Bayer's new glyphosate-focused subsidiary Ruveon has withdrawn its petitions in the U.S. seeking aggressive duties on Chinese glyphosate imports following a wave of pushback from farm organizations. Jointly filed by Monsanto Company and Ruveon on June 30, the original petitions requested anti-dumping and countervailing duties ranging from 69 per cent to 446 per cent on... Read More
Category: Crop Production
As agricultural drones continue to evolve, they're finding a growing number of practical uses on the farm. While they won't replace a ground sprayer anytime soon, they can help tackle jobs that are difficult—or simply impractical—with conventional equipment. Speaking with RealAgriculture at a recent drone demonstration, Eva Moller, director of research and training with LandView... Read More
Corn rootworm continues to adapt to the tools used to control it, and Ontario and Quebec have become leading hot spots for resistance in North America. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness entomologist Tracey Baute explains why resistance is increasing in continuous corn production systems and what... Read More
The Yr15 gene has provided wheat breeders with an important source of resistance to stripe rust, but new races of the disease that have overcome the gene in Europe are raising concerns about its long-term effectiveness in Canada. That has prompted Canadian researchers and breeders to take steps now to monitor and protect the gene... Read More
The research farms at Indian Head and Scott, Saskatchewan may continue to operate under the province's oversight, following the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) and the Province of Saskatchewan. The two facilities are among the seven AAFC research sites nationwide that the federal government planned to close... Read More
Bayer has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with French seed company RAGT Group, paving the way for the simultaneous launch of hybrid wheat seed in North America and Europe by the early 2030s. The deal, which builds on a research partnership established between the two companies in 2021, will see Bayer receive licensed access to... Read More
Holy wheat, what a crop! At least in some fields, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson in this week’s edition of Wheat Pete’s Word. This week, we're catching up on the huge variability showing up in winter wheat yields, a flood of fungicide questions driven by wildly different moisture conditions, and practical agronomy insights on everything... Read More
Well-nodulated soybean plants are essential for producing the nitrogen needed to support high yields, but the only way to know if the crop is on track is to get out of the cab and dig some plants. In this episode of Soybean School, RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin talks with Lallemand Plant Care field solutions specialist Nikki... Read More
The spread of cabbage seedpod weevil (CSPW) into new areas of Western Canada means many canola growers are facing an unfamiliar pest in the battle to protect canola yields. Historically confined to southern regions on the western side of the Prairies, higher CSPW populations have pushed into central Alberta (reaching as far north as Edmonton),... Read More
For this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert sit down with Dick Wittman, farm management consultant, educator, and longtime faculty member of Texas A&M's Executive Program for Agricultural Producers (TEPAP). The conversation takes a hard look at an uncomfortable trend: using a proficiency checklist tracked over 25+ years,... Read More