More farmers are using 4R nutrient stewardship with nitrogen fertilizer application; however, there's still work to be done on fine-tuning N rates and incentivizing change. For more than 10 years, Fertilizer Canada and Stratus Ag Research have been asking farmers about their nitrogen management strategies and gauging the rate of adoption of 4R management —... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Farmers need to rethink how they apply crop protection products and there's plenty of novel weed control technology to address cost, labour and environmental stewardship challenges, says Cornell AgriTech weed scientist Dr. Lynn Sosnoskie. At the Ontario Certified Crop Advisor annual meeting in January, Sosnoskie described a whirlwind of technology ranging from electrification and robot... Read More
The next decade holds plenty of possibilities for the Canadian canola market, but not all of them are positive. With innovations in the aviation fuel industry and expansion of biofuel refinery capacity, such as Imperial Oil developing a new facility at its Strathcona refinery near Edmonton, Alberta, canola as a biofuel is a game-changer, says... Read More
Lower crop prices and sinking margins in 2024 pushed Southwestern Ontario farmland growth into negative territory for the first time in 14 years, according to an annual survey of farmland in the region. Ryan Parker, partner and agricultural appraiser at London-based Valco Consultants, says a 1.43 per cent drop in farmland prices across the region... Read More
Three crop protection products slated for use for the first time in 2025 meet the market access requirements of Ontario grain growers and have been green-lighted for use by Ontario grain industry stakeholders. The news comes from the joint Market Access Committee for corn and soybeans, which includes the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Soy Canada,... Read More
An Albertan and an Ontarian fly to The Rock... no, it's not the start of a hilarious joke, it's what really happened this week as RealAg's Shaun Haney and Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson both were invited to present to the Newfoundland Federation of Agriculture. Much fun was had (you can check out Wednesday's RealAg Radio... Read More
The Canadian Wheat Research Coalition has signed a new five-year, $11.8 million agreement to continue wheat breeding programs at the University of Saskatchewan's Crop Development Centre (CDC) through 2029. The coalition is a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Alberta Grains. The funding for 2025 through 2029 will support... Read More
Planting wheat this spring is a good option for farmers across the U.S. Northern Plains who are looking to manage input costs and want a durable crop that can stand up to weather stress. That advice comes from Limagrain Cereal Seeds team members Zach Thibault, based in Bozeman, Montana, and Troy Gerding from Fargo, North... Read More
After its official launch last August, SaskOilseeds now has a new brand look and identity for the organization formed from the amalgamation of SaskCanola and SaskFlax. After the Saskatchewan Crops Forum earlier this month, SaskOilseeds executive director Tracy Broughton sat down with RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney to discuss the organizational changes with the merger of Sask... Read More
How does nitrogen leaf burn impact yield? What about leaf wetness at application? Will wet leaves mitigate the potential for damage from a nitrogen application? Those are just some of the questions University of Guelph researcher Josh Nasielski and RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin tackle on this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School. Tobin caught up with... Read More