On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Drs. Amelie Gaudin of University of California-Davis and Jordon Wade of Syngenta to discuss the complex, integrated world of soil and how organic matter is formed, broken down, utilized, and leveraged. They'll touch on livestock grazing and manure implications, rotation, the role of... Read More
Category: Agronomy
The rise of drone technology use on the farm has fuelled a rapid ascent for Drone Spray Canada. The business took flight five years ago in an outbuilding on Adrian Rivard's Blenheim, Ont., farm and has grown to include a 6,000 sq. ft. facility, a growing staff, branches across eastern Canada, and a ballooning fleet... Read More
Koch Agronomic Services is rolling out a new, higher-concentration formulation of its nitrogen stabilizer, CENTURO, designed to make fall ammonia applications more efficient and better protected against losses, the company says. CENTURO A-PRO builds on the company’s existing CENTURO technology but delivers more active ingredient per application, meaning lower rates per metric tonne and greater... Read More
Sky Drones is aiming to make drone use on the farm more efficient and user-friendly with its SkyDeck Hauler system. Speaking at AgSmart in Olds, Alta., Sky Drone’s Loren Ginn explains that the unit was designed after extensive research into what farmers need most from drone support equipment. “We want everything to be as efficient... Read More
In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson shares crop observations from a dry and stressful growing season, celebrates the benefits of family time for mental health, and digs into listener questions on everything from rooting depth to disease trials. He also flags the growing concern around spider mites—and highlights the urgent need... Read More
As the 2025 growing season pushes through dry and drought conditions across much of Ontario, understanding how key crops cope with drought could influence more than yield—it may also impact decisions on rotation and soil management going forward. Resident agronomist Peter Johnson explains that soybeans may hold up better than corn during late-season dry spells,... Read More
Optical spraying systems are finding a foothold in farm fields across Canada. Agrimetrix spraying guru Tom Wolf says green-on-brown systems like Trimble's WeedSeeker and John Deere's See & Spray Select are gaining traction; so are green-on-green systems including Deere's See & Spray Ultimate and Agrifac's AiCPlus that use optical cameras and AI to target weeds.... Read More
Variable rate (VR) fertilizer is paying dividends at Pitura Seeds, a fifth-generation seed farm in Domain, Man., where the team is focused on reallocating resources to the most productive areas of the field. Laird Lampertz says in this episode of Profitable Practices that the farm’s shift in mindset has been key. Instead of targeting the... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Marla Riekman of Manitoba Ag and (surprise!) Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture to discuss why sulphur matters and in what quantities, how sulphur sources differ, how we test for it in the soil, and why multi-year thinking may be required when managing this macro!... Read More
Labour challenges and long hauls between field and yard are realities on many farms, but Vale’s 6500 bushel Grain Giant field bin is aiming to ease that pressure during harvest. Speaking with RealAgriculture at Ag in Motion near Langham, Saskatchewan, Rocky Kriger, territory manager with Vale, says the massive field bin is designed to “smoothen... Read More