Tag: Ashley Knapton

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by SGS. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ashley Knapton of Leeder AgriServices on the benefits of feed and forage testing; Ranulf Glanville with GrainFox App on the commodity markets; Nathan Phinney with Canadian Cattle Association on an update on Bill… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Ryan McCarron of Antigonish, N.S.; Brianne Brown of Yarker, Ont.; Jason Kehler of Carmen, Man.; and, Jake Leguee of Fillmore, Sask. Plus, we will hear… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Jenn Doelman of Renfrew, Ont.; Mark Burnham of Coburg, Ont.; Brendan Uruski of Zbaraz Man.; and, Kristjan Hebert of Fairlight, Sask. Plus, we will hear… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire, host Shaun Haney checks in with: Aaron Bowman of Hampton, Ont.; Daryl Fransoo of Glaslyn, Sask.; and Rob Sommerville of the Special Areas, Alta. Plus, hear from eastern field agronomist Ashley… Read More

A newly-tasselled corn field indicates that silage harvest is only 45 to 50 days away. As producers speed down the runway toward silage harvest takeoff, dairy strategic accounts manager for Pioneer Seeds Canada Ashley Knapton says now’s the time to look at key factors that will influence silage quality and how a well-managed silage crop… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Franck Groeneweg, of Three Forks, Montana; Mark Burnham, of Cobourg, Ont.; Patrick Kunz, of Beiseker, Alta.; and Kristjan Hebert, of Fairlight, Sask. We will also hear from Ashley Knapton,… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. On this special Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, we’re focusing on the 20th anniversary of BSE. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ken Schaus of Bruce County, Ont.; Tim Oleksyn of Prince Albert, Sask.; Leighton Kolk of Iron Springs,… Read More

Jean Sullivan, prolific volunteer and advocate for agriculture, has been named the 2023 Farm & Food Care Champion. Sullivan, who hails from the Ottawa Valley, received the Food & Farming Champion Award at the Farm & Food Care Ontario’s (FFCO) AGM held at Elora, Ont. on Wednesday. Each year, the award is named in recognition… Read More

On today’s edition of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Ashley Knapton, forage agronomist at Corteva, on her journey to her current role; Kim Gerencser of MNP on farm debt and having a plan; Keith Munro of the Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters, on the wild pig situation in the province; and The top ag… Read More

When establishing alfalfa there’s a key decision to make: should the forage be under-seeded to an annual crop? Sometimes called a companion or nurse crop, experts say that instead, the annual crop acts more like competition than a companion. Ashley Knapton, dairy strategic account manager with Corteva, says that a nurse crop draws on similar… Read More