Welcome to the Corteva Seed Treatment podcast, brought to you by Corteva Agriscience. In this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Chad Garrod, Portfolio Marketing Manager, Eastern Canada Seeds with Corteva, to talk about LumiGEN® seed treatments, a game-changing seed treatment product for corn and beans. "LumiGEN is really a mark of assurance," Garrod... Read More
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Every sprayer operator has the ability to mitigate sprayer drift. The first and easiest thing an operator can do is change their droplet size. "It's simple physics," says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs application technology specialist Jason Deveau. "When you go to a larger droplet, it's more likely to continue to travel... Read More
There is a lot riding on a farm, year by year. When a farm transition — or talk of a farm transition — gets added in to the mix, it can be a real challenge to manage the farm, the discussions, and navigate all the important decisions necessary to bring on the next generation of... Read More
On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney discusses: Kody Blois' private member's bill C-359, which is aimed at speeding up approvals of new agriculture products; AgriRecovery details for Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia; Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index thoughts; and, Elaine Froese, farm family coach, on when to walk away from the farm transition. Thoughts on... Read More
As canola harvest wraps up for another season, it's an important time for growers and agronomists to get out into fields and scout for disease. Walking fields in the weeks after harvest helps paint a picture of what diseases may be lingering in the soil or crop residue, which can be important when considering a... Read More
Thanks for tuning into this Friday edition of the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, as well as Tyler McCann with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and House of Commons agriculture committee chair and Liberal MP Kody Blois to discuss a number... Read More
Weeds can cause up to 58 per cent yield loss in edible beans compared to 50 per cent in corn and 35 in soybeans. That's just one brick in a wall of weed control insights University of Guelph weed science researcher Dr. Peter Sikkema has accumulated over a 30-year career that includes induction into the... Read More
The federal government, along with the provincial governments of Alberta, B.C., and Saskatchewan, have announced a total commitment of $365 million for AgriRecovery programs to help livestock producers affected by drought and wildfires this past summer. The awaited AgriRecovery funding, application details and timelines were announced on Friday, Oct 20. The total federal commitment to... Read More
The Senate's agriculture and forestry committee has approved a significant amendment to the legislation that was supposed to remove the federal carbon tax from propane and natural gas used on farms for at least eight years. The change to Bill C-234, introduced by Senator Pierre Dalphond on Thursday, would remove the proposed carbon tax exemption... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition on RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On this week’s Farmer Rapid Fire tour across the country, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Jay Lewis of Holstein, Ont.; Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont.; Jocelyn Wasko of Eastend, Sask; and, Todd Hames of Marwayne, Alta.... Read More