Thanks for tuning into RealAg Radio. Today's show is brought to you by Lakeland College. On today's show we will hear from Jim Wiesemyer of Pro Farmer on a number of topics, including Canada dropping the COVID-19 restrictions, and the Biden trade policy. You'll also hear Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. on the fall... Read More
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The host of Wheat Pete's Word has a jam packed episode for you today, as always! Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers some quick updates from growers in the Maritimes, as they deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Fiona. As well, he's hopeful that he's going to win (win what, we're not sure), as yields are... Read More
Since the middle of August, the corn market has experienced a bit of a holding pattern, with trade sticking mostly sideways. Joe Vaclavik, founder and president of Standard Grain, says a big part of what is playing into this pattern is the uncertainty surrounding the size of the crop in the U.S. "I think there's... Read More
September 23, 2022 marked the third horrific — and likely most severe — storm to hit the Maritime provinces since 2003 and brought with it wind and rain that has left several thousand residents, including farmers, reeling from the damage. Days later, some are still without power. Tropical storm Fiona rolled in late Friday night... Read More
It’s time for Day 4 of Ontario Diagnostic Days! The annual Ontario crop diagnostic days were back in the field on July 20 and 21, 2022, but only at Ridgetown campus University of Guelph. Not everyone could attend these two field days, so the organizing committees of these highly successful in-field education and learning events... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio! This episode is brought to you by Federated Co-op. Hear from: Mary Robinson, president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture, on the destruction caused by Hurricane Fiona; Chuck Broughton of Pivot Bio on nitrogen fixation of non pulse crops and the company's plans for Canada; and Our spotlight... Read More
The variety and maturity group selections soybean growers make can have significant impact on how a variety develops throughout the season and its final yield. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, PRIDE Seed agronomist Matt Chapple looks at how two varieties with different maturity ratings perform in side-by-side plots under the same growing... Read More
Kinze Manufacturing featured it's high-speed planting technology at the 2022 Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, including the newest model, the True Speed Planter, which debuted this past spring. On display at the Farm Progress Show at Boone, Iowa, the planter hopes to grab the attention of farmers for the upcoming growing season. Eric Broadbent,... Read More
Multimodes of action in one product is the name of the game for many new crop protection products, and BASF's new line up for 2023 holds to that. Building on last year's launch of Veltyma fungicide, growers in Ontario can look for Veltyma DLX in 2023 for protection from northern corn leaf blight, tar spot,... Read More
The Straw Master straw spreader is a tidy unit that makes the job of bedding quick and easy. Filmed at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show, Richard Karst says the unit comes in three sizes, and can work with straw or shavings to process and spread bedding in tie-stall or free stall barns. At just five-feet wide,... Read More