Planting early isn't just the mantra for wheat in the fall, it usually applies to corn in the spring, too. But as farmers submit data on final yields vs planting date, the full story of planting into cold or cold, wet soils is told. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson shares some... Read More
Category: Crop Production
This past growing season seemed to be the year for insects. Pea leaf weevils, grasshoppers, and of course, flea beetles, all made the "hot list". Curious about which insects were prevalent, and which ones should be on your mind for next year? Dr. Boyd Mori, assistant professor of agriculture and ecological entomology at the University... Read More
A new web application recently released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) allows users to access yield forecasts for barley, canola, oats, corn, soybeans, and more. But the app isn't just limited to yield forecasts — the app can generate a large number of stats, based on the most recent data. Catherine Champagne, manager of... Read More
The company that was set to buy Input Capital Corp. has backed out of the deal. The publicly-traded company, based in Saskatchewan, announced an agreement to be bought by Bridgeway National Corp. in August 2020 for approximately $97.5 million. Input Capital offers canola “streaming” financing, where the company provides capital in exchange for a stream... Read More
It's time for our premiere episode of The Agronomists! This hour long, prime-time live show will run every Monday evening and be full of commentary, insight, and likely a few laughs. For this first episode, we kick things off with Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, RealAgriculture agronomist, and Marla Riekman, soil specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and... Read More
Selecting the right hybrids can make or break the profitability of a corn crop. There are a multitude of factors that combine to produce high-yielding, profitable harvests, but if growers make the wrong hybrid choices they'll need some luck and good fortune to produce a successful crop, says University of Guelph associate professor Dr. David... Read More
Before the freeze up, sprayer operators might be doing their routine winter maintenance and getting the unit ready for storage — but the more philosophical side of sprayer maintenance is sometimes forgotten about. Don't worry, we don't get too deep about spraying in this Pulse School episode, but Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix... Read More
Between biotech and technology issues, monitoring regulatory work being done, and managing activist pressure, a lot of things happen in the background of the crop protection industry. CropLife Canada does much of that important work behind the scenes that isn't necessarily thought about every day on the farm. Joining us for today's RealAg LIVE is... Read More
Not only has the weather this spring affected farmers' ability to get crops in the ground, but it has also created situations where ag suppliers have products that did not make it to the field for application. A common question is, how do I manage my storage of polyphosphates? Here are a few things to... Read More
There's a saying about decisions being only as good as the information they're based on. The same could be said for agronomic decisions based on maps; the better the map, the better the decision. When Cory Willness, based at Naicam, Sask., got going in his agronomist role, most field maps (if they existed) were based... Read More