Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, guest hosted by Lyndsey Smith, you'll hear: An excerpt from last night's episode of The Agronomists, featuring Mike Hilhorst, on fall fertility testing in a drought year; A Global Ag Risk product spotlight with Grant Kosier; Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada, on a recent... Read More
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Extremely dry conditions in Western Canada have challenged growers at every turn. Now, assessing soil nutrient levels and preparing for next year's crop is proving difficult, as excessively dry conditions challenge nutrient cycling and mineralization and soil sampling. In the east, a relatively early wheat harvest offers opportunity for cover crops and plenty of time... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, hear: From host Shaun Haney on the government roll out of AgriRecovery and an impending election; Tips for grazing or feeding canola plants with Zach Carlson of North Dakota State University; A Climate Fieldview product spotlight with Andria Karstens; and A soy and... Read More
Bale moisture probes are great once a bale is made, but trying to determine moisture of a hay swath is another challenge entirely. Most methods — including drying down a sample and doing some quick math — still take more time than is ideal, especially if hay is drying quickly and is intended as ensiled... Read More
It's been the story for weeks, but unfortunately, still a big one — there are large parts of the country that are facing drought, and it is severely impacting the beef industry. Seeing as this is the Beef Market Update, it wouldn't be natural if we didn't talk the price side of all of this... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Thanks for being here. On this episode, hear an encore presentation of Joy Agnew's discussion about AgSmart happening next week at Olds College (there was a mix up at the studio, so we decided to include it in today's show again). Then, it's on to the weekly... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio! It's early August, which means harvest preparations are underway, with maybe even a beach day or two. For this edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, we go east to west getting a handle on what's happening with the crop. On this episode, hear from: Billy Beaudry from... Read More
The Do More Ag Foundation has set a fundraising goal of $5 million to launch a national, bilingual, 24-hour agriculture-focused support line. Adelle Stewart, executive director of Do More Ag Foundation, says the anonymous phone-in line, called AgTalk, is a response to the industry's call for national support accessible from anywhere at any time of... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear: Adelle Stewart, executive director of Do More Agriculture Foundation, on stress during a rather stressful season; Dr. Joy Agnew of Olds College on AgSmart, and what you can expect at the show next week; Dr. Kim Stanford of University of Lethbridge, on... Read More
The agronomic impacts of what has been a wild year for the Ontario growing season are beginning to accumulate, in the form of rock hard soil, fuzzy white plants, and double cobs. For this early August episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson tackles the big question of making oat hay after wheat, if... Read More