Welcome to this Easter Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Wherever you are, we hope you are having a wonderful day. On today’s show, you’ll hear: Horst Bohner of the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA), on whether to plant your corn or beans first; Bethany Wyatt of BASF, on the importance of… Read More
The right source, right rate, right time, and right place —together, these make up the 4Rs of nutrient management. In recent years, there has increased focus on 4R nutrient management as a tool of environmental stewardship, but in a year where input costs are through the roof, the 4R focus makes economic sense, too. Bethany… Read More
This Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio sounds a bit different — as Kara Oosterhuis of RealAgriculture is sitting in the host seat today. On this jam-packed episode, you’ll hear: Bethany Wyatt of BASF, on 4R nutrient management and saving on input costs; Rob MacDonald, in the fourth episode of the Canola PODcast series, brought… Read More
This Agronomic Monday version of RealAg Radio is a little special — because guest host Lyndsey “Agronomy Geek” Smith is sitting in for Shaun Haney. We’re talking glyphosate being banned in Mexico, why waterhemp is super scary, and why potash is so key to soybean yield. On today’s show, you’ll hear from: Pierre Petelle, president… Read More
We’re getting closer to that exciting time of year again: harvest. The southern areas may already be getting into it, but in the central and north parts of the Prairies, producers will be thinking about staging their pulse crops in the coming days or weeks. “Every year we kind of have to reeducate, even ourselves,… Read More
It’s time for another Agronomy Monday episode! On today’s show, you’ll hear: Horst Bohner, soybean specialist for Ontario, on planting soybeans in the east; Bryce Rampton of Syngenta, on planting soybeans with a western Canadian perspective; Bethany Wyatt, senior technical service specialist with BASF, on why you need to be thinking about rolling your pulse… Read More
Before any crops go in the ground, many producers are already thinking, “How can I make my harvest go smoothly?” When it comes to growing pulse crops — especially peas and lentils — one of the ways you can get ahead is by land rolling. This is done to ensure uniformity in the field, by… Read More
As most, if not all, producers are currently spraying for weed control, it’s important to keep in mind herbicide efficacy, according to Bethany Wyatt, senior technical service specialists for BASF in Saskatchewan. Wyatt says almost every year some farmers will get impatient, and “jump the gun” when it comes to re-spraying. In this episode of… Read More
We know that peas do not compete very well against weeds. They need some help, especially early on. At the recent Agriculture In Motion field day that was held near Langham, Sask., BASF had a plot to showcase weed control strategies in pulses. In this episode of the Pulse School, field editor Kelvin Heppner talks to Bethany… Read More
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