Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by The Whole Buncher and AJ Manufacturing. On today's show you'll hear from: David Widmar of Agricultural Economic Insights, discussing return on investment and its fit in farm management; The Whole Buncher product spotlight, with Larry Woolliams of AJ Manufacturing; Ken Coles, executive director... Read More
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Buckle up, it’s time for Day 2 of Ontario Diagnostic Days! The annual Ontario field crop diagnostic days held at Ridgetown, Elora, and Winchester are again virtual in 2021. Cover crops, forage and wheat management is the focus of this episode. We get started with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soil management... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio, where just like that another month is over. On today's issues panel, host Shaun Haney is joined by Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer and co-founder of utensil.ca, as well as Meagan Murdoch of Hill and Knowlton Strategies. They'll talk about: Drought continues in the west, but Northern Ontario... Read More
It's the last week of July already! On this Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire, you'll hear from farmers all across the country: John Wiebe Dykstra of Salisbury, N.B.; Josh Boersen of Stratford, Ont.; Simon Ellis of Wawanesa, Man.; Tim Oleksyn of Prince Albert, Sask.; Jesse Meyer of Woking, Alta. Interested in joining the Farmer Rapid Fire?... Read More
Success in certain crop systems can sometimes translate to other cropping systems; for example, using a planter in corn adds precision and accuracy to maximize yields and improve agronomic management. In recent years, not a lot of progress has been made in the area of irrigated durum wheat yields, and Farming Smarter is looking at... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Mac Ross of Pulse Canada, discusses logistics and tariff news for lentils exported to India; Jeff Morrow, CEO and president of Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation, with considerations for grazing and baling drought-stricken crops; Dr. Phil Williams, who introduced the technology to measure... Read More
What a particular cost or investment adds to the business should be easy to assess and measure, but in reality calculating return on investment (ROI) can be inconsistent and difficult. As David Widmar, of Agriculture Economic Insights explains, ROI should be a simple calculation, but it's not a perfect measure of performance as there are... Read More
It's possible Ontario could set a new wheat record for 2021, and that's saying something, as reports are that many fields are yielding smaller than average seeds. Also this week on Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson tackles if corn will yield double cobs, why you need to be out scouting the soybean canopy, and... Read More
It's important to know what's going well, and what's not, especially with soil. Certain "canaries in the coalmine" can indicate existing, persistent problems with management practices that over time can be improved. Adam Ireland, who farms with his family near Teeswater in Bruce County, Ont., is joined by Bernard Tobin for this episode of Soil... Read More
As the drought continues across the Prairies, ranchers and grain farmers are navigating baling and grazing drought-affected crop. There are insurance considerations when offering field crops as grazing, but there are also several considerations for livestock producers when determining the suitability of a field as feed. Shannon Argent, business manager with VBP+, says that ranchers... Read More