Pea leaf weevils are out and active, and if they're present in your fields they're doing foliar damage to pea and faba bean crops. Meghan Vankosky, field crop entomologist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Saskatoon, Sask., joins Kara Oosterhuis for a discussion about pea leaf weevil scouting and thresholds in this Pulse School episode. "You... Read More
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There's something to be said for authentic and lively debate of the key issues of the day. When you've served in federal politics for over two decades, one can only hope to have as many examples of such as Wayne Easter, retiring Member of Parliament for Malpeque, P.E.I. Easter says he has lived by two... Read More
There is tremendous yield potential in Ontario corn fields right now. With recent rainfalls, subsoil moisture has been replenished and the crop has jumped in the last few days. Great looking acres and strong corn prices both weigh into the decision to apply fungicides. In this Corn School episode, Bernard Tobin is joined by BASF... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear an issues panel featuring Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAg, as well as Meagan Murdoch of Hill + Knowlton Strategies. They'll be talking about: Hot weather and deteriorating crop conditions in the west, and heavy rains happening in the east;... Read More
It's well-known that canola does not like heat during flowering. As soon as daytime highs rise beyond 30 degrees C — as we're seeing through the current heat wave in Western Canada — the plant can become heat stressed, which leads to blasting and aborted pods. High temperatures can essentially cause a breakdown in communication... Read More
Some farmers practice strip till in their cornfields, some plant corn in twin rows, while others plant multiple hybrids. Then there's Mike Strang — he does it all in the same field and even adds cover crops to the management mix. On this episode of The Sharp Edge, Strang, who farms with his family near... Read More
Recent weather events in parts of Ontario have really flattened some wheat crops. There's an awesome crop out there, but harvesting it will now be much more difficult. In this episode of the Wheat School, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson talks about combine set-ups, the possibility of applying a pre-harvest burndown, and is later joined by... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio! And since it's a Thursday, that means a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today's show you'll hear: Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont., where the crops are looking good with just-in-time rains; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man., where the excess rain from last year is really helping out this... Read More
And just like that it's the end of June. Thanks for tuning into RealAgRadio. On today's show, brought to you by AGI and Farmobile, you'll hear: Liberal MP Wayne Easter, soon to be retired, will talk about his career in politics, his history with the National Farmers Union, and what's next; An AGI SureTrack product... Read More
Lodged crops, flooded crops, and burning crops — there's no shortage of crops under stress this week in Canada. Of course, there are also some tall, fast-growing corn crops, and in this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson is covering the top agronomy questions of the week. From available nitrogen causing some issues to... Read More