Happy Canada Day! It's time for this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word! This week, host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson reflects on national pride, agricultural progress, and offers a packed episode full of timely agronomy updates, from yield highlights and crop stage tips to weather-driven challenges and in-field observations. Here’s what you’ll hear in this... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter Johnson, resident agronomist with RealAgriculture, to talk about heat blast in cereals, aphids on soybeans, and the pre-sidedress nitrate test's use and reliability, especially with fields that see manure applications and/or cover crops.... Read More

It's time for the Friday Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. They discuss several topics, including: Canada's economic performance; If Carney will get a deal with Trump (spoiler... Read More

Tar spot has been ramping up across Ontario ever since the leaf disease was first spotted in the province back in 2020. Visual signs of the disease — tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves — typically show up in early to mid July and growers need to be ready to tackle this... Read More

Winter wheat is typically one of the first grain harvests of the year, and getting the combine tuned up to get to work is a summer job that can sneak up on many growers. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, University of Guelph-Ridgetown College professor and combine mechanic TJ Poehlman looks at what needs... Read More