Nutrient deficiencies don't always follow the textbook examples — sometimes a crop short of nutrients can look okay, but be behind in maturity, patchy, or show signs of poor reproductive performance. To dig in to common — and less common! — nutrient deficiencies, we go to newly minted soil nutrient specialist with the Ontario Ministry... Read More
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Ranging from five- to 120-feet wide, Vogels Wick Weeder offers farmers another option when it comes to weed control. Ralph Wasylyniuk, of Farm Agro Sales, was on site at Canada's Farm Show at Regina, Sask., to discuss the implement, which, by the way, isn't meant to be used as a replacement sprayer. "It's to be... Read More
It's the last Monday of June, you guys! Can you feel summer zooming by? We sure can. On today's episode of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Acadian Plant Health, we're talking all things agronomy. You'll hear: Jeremy Boychyn, of Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on what's happening on the Prairies, and questions he's getting... Read More
Transgenic traits that defend corn plants against against damaging corn rootwoom have been around since 2003. But in recent years, farmers have seen growing resistance to these traits and researchers and seed companies are working to preserve the effectiveness of the technology while also develop new ways to combat the yield-robbing pest. One of those... Read More
Soy Canada remains optimistic about its lofty goals for soybean acres in Western Canada. In 2017, the national organization set a target for 10 million acres across the country by 2027, with six million in Western Canada. In 2021, Prairie acres — mostly in Manitoba — were at 1.4 million, down from 1.8 million in... Read More
The Canadian government is contributing $50 million to help prevent grain in Ukraine from going to waste. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the funding while attending the G7 leader meeting in Germany on Sunday. "Canada has valuable experience in grain storage. The knowledge and experience of our farmers will be very useful. We will continue... Read More
Efficiency plays an important role in almost every area of farming and IntelligentAg is looking to maximize sprayer efficiency with their new product, the Recon SpraySense. As the saying goes, you don't know what you don't know and Recon SpraySense is looking to uncover that data by providing a feed of information on the performance... Read More
A question for many when they hear about inflation and rising prices is: how does this impact food, beef, and and what are the potential effects on demand? The extreme volatility doesn't help anything either, says Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this week's Beef Market Update. "One day it's going to be... Read More