Canada's Outdoor Farm Show is this country's largest agricultural trade show. With over 700 exhibitors, the event draws close to 40,000 people over the course of three days. There is a lot for people to see and do. This year, RealAgriculture was lucky enough to be in attendance as well. Over the span of the... Read More
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The price of the Blackberry Playbook continues to drop with Rogers employees being able to acquire them for as little as $250 Canadian. Whether or not that discount will be seen by consumers is anyones guess, but with horrific sales of only 200,000 units last quarter, any move to get more playbooks into the hands... Read More
The story for most of the East has been a story of too much or too little. From extreme moisture and heat to a lack of timely rain and cooler than usual spring temperatures, the pendulum has swung to the extreme on both ends. That begs the question: Will that pattern continue through the harvest... Read More
For a great deal of farmers, this summer has been fantastic and the harvest weather has been the same. Compared to this time last year the difference has been night and day. So the question now is, will this weather last? Will we see an extended summer this year or will we see an early... Read More
With the announcement of the TWIST package in the United States this week, the currency and commodity markets have been put into a volatile mess. I say mess, cattle feeders say relief. With the Canadian Dollar dropping below par for the first time since February, Canadian cattle feeders can now breath a sigh of relief... Read More
What kind of benefit if any can we expect to see from placing fertilizer in with our seed? The question we lead off with in this episode of the Wheat School is: Starter fertilizer: Myth or Real? What follows is a solid case for the benefits of starter fertilizer from OMAFRA Cereal Expert Peter Johnson.... Read More
The rain in Ontario has been hit or miss over this growing season. Some areas seem to have had good weather over the season, others have been hit with overly wet weather in the spring and dryer conditions over the summer. We wanted to see what effect that spotty weather has had on farmers, particularly... Read More
When we talk about harvest across the prairies, you can't use a blanket term to cover any one province unless that comment is "variable". In terms of exactly how much of harvest is done, some areas in the Alberta and Manitoba are finished while areas in the Northern Alberta haven't even started yet. Yields for... Read More
Will it or won't it? That's the question on the mind of a great deal of Ontario farmers. Will that late planted corn finish? It's a question that rests on a number of factors that tend to revolve around variety characteristics, geography, weather and of course, date planted. It's also a question we thought could... Read More
Is fall a good time to look at weed control in your winter wheat? Pre-plant weed control is an option that most farmers don't exercise. The reason has a lot to do with the business of the season. Harvest is in full swing depending what you're growing and farmers have to balance that with trying... Read More