Usually a pest of canola, but sometimes a pest of faba bean and other pulses, the bertha armyworm is a significant eater of crop yield in Canada. For this episode of the Pests & Predators podcast, brought to you by Field Heroes powered by the Western Grains Research Foundation, host Shaun Haney discusses a fascinating…Read More
Category: Crop Production
After a week off for Victoria Day (and host Lyndsey Smith busy caring for lambs), we're back! This episode of The Agronomists — brought to you by the Pest & Predators podcast, RealAg Radio, and ADAMA Canada — features Dr. Dave Hooker, associate professor at the University of Guelph-Ridgetown, and Laura Schmidt, production specialist with... Read More
Water quality plays an important role in the availability of pesticides and other chemical products applied to crops year after year. Knowing the chemical make-up of your water source allows for informed decisions about how to get the most out of crop inputs. Tom Wolf, owner of Agrimetrix Research & Training based out of Saskatoon,…Read More
As the calendar flips to June, farmers are urgently trying to complete planting or seeding across Canada. No matter the reason, whether you are feeling behind or there's poor weather on the horizon, we all tackle the logistical challenges of planting and seeding in different ways. Some farmers are solo artists, while others have large... Read More
Manitoba farmers are finally able to start getting seed in the ground following a string of spring storms that had some areas of the province receiving over 260 per cent of normal annual rainfall. The excess moisture has been the topic of conversation for numerous weeks now with June fast approaching, along with the threat... Read More
If you're a pea grower, you've seen it: the notching that almost looks like someone took a hole puncher to your plants as they unfold. That feeding is characteristic to the pea leaf weevil. As Lyle Jensen with AgroPlus Inc explains in this Pulse School episode, you'll see the pea leaf weevil during the day,…Read More
A new $19 million project is set to help Canadian farmers further improve their sustainability and reduce carbon emissions through the commercialization of a new micronutrient fertilizer. Soileos is a sustainable, non-polluting, climate positive micronutrient fertilizer created from the upcycling of pea, lentil, and oat hulls. AGT Food and Ingredients Inc. (AGT Foods), Lucent BioSciences... Read More
The board of Farmers Edge has announced its choice for the new chief executive officer for the company. Vibhore Arora will replace company founder and long-time CEO Wade Barnes, effective June 6, 2022. Arora comes to the ag tech company from Amazon Canada. Prior to that, he held senior positions in the information technology and... Read More
Although we've experienced dips in market pricing, there are good reasons to be cautiously optimistic about where commodity prices are for now, unless we see some significant changes in the local and global landscape. There are many factors that are currently affecting commodity markets. First and foremost is the ever-unfolding situation between Russia and Ukraine.... Read More
It's the last Wheat Pete's Word of May! Very quickly are the growing months going to fly by... On this episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson discusses wild weather, why talking to the public matters, the importance of not beating yourself up, and so much more. Have a question you’d like Johnson to... Read More