The latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report was released May 12 by the World Agricultural Outlook Board. Joining host Shaun Haney to break down the WASDE report in this RealAg LIVE! episode is Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge. Listen and watch to hear about ending stocks, projected acres, trade, hedging, and... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Corteva Agriscience and BASF Canada Agricultural Solutions (BASF) have announced a collaboration and joint approach to weed control by recommending the combined use of Liberty 200 SN and Enlist herbicides on Enlist E3TM soybean acres. The combination will work especially well on weeds like waterhemp and Canada fleabane, that are now glyphosate resistant in many... Read More
A survey that ranks the most common and troublesome weeds in 2020 was recently completed by the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA). More than 315 weed scientists from across the U.S. and Canada weighed in on seven categories of grass crops, covering weeds found in corn, rice, sorghum, turf, spring cereal grains, winter cereal... Read More
April monthly tractor and combine sales were positive across all segments in Canada, according to the Association of Equipment Manufacturer's (AEM) latest numbers. April monthly sales in the 4WD segment nearly doubled, up 93.3 percent to 201 units sold, while total farm tractor monthly sales were up 72.3 percent to 3,671 units sold. Self-propelled combines... Read More
Addressing the growing labour and talent shortage in Canadian agriculture is going to require a multi-pronged approach of awareness, education and training, and connection between job seekers and job opportunities. The Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA) is building off a successful first year of the Feeding Your Future initiative with a full year of virtual... Read More
Face-to-face interaction is even more rare than usual these days. Having the time or ability to schedule an agronomist to come to your field can be tricky, but that doesn't stop issues from popping up in your field, however. Agronomists can assist us from afar, though, with the help of the little cameras in our... Read More
Delaro Complete has been registered for use in Eastern Canada on corn, soybeans and cereals, according to Bayer CropScience. The new foliar fungicide combines three modes of action — Groups 3, 11, 7 — for protection against major corn, soybean, and cereals diseases. “Delaro Complete adds to the proven performance of Stratego PRO for even... Read More
Good in Every Grain, the public-facing educational campaign from Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), is rolling out a new multi-year, multi-stage campaign to connect Ontarians through food stories. What's Your Food Story aims to use food in "celebration, tradition, shared experience, healing, and more" to connect everyone in Ontario regardless of age and culture, GFO... Read More
What does it take to be a soil champion? If you're Laura Van Eerd, professor at University of Guelph, Ridgetown campus, it means being curious about soil biology and crop production and constantly fascinated about what we have yet to learn about nutrient cycles, microbes, and more. Van Eerd considers herself lucky to be able... Read More
It's the time of the year where we are spending lots of time in the equipment. Although there are important things to be done while we're on whatever piece of equipment it may be, sometimes it's hard to ignore that stomach grumble. This week's Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio focuses on a hard hitting,... Read More