in-field trials that have been conducted. The… Read More
Custom applicators and farmers looking to use drones to apply herbicides to crops in Canada are still in a holding pattern. Operator licensing and certification is now available from Transport Canada, but Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) requirements continue to ground herbicide application from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), reports Don Campbell, owner and and founder… Read More
Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve got two of three major provincial farm shows in the can for this year. Next week: FarmTech. But first, on today’s show hear: Jim Bagshaw joins to share what’s exciting about the Alliance Seed portfolio for wheat, barley, and durum; How steady prices are in beef and cattle markets, the latest… Read More
In a world market where volatility is the name of the game, “steady” is probably more positive than negative. And that’s about where we are for this first full month of 2020, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. Nearly across the board — and across the border — prices are steady, cut out is… Read More
Corn growers in the mid-south and Midwest U.S. are being asked to take a closer look at diseased corn leaves as re-emerging diplodia leaf streak pushes into major corn growing states. The disease looks very similar to northern corn leaf blight (NCLB), a leaf disease Canadian growers typically identify based on its characteristic cigar-shaped lesions…. Read More
If you were farming on the western Canadian Prairies in 2019, you’ll most likely shudder at the thought of flea beetles, knowing how rampant they ran throughout the spring. Syngenta recently rolled out a new flea beetle option for seed treatments in Western Canada, called Fortenza Advanced, that has the active ingredients sulfoxaflor and cyantraniliprole…. Read More
On today’s show, hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; A product spotlight, with Chris Churko of FP Genetics; Surprise in the markets following the Phase One trade deal, and what do we need to do to bring positivity to the commodity market, with Chip Flory, host of Agritalk; and The future for… Read More
A day designed to celebrate all things agriculture is less than a month away. Canada’s Ag Day is February 11th, and organizers encourage everyone involved in agriculture to participate either online or in their community. Clinton Monchuk, who farms just south of Saskatoon and is also the executive director of Farm and Food Care Saskatchewan,… Read More
Old-style flow indicators on sprayers can be tricky — keeping an eye on those floating balls, placing it somewhere in your cab that is visible, and ensuring your sprayer is working all at the same time can be difficult. To address the issue, Canadian manufacturer Wilger Industries Ltd. is headed into the first full production… Read More
Have you ever wished you could shoot seeds into their rows, rather than drop them? Väderstad’s PowerShoot row-unit does just that. It shoots seeds into the ground through air pressure, with as much precision as if you were planting in the garden with your own hands. RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney caught up with Lars Thylen, of… Read More
If a farm show happens on the Prairies and it’s not -25, is it even worth going? Turns out, you CAN go to Brandon, Man., and take in Manitoba Ag Days even when it’s nice out. Who knew? On today’s show, catch: The News with (Jessika) Guse; An oat supply and demand recap with Randy… Read More
You’ll have to excuse Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson’s voice for this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, as the poor lad is suffering from a terrible cold. But a little frog in his throat isn’t going to stop him from tackling the week’s questions, updates, and challenges. Get a quick summary of some of the recent… Read More
When it comes to corn fertility and higher yield, nitrogen is the star of the corn production show. But Carleton Place, Ont., farmer Mark Foster and agronomist Paul Sullivan feel it’s time potash received its share of the spotlight. At the SouthWest Agricultural Conference earlier this month, the pair shared how they have unleashed the… Read More
Representative grain sampling is essential, but not always straight forward. How can you ensure the place you are selling to is getting a complete and accurate sample of your entire truck or bin? Ken Jackson saw a need for change in this department and decided it was time for a fully automated sampling system, so… Read More