August is starting out with an optimistic undertone in the cattle markets with fed cattle prices faring better than analysts may have predicted. In the southern U.S., prices are rounding out around $1 higher at $136 towards weeks end, whereas the north is holding a premium at $142 to $146 and their dressed market is... Read More
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Can we improve yield parameters for farmers through enhanced efficiency fertilizers (EEFs)? That's the question that Adam Fast, masters student at the University of Alberta, is looking to answer. Fast was at WheatStalk at Lethbridge, Alta., to discuss the projects he and the team are working on, and what results they have seen so far.... Read More
Fertilizer emissions have garnered quite a bit of attention across Canada, and although this isn't a new conversation, many questions still hang in the balance as the details get ironed out. In 2020, the federal government stated it wanted to see a 30 per cent reduction in fertilizer emissions by the year 2030. Some producers... Read More
There is no room for error when it comes to producing hybrid seed corn. It’s a complicated business, and one of the keys to success is effectively detasseling rows of female plants of one inbred line so it can be fertilized by the second male inbred line, creating a hybrid. On this episode of The... Read More
With more investments than ever being pushed into the ag-tech sector, companies are bringing together resources and technology to not only increase efficiency, but also keep environmental targets in mind. Precision AI is one of those companies. Precision AI's current endeavour is bridging two emerging technologies, drone technology and green-on-green technology, the latter which is... Read More
Welcome to another edition of Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio! It's officially August, which means that harvest is getting underway for some and slowly inching closer for others. On today's show, host Shaun Haney checks in with four farmers from across the nation to see where in the process they are and how crops... Read More
A relatively new vaccine for cattle from Merck Animal Health is combining both bacterial and viral protection in one intranasal dose, reducing the number of instances producers have to administer vaccines to each animal. Bovilis Nasalgen 3-PMH, simply called Nasalgen, has been on the market for roughly one year and combines three virals and two... Read More
With numerous global variables still affecting commodity market prices, putting on blinders and bringing the focus down to individual operations may be the wisest way to navigate the uncertainty. Grain markets are still under the influence of several major unknowns including the Russia-Ukraine war, how much grain China will actually export, and Taiwan strait tensions,... Read More
Happy Wednesday, and hope you are enjoying the first week of August! Hard to believe that harvest and the beginning of another school year is right around the corner, yet here we are -- thank you for making RealAgriculture and RealAg Radio a part of your day. We've got a great line-up for you today... Read More