When it comes to corn production, is 2019 a year to forget or a year to remember? For RealAgriculture’s Peter Johnson, it’s a year to learn. On this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School we catch up with Johnson at Diagnostic Days at Ridgetown College, University of Guelph, where our resident agronomist is busy digging up… Read More
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It’s basically Agronomic Tuesday today, with a range of topics, including: Roots – resident agronomist Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson joins to talk about the wet spring and its impact on corn roots; Lodging – Amy Mangin, University of Manitoba PhD student, on managing lodging; Keeping it Clean – Nevin Rosaasen of Alberta Pulse Growers talks… Read More
The dog days of summer are upon us, and even though the Ontario corn crop started off late, warm weather is moving the crop forward…straight into silking and prime gibberella infection season. In this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson tackles the toughest agronomy questions of the week, plus celebrates a milestone, and has… Read More
One of the big questions surrounding the Ontario corn crop of 2019 is whether plant roots can push through tough planting conditions and continue to feed the plant throughout the growing season. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, agronomist Peter Johnson takes a look at the challenges root systems faced in one of… Read More
There’s been a mixed bag when it comes to weather across the country. Some places can’t beat the heat while others are getting poured on —up to five inches in an hour! In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson covers what to do when it’s wet as it’s a disease year, when to spray when leafhoppers’s… Read More
On today’s episode of RealAg Radio: Host, Shaun Haney discusses some feedback sent to the show in relation to autonomous farming; A double shot of the top ag news stories of the day with news lead, Jessika Guse; Brennan Turner, CEO of FarmLead is in to discuss the latest USDA report and the latest in… Read More
Magic juice. All Purpose Fix-it Spray. If only there was something farmers could use to help plants repair themselves after hail damage — because there isn’t, right? Mid-summer often means extreme weather and hail storm season and 2019 is proving to be no different. Following a hail storm, many discussions centre around yield potential, whether… Read More
The corn is growing like a bad weed, while the earliest of the fall-seeded crops are starting to get harvested. Just in time, Ontario is getting some heat and humidity, and that means all sorts of questions for the host of Wheat Pete’s Word. In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson covers fusarium/DON development in the… Read More
It’s mid-July, and that means we’re talking wild weather, plant disease, and stressed crops. On today’s RealAg Radio, you’ll hear host Shaun Haney talking agronomy with: Ryan Barett, with the PEI potato board, on eastern crop conditions; Kelly Turkington, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, on fusarium control timing on wheat; and, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson… Read More
What’s a Thursday without a discussion about ticks? Well, probably just fine, but stand-in host of RealAg Radio, Lyndsey Smith, wants you to be tick smart and NOT end up with a red meat allergy. Listen to today’s radio show (also featuring the top ag news and Wheat Pete’s Word), for more: Have feedback? Story… Read More