On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Dr. Anita Dille of Kansas State University and Zaim Ugljic of the University of Wisconsin-Madison to talk about AI and the spray pass! Learn how the economics shake out on targeted spray applications, where the technology is at and evolving, and what... Read More
Year: 2026
Better management doesn’t just improve margins — it could reshape how Canada designs farm policy. In this episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast, Tyler McCann and Elise Bigley of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute sit down with Terry Betker, founder of Backswath Management, to explore a deceptively simple but far-reaching idea: build a national... Read More
Welcome to Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! For today’s show, Smith is joined by: Dr. Josh Nasielski and graduate student Lance Javier of the University of Guelph on fine-tuning seeding rates for no-till soybeans; Mike Howell of Nutrien on fertilizer planning, ROI and season 5 of The Dirt podcast; Harmeet... Read More
Soybean cyst nematode (SCN) isn’t just a North American concern — it’s firmly established across Brazil’s soybean belt and remains a major yield robber for growers from Mato Grosso to Rio Grande do Sul. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Wellington Rodrigues, Lallemand Plant Care product manager based in southern Brazil, joins host... Read More
Last week, the U.S. president designated glyphosate-based herbicides and elemental phosphorus as "critical" to national defence and instructed the secretary of agriculture to secure domestic production of these farming inputs. The focus on something as controversial to this administration as glyphosate caught more than a few off guard, as secretary of health and human services,... Read More
The Government of Canada today announced a major expansion of market access for Canadian beef and pork products into Indonesia, market access made possible through the September signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Canada and Indonesia. Canadian exporters are now able to ship over-thirty-month (OTM) bone-in beef, and for the first time,... Read More
Confirmation of glufosinate resistance in waterhemp in the U.S. is a troubling sign for a key tool for managing weeds in canola and soybeans. "We have reports from at least three to possibly six states that have identified Liberty-resistant waterhemp," explains Brian Jenks, weed scientist with North Dakota State University (NDSU), referring to the widely-known... Read More
With tight planting windows and unpredictable spring conditions, getting crops off to a strong start is critical for Canadian growers. That’s where seed treatments and seed care innovation play a central role, says Ravi Ramachandran, head of R&D for crop protection at Syngenta. “I’ve been with Syngenta for 28 years,” Ramachandran says, noting that early... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, and Saskatchewan farmer Daryl Fransoo to talk about profitability in ag and the role of the biofuel industry from a... Read More
Imperial Seed is marking a major milestone, celebrating 75 years in the forage, turf, and cover crop seed business. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Kurt Shmon, owner of the Winnipeg-based company, reflected on both the company’s history and the changes shaping the forage industry today. Founded in 1950,... Read More