Category: Podcasts

Thanks for tuning in to this Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Guest host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Tyler Lester of Bloomfield, Ont.; Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Fred Grieg of Reston, Man.; and John Guelly of Westlock, Alta. We will also hear from Ambrose Allin,... Read More

More power, great traction, more hydraulic flow, and lower fuel use are all on offer with the CLAAS XERION 12 line up, according to the company. Frans Reijmers, with CLAAS tractors, was on hand at the Ag in Motion show this week in Saskatoon to show off both the XERION and new ARION models. Built... Read More

What happens when a soil-applied herbicide application is followed by severe weather? For many herbicides it is business as usual, but in some cases a heavy rain can cause a typically safe product to injure the plant. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs weed specialist Mike... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, hear Shaun's interview with John Gormley, host of The Gormley Show as they discuss some action at Ag In Motion, the crops across the province, agriculture technology, and more! We will also hear from Paul Brisebois and... Read More

Nothing good happens to mature wheat left in the field, and Peter Johnson is pretty thankful that some elevators are taking wheat at 17 per cent moisture to keep combines rolling. It takes a village, sometimes. For this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, Johnson also discusses compaction, rescue nitrogen on corn and beans, why... Read More

Is there a yield and quality advantage to using biological nitrogen fixation products? This is a question the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) is aiming to answer in a trial at Scott, Saskatchewan. Carmen Prang, agronomy research specialist with Sask Wheat, says there are different fertility treatments the trial is targeting: a low, medium,... Read More

Soybeans will pop out of warm spring soil a few days after planting, but they often sit for weeks before breaking the surface when planted early in cool, no-till environments. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, host Bernard Tobin and Abhi Deora, head of Syngenta Canada's Seedcare Institute, look at how soil temperatures... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this “Tuesdays with Lyndsey” edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva! On this episode, we will hear from Brett Halstead with SaskWheat on pending Canadian Grain Commission changes for August 1, and Colin Elgie, with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture Food and Rural Affairs, on nitrogen loss in... Read More

The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) and the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) are calling on the Canadian Grain Commission to reverse its decision to harmonize export and primary test weight and total foreign material tolerances in wheat. Announced in June, the harmonization is set to take effect August 1, 2023, at the... Read More

Wet, humid conditions can cause corn diseases to advance quickly. The usual suspects are always a concern: Northern corn leaf blight, gibberella ear rot, and more, but a new-to-Ontario disease, tar spot, has been harder to predict when it comes to threat level. In 2022, early indications showed the disease was present but a dry... Read More