Every year, there seems to be times we have more questions about the crop than others. As the wheat crop is emerging is often one of those times. In order to get those questions answered properly, there's a few different things you're going to need to do, says Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist with... Read More
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A new white paper document released by the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), outlines 13 trends that they say requires the attention of the industry, if we are to keep up with a growing global population and environmental requirements. Megan Tanel, president of AEM, says over the years farmers have been expected to produce more... Read More
It's Friday, and if you're in Canada — it's the Friday before the Victoria Day long weekend. Also known as the most unpredictable weather weekend of the year. However, on RealAg Radio, we are more predictable! We've got a great lineup for you on today's show, including a RealAg Issues Panel. On the panel, you'll... Read More
There is so much happening right now in the world of politics and trade, whether it's dairy disputes, the wheat market, big decisions for countries on what they are doing with exports, massive inflation, and more. Al Mussel, research lead with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), joins hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner on... Read More
As the wet spring continues in Manitoba, growers are looking for ways to get their crops planted as fast as possible. RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson has been getting plenty of questions on whether broadcast seeding wheat is an alternative for growers as the calendar turns toward June. In this video, he says broadcasting wheat seed... Read More
The flag leaf plays a key role in managing disease in the wheat crop. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School, our resident agronomist Peter Johnson shares tips on identifying the flag leaf and how growers can use its emergence to guide their disease management strategy to protect yield at T2 timing (flag leaf)... Read More
Health Canada has issued a long-awaited clarification on how it will regulate different forms of plant breeding, including newer gene-editing methods. Genetically modified crops are deemed "novel" under Canada's regulatory framework, requiring an expensive multi-year safety review before being approved for sale, but there was uncertainty about whether gene-edited crops would also be treated as... Read More
Canada is standing by its proposed solution regarding dairy tariff-rate quotas under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), as U.S. dairy groups continue to pressure the White House to escalate the matter. Earlier this week, U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said Canada's changes didn't go far enough, and the proposed solution was a disappointment. Jim Wiesemeyer... Read More
It's time to catch up with producers across the country on this Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. On today's panel, you'll hear: Nick Dubuc of Mercier, Que.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man.; Lesley Kelly of Watrous, Sask.; and Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect... Read More
It's been a wild week in the wheat markets, with lots of trading action and news stories driving the markets. Chaos, says Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodities Research, is one way to describe it — starting off with last week's United States Department of Agriculture report. "That was a friendly report for wheat. We go... Read More