Welcome to the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio! Let’s get right into it, shall we? On today’s show you’ll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Jenna Metzger of Climate FieldView with a product spotlight; and Alistair MacGregor, member of parliament and the NDP’s Critic for Rural Economic Development, on… Read More
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In agronomy — as with most things in life — it can be important to put things into perspective and to always ask if you’re not sure of the answer. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter Johnson gives us an overview of Ontario’s precipitation, some wheat problem solving (of course), and… Read More
When it comes to getting ready to combine soybeans and applying a pre-harvest burndown to your crop, there are two parts to the conversation — desiccation and weed control. There are some important things to know about each part and in this episode of Soybean School, Bernard Tobin is here to cover both of them,… Read More
The future of headers is unlikely to continually stretch wider and wider, so what, then, does the header of 10 years from now offer? That’s just one of the topics of conversation in this LIVE! segment with Jamie Pegg, general manager for Honey Bee Manufacturing. Listen/watch below for a discussion on why the company went… Read More
Welcome to a brand new month! Summer may be quickly speeding away, but we’re here to help you with the transition with another great episode of RealAg Radio. We’ve got a bit of a twist on today’s show — with all of the conferences and tradeshows being canceled due to COVID-19, we haven’t been able… Read More
The recently released Statistics Canada report projected canola production to decline by 0.4 per cent to 19.4 m tonnes for 2020. Yields are expected to be up, with harvested area down. “In terms of their estimate for production, in our opinion it’s a bit on the light side, our estimate is just shy of 20… Read More
Farm management and cropping practices can be complimentary to a livestock operation. Making use of all the months of the year can be quite the challenge, but Chris McLaren, of Larenwood Farms near Drumbo, Ont., has managed to do just that by integrating a cereal rye into his rotation. In this episode of The Sharp… Read More
It’s Monday, which means it’s time for Agronomic Monday! On today’s agronomy-filled show, you’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, on what is going on in eastern Canadian agronomy, including harvest, and seeding winter cereals, as well as some answers to questions that you — the audience — sent in; Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist… Read More
Today’s episode of RealAg Radio is filled with a RealAg Issues Panel! On today’s panel, you’ll hear a discussion featuring issues such as the Canadian Emergency Business Account (CEBA), the seed industry, harvest 2020, the Conservative leadership race, lobbying as one voice, and so much more, featuring; Jeff Nielsen of the Grain Growers of Canada;… Read More
Sudden death syndrome (SDS), caused by a fusarium species in soil, needs cool and moist conditions to thrive. It also needs an entry point, and soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) make those for the pathogen in roots of soybean when they attack the crop. Effectively managing SCN, therefore, is just one part of the puzzle in… Read More