Maybe it's just us, but this month is flying by. On this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear from Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research extension specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission, and our resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson. They'll both be talking about considerations for the upcoming growing season including barley on... Read More
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If ever you've been frustrated by seemingly never getting to those big jobs you'd like to work on, or you feel like all you need to do is work faster and harder to get where you want to be, Chris Croft has six strategies he'd like you to try. Croft is a management trainer and... Read More
Manitoba's new agriculture minister says helping producers recover from the drought of 2021 and maintaining cross-border movement of feed and the province's agricultural exports are top priorities as he settles into the minister's office. Derek Johnson was sworn in as Manitoba's minister of agriculture last week, as the province's new premier, Heather Stefanson, appointed her... Read More
2021 won't be forgotten anytime soon in the cattle world. The January 1, 2022, Cattle on Feed report from CanFax showed a 12 per cent increase in the number of cattle on feed from a year ago, with placements down a bit. As Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange explains in our latest Beef... Read More
On this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, we've got a Beef Market Update for you with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. We've also got an issues panel featuring host Shaun Haney, and RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. They'll be discussing small town growth, financial disconnects (which you can find more info on... Read More
Harvest weed seed control isn't necessarily new to the agriculture industry. Farmers in Australia have been using seed control units on the backs of their combines to reduce weed seed return to the soil for several years. There are different methods to control weeds with a seed control unit — everything from cost-effective things like... Read More
When it comes to increasing soybean yield, University of Illinois plant physiology professor Fred Below has two words of advice — plant early. In his presentation earlier this month at the Ontario Agricultural Conference, Below shared data from eight years of trials that show growers in Illinois lose almost half a bushel (0.47 bu/ac) for... Read More
Imports of feed into southern Alberta since November have been unprecedented, but delays in shipments, of both corn and distillers' dried grains (DDGs), from the U.S. have resulted in cattle feeders still having to scramble to find feed. As we reported earlier this week, many feedlots are waiting nervously for trains to arrive, with feed... Read More
There's a rising number of porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) cases in Manitoba's hog population. The numbers are so high in fact, that Cam Dahl, general manager of the Manitoba Pork Council, has deemed the issue to be a "general outbreak." "Normally, this is a disease that we see spread in late spring or summer, a... Read More
And we've reached another Thursday, which can only mean one thing... The Farmer Rapid Fire! On this edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, you'll hear from: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Valérien de Milton, Quebec; Emery Huszka of Florence, Ont.; Rob Stone of Davidson, Sask.; and Shane Strydhorst of Neerlandia, Alta. Plus, Shayne Dueck of MNP joins... Read More