You sent some soil samples away, whether it was from your own farm or on behalf of a farmer, and now you have the results. How do you begin to fully understand the results? What you do with the results can make or break some (expensive!) decisions. For this episode of The Agronomists, Ryan Benjamins... Read More
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Welcome back for this 2021 season of RealAg LIVE! To kick off the New Year, we're talking planning, planning, and more planning when it comes to corn acres in the year ahead. To get the goods on what main areas to focus on — from hybrid selection and trials, to resistance management, overall agronomy, and... Read More
Most of us are very much looking forward to closing the book on 2020. We can't possibly move forward into 2021, however, without a last look back at the year that was -- in the news, regarding policy, and everything else that caught our attention. Unsurprisingly, COVID-19 related news and events dominated the year's stories,... Read More
When we say "knowing your numbers" in agriculture, there's knowing the basics, then there's the level of today's guest. In this RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Kristjan Hebert, farmer at Fairlight, Sask., with a CPA and a firm background that helps him increase revenue for his farm and for others. RealAg LIVE!... Read More
Speak up and speak positively about not just agriculture, but also about the potential for careers in agriculture, and we'll see more people take an interest, says young farmer and agriculture advocate Emmett Sawyer, of Acme, Alta. In this LIVE! Q&A host Kara Oosterhuis and Sawyer unpack some of what is happening (slight pandemic interruptions... Read More
The future of agronomy is likely even more tech-heavy than it is now, but that's not to say that robots, drones, and sensors will replace human intelligence, experience, and judgement. To tackle what the next 10 years in scouting and agronomy might look like, we go to Peter Johnson, RealAg's resident agronomist, and Rob Saik,... Read More
It's the first day of winter, and perhaps the beginning of a few weeks of quiet, rest, and reflection before a new year, and the slow speed up to another spring. The grain markets show no sign of slowing down however, and that's got some wondering how much steam some of these markets have, and... Read More
Stewart Skinner, hog farmer from Listowel, Ont., (who you may have heard before on a Farmer Rapid Fire or two), joins us for today's LIVE! Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY Happy Friday! Stewart and his wife raise hogs just outside of Listowel. Does things a... Read More
Is it too soon to think about what to grow next year? In our opinion, it's never too soon. CANTERRA Seeds' Lorri Keyowski and Curt Baldwin join us for today's RealAg LIVE! to talk about hybrid selection, online input buying, and so much more! Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E... Read More
Much like 2020, the markets have been surprising. Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge joins us for this RealAg LIVE! Q&A to discuss all things corn, wheat, and of course, soybean meal. Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY: Is there a lack of liquidity? How close... Read More