Artificial intelligence, machine vision, drone scouting, and precision application systems are rapidly moving from concept to reality on the farm. While much of the conversation around crop protection has traditionally focused on new chemistry, Martin Carr of WinField United believes the biggest advances over the next five years may come from technologies that help growers... Read More
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Thanks for tuning in to this mid-week installment of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney is joined for today’s discussion by Kyle Larkin of the Canadian Meat Council to talk trade with USA, China and South America, Dan Wright of Seeds Canada for a spotlight interview on the upcoming conference, and Ryan Dick... Read More
Get in on the fun, baby! This week, resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers everything from winter canola opportunities and wheat pollination weather to stripe rust concerns, crusted crops, volunteer corn control, and why chasing perfection is still a worthwhile goal. Along the way, Pete reminds listeners to stay open to new ideas, question... Read More
In episode 59 of the Truth About Ag podcast, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout take a timely look at the decisions, risks, and structural pressure building across Canadian agriculture. They discuss the real-time decisions farmers are facing around seeding, canola acres, crop insurance, market risk, and the cost of pushing through difficult conditions. The episode... Read More
Farmers live by the weather, but severe conditions are stacking up more frequently when the work cannot wait. In the last decade alone, insured losses from catastrophic weather events and wildfires in Canada have almost tripled to $37 billion. In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, host Shaun Haney is joined by Ryan Dick,... Read More
Thanks for making this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio part of your day! On the show today, Haney is joined by Alberta’s new Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation, Tara Sawyer, David Fiddler of Cypress Farm and Ranch Show to talk about the upcoming farm show in Medicine Hat and Paul Sinkevich of Vantage Ag for... Read More
Farmers are always looking for ways to improve planting efficiency, but Dresden, Ont., farmer Mark Richards is taking that idea a step further — building a single planter capable of handling soybeans, winter wheat, and eventually corn. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Soybean School, host Bernard Tobin catches up with Richards as he puts his... Read More
Alberta has a new minister of agriculture and irrigation, and she’s bringing decades of farm and farm policy experience to the role. Following a late May cabinet shuffle, Tara Sawyer, MLA for Olds-Didsbury-Three Hills, has been appointed minister, stepping into a portfolio she says feels more like a homecoming than a new assignment. In this... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Colin Elgie of OMAFA and Josh Nasielski of the University of Guelph to discuss the new guidance on PSNT soil samples, soil sampling techniques, and N side-dress decisions on corn. The Agronomists is brought to you by MNP, The Blue Book and... Read More
Protecting winter wheat during pollination can make the difference between preserving yield and quality or leaving the crop vulnerable to one of its most damaging diseases. That’s why the T3 fungicide timing remains one of the most important management decisions of the season. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School, host Bernard Tobin is joined... Read More