John Deere's 400 and 600 series sprayers are the first commercially available sprayers factory-equipped with See and Spray Select technology, as well as other improvements to the cab and boom system. "Starting front to back, you'll see the new numbering, which is reflective of the chassis size as well as the tank size," explains Kaylene... Read More
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It wouldn't be fair to have an election without an episode of RealAg Politics! The election campaign has been a speedy whirlwind, and co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner are here to break it down for you — specifically from the agriculture perspective. SUMMARY The PPC has really gained some traction. Many are comparing them... Read More
Welcome to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio! You'll hear agronomy-related content from: Horst Bohner, OMAFRA soybean specialist, talking about unevenly maturing soybeans; Nicole Penney of FS Partners, on feeding soil microbes with bio-based fertilizers; Derwyn Hammond of Pioneer, on flea beetle and cutworm concerns in canola; Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, talks about planting wheat... Read More
What's the number one way to get great wheat yields in the east? Plant early! In this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson shares his tips for planting, and his insights on phosphorus, based on soil type and base fertility. "If you can plant wheat in September in Ontario, that's almost always... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, with guest host Lyndsey Smith. Today's show features a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. There will also be an issues panel featuring Kelvin Heppner and Jeff Nielsen. They discuss: Election predictions; The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP); and How... Read More
Recently, RealAgriculture's founder Shaun Haney joined Jeff Sammut, host of the program Canada Now on Sirius XM's Canada Talks channel, to talk about the upcoming election from an agriculture perspective. One of the main questions was: have those that are running for the Prime Minister's office done enough to appeal to those that grow or... Read More
This week was a bit of a wild ride in the markets following the JBS fire that occured in Granville Island, Nebraska. The plant — that has the capacity to process 6,000 head of cattle a day — is now back up and running, but it has many asking "how does this impact the cattle... Read More
As soybean harvest gears up across eastern Canada, many growers are reporting uneven maturity in fields. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Soybean School, Bernard Tobin catches up with Horst Bohner, OMAFRA soybean specialist, to find out why fields are not ripening or senescing evenly. The first potential explanation is uneven spring emergence, says Bohner. This... Read More
Four U.S. senators are attempting to answer the call to fix "broken" cattle markets in the country, with new legislation to restore mandatory country of origin labelling. Greg Henderson of Drover's says he's not entirely sure how it's going to work, as mCOOL, as it is called, was eliminated after a lengthy World Trade Organization... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday, Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio. Today's show is pretty jam-packed and you'll hear from: Terry Phillips of New Liskeard, Ont.; Drew Spoelstra of Binbrook, Ont.; Fred Greig of Reston, Man.; Mike Beckie of Davidson, Sask.; and, Greg Sears of Sexsmith, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the... Read More