The Christmas presents have been opened and you've finished the turkey leftovers. What's next for the holidays? Why not binge soybean videos! The RealAgriculture Soybean School published 30 videos in 2022 and here's your chance to see what you missed or do a double take on your favourite episodes. The 2022 season kicked off with... Read More
Category: Agronomy
The Christmas holidays are here! What better way to spend the time than catching some of the 30 Corn School episodes RealAgriculture published in 2022? We kicked off the season in January with Purdue University agronomy professor Dr. Tony Vyn who tackled the question: where does yield come from? Vyn notes that hybrid research over... Read More
As the calendar winds down, so too does the work week and the routines of week in and week out. And so it is with the host of Wheat Pete's Word, Pete Johnson, as he offers this, the last Word of the year. For this week's podcast, Johnson has a little agronomy and a lot... Read More
The name Alfred Slinkard often goes hand in hand with pulse production, as his lentil varieties made Canada the world's largest exporter of lentils. Affectionately known as the "Father of Lentils," Slinkard passed away with his family by his side on November 24, 2022. During his lifetime, Slinkard received multiple agricultural awards, but his most... Read More
The final tally hasn't been published yet, but 2022 will go down as the new record high year for soybean yields in Western Canada, mainly southern Manitoba. Statistics Canada's latest provincial estimate came in at 43 bushels/acre, up from 27 bu/ac in 2021 (see graph below), but Dennis Lange, Manitoba Agriculture's pulse specialist, says he... Read More
A North Dakota State University (NDSU) study suggests that some kochia populations in western North Dakota likely have developed resistance to commonly used pre-plant burndown herbicides. Sold under the trade names Aim (carfentrazone) and Sharpen (saflufenacil), Group 14 herbicides are used by farmers to control kochia and other annual weeds. In the NDSU study, a... Read More
ADAMA Canada has announced it is expanding its agronomy team for the Prairies beginning in January 2023. “We’ve experienced strong growth as farmers have found we’re able to offer a reliable supply and excellent selection of quality crop protection products. We are now investing in increased technical product support for our retail partners and our... Read More
Get ready for our year-end wrap-up of The Agronomists! For this episode, host Lyndsey Smith asks the panelists from across Canada what the top weather, disease, insect, and weed challenge were for the 2022 growing season. To cover everything from flea beetles, surprising yields, and noxious weeds, our special guests are Jeremy Boychyn of Alberta... Read More
One of my favourite parts about December is looking back at the year and reflecting on the past 12 months. Of course there are always personal aspects to it, but what I especially like doing is looking back at some of the great conversations I've experienced through my job here at RealAgriculture. I've compiled a... Read More
The full brunt of the 35 per cent tariff on Russian-sourced nitrogen in 2022 didn't just equal millions of dollars paid by Canadian farmers, it also put a spotlight on the challenges of some global trade flows. Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) commissioned StoneX to explore the issue, and author of "Farmers Need Fertilizer," Josh... Read More