Canada's cabbage seedpod weevil problem is no longer confined to southern Alberta, and that means many Prairie growers could be scouting for the insect for the first time this season. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, Keith Gabert, agronomy specialist with the Alberta Canola Producers Commission, says the pest's range has expanded dramatically over... Read More
Category: Crop Production
What's the right fertility program for high-yield soybeans? That's the question Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness soybean specialist Horst Bohner is tackling through a series of fertility trials evaluating nitrogen, potassium, and sulphur across different tillage systems and planting dates. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Bohner tours the research plots at... Read More
Canadian farmers have pushed canola acreage to an all-time high while pulling back on wheat, according to Statistics Canada's seeded acreage report released June 30. While there are big questions about crop yield potential due to wet weather, the agency pegged canola area at a record 23.4 million acres, surpassing the previous record of 23.0... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Reuben Stone of Valley Bio and Jim McComb of The Farmer's Edge Agri-Coaching to talk about establishing cover crops — largely by drone, but also other options, the role of covers and the opportunity of double cropping applying by drone provides. The... Read More
Bayer Crop Science has named Kacy Perry country division head for Crop Science Canada, effective July 1. In this role, she will lead more than 550 employees working at multiple sites across Canada and serves as a member of Bayer’s North American Leadership Team for Crop Science. Perry currently serves as the North America soybean... Read More
Input prices have been a major concern for farmers and ranchers since the beginning of the pandemic, but have taken centre stage with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the Iran war. In the near term, diesel prices in North America have backed off from the highs, but are much above the... Read More
Despite recent comments from U.S. President Donald Trump questioning whether the United States needs Canada or Mexico as trading partners, leaders from across North American agriculture remain firmly committed to preserving the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA/USMCA). While guest hosting AgriTalk, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney brought together Jim Wiesmeyer of Wiesmeyer's Perspectives, American Farm Bureau chief economist John... Read More
Over the past decade, bluegrass has become a familiar sight in winter wheat fields across Ontario, and it's become a significant yield threat on farms where it gains a foothold. At the C&M Seeds Wheat Wednesday annual field day at Palmerston, Ont., Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness weed management specialist Mike Cowbrough outlined... Read More
The agreement that U.S. President Donald Trump and his team have been negotiating with Iran is not only centred around an end to the war and the re-opening of the Strait of Hormuz, but also a potential win for U.S. agricultural exports of corn, wheat and soybeans. It's being framed as a humanitarian effort to... Read More
No-till soybean growers are always looking for ways to improve seedbed conditions without disturbing the soil. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness soybean specialist Horst Bohner visits Lucknow, Ont., brothers Lawrence Hogan and Steve Howard to see how they use a modified 16-row row-clearing unit from Quebec-based... Read More