Farm equipment sales are showing the effects of a softer farm economy, but there are signs that 2026 could offer a more stable outlook. At Commodity Classic in San Antonio, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin caught up with Curt Blades, senior vice president of the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), to discuss the factors shaping the equipment... Read More
Year: 2026
As planting season gets underway in the southern U.S., growers are weighing fertility decisions against another year of tight margins and high input costs. In this RealAg Radio interview from Agronomic Monday, Mike Howell, senior agronomist with Nutrien and host of The Dirt podcast, discussed the risks of trimming fertilizer rates too far and what... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Tammy Jones of Paterson Grain and Jenny Rae Seward of Cronkhite Ag to discuss how weeds adapt to management and how herbicide resistance complicates weed control. Jones and Seward cover herbicide layering strategies, best management practices for weed control, and also discuss... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On this week’s edition of Agronomic Monday, Peter Johnson is back and joining Lyndsey Smith to discuss meteorological spring, maple syrup season, DON risk in corn, sulphur management, and wheat variety considerations. Plus, Marvin Slingerland of MNP joins the show for... Read More
Ethanol-powered equipment drew steady crowds at Commodity Classic in San Antonio, where John Deere showcased its E98 ethanol engine tractor prototype at the National Corn Growers Association booth. RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin caught up with John Deere research strategist Harold (Buddy) Kavalier to discuss the project, which has been in development since 2020. Kavalier says the... Read More
Chinese authorities have formally lowered the country's "anti-dumping" tariff on Canadian canola seed, while also suspending tariffs on canola meal, peas, and lobsters. The final ruling from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, effective March 1, lowers the countervail duty on canola seed from all Canadian exporters to 5.9 per cent from the preliminary rate of... Read More
Bourgault is expanding its ParaLink opener lineup with the introduction of the PLDX — the ParaLink Dual Xtreme — a new dual shank offering designed to improve contourability, seed placement, and durability. The PLDX builds off the company’s PLDS platform, bringing a one-to-one contour ratio into a dual knife configuration. “This is the only one... Read More
As phosphate prices continue to weigh heavily on farm budgets, growers are looking for ways to stretch every fertilizer dollar without sacrificing yield. In this RealAg Radio product spotlight, Lyndsey Smith spoke with Craig Dick of Phospholutions about how RhizoSorb is positioned to do just that. ? “RhizoSorb is our patented phosphate efficiency technology that's... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For this week's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Scott Hepworth of Grain Growers of Canada on a noticeable shift in Ottawa toward unleashing the economy; Justine Hendricks of FCC on Let’s Grow Canada and getting people excited about ag; Neil Townsend... Read More
Advances in remote sensing and digital imaging are helping researchers detect crop stress earlier and measure plant traits with a level of precision that traditional field scouting can’t match. Dr. Keshav Singh, remote sensing and phenomics lead with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, Alta., is leading a program that uses drones and ground-based robotic... Read More