It’s that time of the year where farmers are working exceptionally hard to complete all the fieldwork they need to get done. We’ve got a great lineup to keep you educated and up-to-date on this Agronomic Monday episode of RealAg Radio. You’ll hear: Paul Sullivan of Sullivan Agro on proper scouting and making sure that… Read More
It’s time for T3 fungicides to control fusarium head blight in Ontario’s winter wheat, but growers may also have another troublemaker in the cereal crop that they’ll need to tackle this time of year. There have been growing reports of cereal aphids in the Ontario winter wheat crop this spring, and growers need will to… Read More
Weed control questions, millipede feeding, and a crusting quandary — it must be early June! This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word is a little longer than usual because there is just so much going on and so many great questions rolling in. Host Peter Johnson has got the answers this week to everything from tufted vetch… Read More
Just like that, it’s already June! Thanks for making this show a part of your sunny Monday. On today’s Agronomic Monday episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: John Gavloski, entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, on wireworms and how you can get a handle of them in your crops; Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson on… Read More
Someone has flipped the switch from our cold weather woes, because it’s now summer in Ontario – with all the challenges and joys that the hot weather brings. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson flags a crop alert (it’s too early, but we’re starting there anyway), gives crop updates on corn and… Read More
Alfalfa is so cool, it can run ice in its “veins.” Or at least, that’s the best explanation we’ve got for the crop making it through extremely cold weather earlier this month. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson discusses both alfalfa and wheat’s adaptability, swapping corn varieties based on the calendar, inoculating… Read More
It’s time for a very spring edition of RealAg LIVE! Q&A and for it, we’ve go the crowd-pleasing Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to talk about, well, just about everything. Check out the summary and video below! The best thing we can have at seeding and planting is a drought. And for eastern Ontario, they’re looking… Read More
The weather feels more like mid-April than mid-May, and many farmers in Ontario are worried about corn and soybean seed in the ground and wheat heads above ground. There are reasons to be concerned, as nighttime temperatures over the last week have dipped very low and sometimes for the entire night. In this week’s Wheat… Read More
What effect will extreme cold temperatures have on early-season weed control? That’s a question University of Guelph, Ridgetown College weed scientist Dr. Peter Sikkema has been hearing a lot lately. With farm fields across Ontario being punished by extreme cold temperatures that have dropped to nighttime lows of minus 5 degrees C, many growers are… 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
By Peter Johnson, RealAg Agronomist, @WheatPete It is COLD! There are lots of questions right now about how low nighttime temperatures in the forecast might impact Ontario’s awesome wheat crop. I am hoping this is just another one of those times that growers like to “kill” the wheat crop, but the reality is that there… Read More
After a decent start to the spring season, Ontario’s weather has done a bit of a 180 and turned cool and damp. What does it mean for planting and spraying? In this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson covers why tank contents might be more important than temperature when it comes to… Read More
It’s agronomic Monday, and as producers across the country begin to hit the fields, we at RealAgriculture couldn’t be more excited! On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Alana Serhan, market development specialist with PRIDE Seeds, on what impact some cooler water has on young corn plants, and what that means for corn yield… Read More
Thanks for making RealAg Radio a part of your day; it’s an honour to provide our listeners with the latest insight and analysis of issues happening now in agriculture. On today’s show, you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Wendy White of Viterra, with a discussion on the… Read More
This week’s Wheat Pete’s Word has got some good news, some good ideas, and finally a discussion on just how terrible timothy really is as a forage option. Host Peter Johnson answers questions on a crop’s first drink of water, how much starter fertilizer you can pack into strip-till strips, and reminds growers that armyworm… Read More
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