It's been dry, to very dry, to a full-on drought in Ontario this year, and that dry trend doesn't look to be letting up substantially heading into the harvest season. That's according to Bryce Anderson, senior agriculture meteorologist with DTN, who spoke with Shaun Haney, to recap what weather farmers can anticipate for the #harvest16... Read More
Category: Crops
Yes, we're a day late with Wheat Pete's Word, but it was so worth it because we broke a record for most questions in a week! Well, OK, that's not quite true, but it was so close — so hats off to you, dear listeners and readers, we really do appreciate all the interactions and... Read More
Could the great dry up finally be on for Western Canada? Will we stay frost-free to Thanksgiving? Real Agriculture's Shaun Haney is joined by senior agriculture meteorologist for DTN Bryce Anderson to talk current weather trends for Western Canada — including what's behind the cool, wet weather trend most farmers have been grappling with for... Read More
Virtual reality technology is making it possible to get a close look at a crop without having to set foot in the field. Someday you might not even have to leave the farmyard or office. Using a 360-degree camera mounted on a quadcopter drone and an off-the-shelf virtual reality headset to hold a smartphone, Matt... Read More
When you give away a million dollars you get people’s attention. That was Pioneer’s plan when it launched its ‘Seed for Life’ promotion in 2015. Earlier this month at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, the company announced that Marc-André Pilon, a farmer from Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, had won the grand prize of $50,000 worth of Pioneer seed... Read More
New genetics are expected to help dry bean growers fight back against common bacterial blight — the number one foliar disease in beans in Western Canada. Annual dry bean field surveys in Manitoba, Alberta and Saskatchewan show common bacterial blight "is usually quite severe and widespread," explains Bob Conner, pulse crop pathologist with Agriculture and... Read More
Having enough forage on hand for the fall grazing or winter feeding season is sort of like the best time to plant a tree — it should have been planned for a long time ago. But even the best of intentions got waylaid this year throughout much of Ontario because it Just. Didn't. Rain. Many... Read More
Ontario’s focus on the environmental side of farming has just been underlined and intensified, even more. With the midpoint mandate of her provincial government having been reached, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne put pen to paper last week to help guide both new and established ministers on the next part of their journey. Her mission was... Read More
Do you inoculate your silage? If not, you could be losing out on added digestibility or leaving the bunk or silo open to added spoilage. In this very first episode of the Beef School, we meet with Dr. Tim McAllister, principal research scientist, ruminant nutrition & microbiology, with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, to learn more... Read More
Sponsored Post: If the average farmer starts making key decisions on their farm in their early 30s and farms into their 70s, you've got about 40 seasons to get it right. With that in mind, how do you approach agronomic decisions for each new growing season? For this first episode of the Growing Series podcast,... Read More