A collaborative program between six major crop commissions will look at the role of wetlands and their ecosystem services, over three years. "We're very excited this year that we have a collaborative program to monitor Alberta's wetlands," says Nevin Rosaasen, policy and program specialist with Alberta Pulse Growers. "What we're looking for is, first off,... Read More
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Under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership, the Canadian Wheat Research Coalition (CWRC) is the host of the current wheat research cluster, a five-year agreement from 2019 to 2023. Collaborative funding between Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and producers is funnelled into the cluster to support industry-led research, explains Lauren Comin, director of research at Alberta Wheat and... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Brett Young. On today's show you'll hear: Curt Blades, senior vice president of ag services at the Association of Equipment Manufacturers, discussing inventory numbers; A Brett Young Seeds product spotlight, with Eric Gregory; Tyler Dyck, of Okanagan Spirits talks about an excise tax... Read More
It's time for agronomy hot topics on Day 4 of Ontario Diagnostic Days! The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester are again virtual in 2021. Crop nutrition, weed control and planting depth and timing are the focus of this episode. We kick it off with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture,... Read More
It's evolving into a rather odd year for pre-harvest weed control in parts of Western Canada as a return of some moisture has meant sprouting swaths, and monster weeds. In Ontario, an accelerated season means plenty of farmers are making the dry-down decision on edible beans this week. From pre-harvest weed control, to swapping to... Read More
It's an Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Our resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, for an eastern update; and Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions talks about the west. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney via email... Read More
Using clubroot resistant genetics and lengthening rotations are highly recommended practices for managing clubroot on the Prairies. But is there more farmers could do? "Ninety per cent of those clubroot spores can die with a two-year break, so one in three rotation, that's really critical, if you have a shorter rotation than that, and you're... Read More
Welcome to the very first episode of the Canola PODcast sponsored by InVigor® hybrid canola from BASF! This episode is called "Shake it, rattle it, roll it" and features Canadian InVigor Lead Blaine Woycheshin, and long-time InVigor grower Nicolea Dow. Why are we calling this episode "Shake it, rattle it, roll it"? Well, as Woycheshin... Read More
When we think about how farmers market their crop, there are two significant events that have occurred in 2021 that may drive people to think a little different going forward. One of those is the market run-up last fall, when prices really began to escalate.The second factor is farmers in the western half of North... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We really appreciate you taking time to tune in. On today's show, you'll hear an issues panel featuring Lyndsey Smith, Kelvin Heppner, and Meagan Murdoch of Hill and Knowlton Strategies, talking about: Herbicide supply for 2022; Discussion on Afghanistan; Biomass plant shutdown in Manitoba; and, The federal... Read More