Category: Crop Production

As expected, the federal government released its proposed regulations for its Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) on December 18. The proposed rules, which take up 324-pages in the latest edition of the Canada Gazette, provide a high level of detail on what Environment and Climate Change Canada plans to require of fuel companies to reduce the... Read More

Is it too soon to think about what to grow next year? In our opinion, it's never too soon. CANTERRA Seeds' Lorri Keyowski and Curt Baldwin join us for today's RealAg LIVE! to talk about hybrid selection, online input buying, and so much more! Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E... Read More

Any optimism over the updated Clean Fuel Standard, set to be revealed Friday, December 18, has been over-shadowed by last week's environmental plan that includes an upward incline in carbon taxes to 2023. Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, has many positive things to say about the opportunity for diverting corn into... Read More

In the pursuit of continuous learning, you've got to change things up every now and then. For this episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson applies that concept to weed control and fertilizer rates and placement. There's also plenty of discussion on the tried-and-true things we know too, like the danger of apply manure... Read More

A new initiative, launched within the main watershed zones in Manitoba, will further develop technologies and best management practices to give Manitoban farmers tools to adjust to climate change following a major funding injection announced Wednesday. On behalf of Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau, MP for Winnipeg South Centre Jim Carr announced up to $5.9 million for... Read More

Herbicide resistant weeds lurk on millions of acres of Canadian farm land. There's no one way to manage resistant weeds or to delay resistance, but there are plenty of little hammers to use. That's the subject of this episode of The Agronomists! Join host Shaun Haney in discussion with Breanne Tidemann, research scientist at AAFC... Read More

How do you keep online events interesting? What's the next big thing in canola agronomy? This is where we kick off the LIVE! Q&A with none other than Jay Whetter, editor of Canola Digest! Whetter joins host Shaun Haney to talk about some of the biggest agronomic challenges of 2020 and what's ahead for 2021,... Read More