The Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness (OMAFA) is getting ready to update its soil management recommendations for farmers in the province. That job will be in the hands of the Ontario Soil Management Committee (OSMC), a group that's been around since the late 1980s, and has acted as a gatekeeper of guidelines published... Read More
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Phosphorus plays a critical role in early seedling development and is needed throughout the growing season to achieve top yields. Phosphorus is also not mobile in the soil, as it gets held tightly to soil particles. Roots do their best to seek out and mineralize phosphorus, but managing P requires long-term planning. To dive in... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson to discuss a number of topics including utilizing artificial intelligence in agronomy and managing costs. Also hear from Codie Nagy with the Sask Oilseeds on the new Saskatchewan clubroot distribution... Read More
Update: Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office after the inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Trump said his administration is looking at putting 25 per cent tariffs on Canada and Mexico beginning February 1st. “We’re thinking in terms of 25 per cent on Mexico and Canada...I think February 1st...on each.” Donald J. Trump was sworn... Read More
When he started soil sampling fields in Walkerton, Ont., during high school, a career in agronomy wasn't on the radar for Jonathan Zettler. But after working with agronomists and farm retail staff it didn't take long for him take a shine to the idea of working with crops and calling the field his office. Fast... Read More
Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) has announced the hiring of a new general manager. "Following an extensive recruiting process, I am pleased to announce that our board of directors has selected Colin Hornby as the new general manager of KAP," says KAP president and Portage, Man.-area farmer Jill Verwey, in a Jan. 20 news release. Hornby... Read More
When it comes to land use, some ways that land provides value are easy to measure and monetize, such as growing crops, raising livestock, or developing real estate. But other types of value, especially those that benefit broader society, like providing biodiversity, wildlife habitat preservation, carbon sequestration, and flood or fire risk mitigation, are much... Read More
The Dairy Processing Modernization Initiative is a joint Canada-Ontario program with a total funding availability of $7.18 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership. The initiative is over 90 per cent subscribed, but that means that applications are still being accepted for the remaining funding. To date, 70 projects across Ontario have been funded. Projects... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. He is then joined by: Allan Wiens, CEO of SeedMaster Manufacturing Ltd. on an outlook for 2025; Tracy Broughton with Sask Oilseeds on the new clubroot map and the new organization branding;... Read More
Grazing corn is becoming increasingly more common. So is grazing cover crops. But what happens when you put the two together? How wide should the corn rows be in order to make space for the cover crop? And is this a profitable way of farming? Byron Long of Long Family Farm at Barrhead County, Alberta... Read More