Peter Johnson, resident agronomist at RealAgriculture, and host of the Word, discusses the now-underway edible bean harvest, Ontario wheat trials, smelly liquid manure and soil tests. Listen or download below! And of course, if you have a question for Wheat Pete, call 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email him at pjohnson@realagriculture.com. Highlights: Wheat:... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Anti-trade messages from both U.S. presidential candidates are undoubtedly troubling for the future of the Canadian economy, especially in export-oriented sectors like agriculture. "That to me would be the number one concern when we look over the next six months — what happens in the U.S. election and what happens afterwards," said Douglas Porter, chief... Read More
It'll be a few weeks before we actually know how this year's soybeans are going to yield, but we can get a pretty good idea now, especially if we're willing to put some time into building a good sample size for making an estimate. Dieter Schwarz, the new market development manager for corn and soybeans... Read More
23 Cattlemen's Young Leaders (CYL) semi-finalists headed to Calgary for the Canadian Beef Industry Conference earlier this month, and this week, 16 finalists were announced, including: British Columbia: Ryan Scorgie - Kamloops Alberta: Becky Tees – Cochrane, Grayden Kay – Lloydminster, Jessica Sperber – Rimbey, Jesse Williams –Hanna, Katie Songer – Sylvan Lake, Luke Marshall... Read More
WGI Westman Group has acquired the manufacturing assets from a competitor in the grain bin business. The parent company of Meridian and Behlen has bought Norstar Manufacturing's grain bin production assets, land and buildings in Morris, Manitoba, as well as Norstar's bin and tank manufacturing assets in Aylmer, Ontario. WGI president and CEO Paul Cunningham... Read More
A prototype vaccine for Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus (PEDv), developed in less than a year, has the pork industry hopeful for a new best management practice to aid in the fight against the devastating disease. “This is great news for the swine industry both in Canada and globally, as PEDv continues to threaten unaffected regions... Read More
Talking about strip tillage in corn is easy, but making it work in the field can be challenging. In this episode of Corn School, resident agronomist Peter Johnson sets out to find the perfect strip till berm at the recent Elgin Soil and Crop Improvement Association field demonstration day. Johnson explains that planting into 6"x6"... Read More
Producers can take heart in the approaches underway by provincial authorities to get a handle on two rabies outbreaks in southern Ontario. The outbreaks, involving terrestrial rabies (not bat rabies) have officials turning to proven control methods — and social media, through the Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) — to keep the disease in check.... Read More
Many farms have bought basic drones capable of taking high resolution pictures from the sky over the last year or two. For $2,000 or less, you can buy a decent quadcopter with a regular RGB colour camera. But the RGB camera is just the beginning when it comes to collecting data with a drone, explains... Read More
With blurred lines between how pets and food animals should be treated, concerns about the use of growth promotants and antimicrobials, serious questions about environmental impacts, and let's not forget, the cringeworthy moniker 'pink slime,' the beef industry has its work cut out for it when it comes to helping consumers understand how beef gets... Read More