The United Nations Food Systems Summit is coming up this fall, and is set up as a way to kickstart global agriculture systems in achieving sustainable development goals of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN. There are seventeen sustainable development goals, and the purpose of the meeting is to create tangible solutions to... Read More
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Will nozzle type solve the problem of getting efficacy while spraying T3 fungicides? There's plenty of work done on the right nozzle for this job, but what are the other factors that lead to an efficacious application for controlling fusarium? In this Wheat School episode, our resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson is fired up... Read More
Welcome to the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, thanks for tuning in! On today's show you'll hear: Greg Henderson, editor of Drovers, on the poorly-timed situation of JBS being cyber-attacked and the outcomes; Rick White, president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association, talks about the upcoming UN Food Systems Summit; Barry Friesen, executive... Read More
Widespread late-May frosts across Ontario have many growers assessing soybean crops for injury and wrestling with the question of whether replanting is necessary. On this episode of the Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner is preaching patience when it comes to determining whether a replant is necessary.... Read More
Huge areas of Ontario saw frost over the weekend, in some cases as low as -7 degrees C. The full impact of the lighter frost in other areas is still being assessed, but there are replants already happening on plenty of soybean acres. Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson talks about that this week, and... Read More
Plant growth regulators (PGRs) are used to control or modify plant growth processes. In the case of wheat and barley, PGRs are used to influence the hormones responsible for cell elongation, which results in a crop with thicker, shorter stems. "Right now there are two plant growth regulators available for wheat in Western Canada," says... Read More
A Tuesday morning run up in the grain markets caught many market watchers by surprise. What's at play so early in the growing season? Jon Driedger with Leftfield Commodity Research says that, yes, this really does seem to be a weather related rally for the most part, and that's a bit of a surprise. Coming... Read More
Early planted corn is starting to emerge in Ontario and usually when digging around, a nice straight plant can be seen coming out of the ground. This year, though, a few plants are a little wonky. Down in Lambton County, Ont., agronomist Ryan Benjamins is seeing quite a bit of corkscrewing in corn this year,... Read More
Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show you'll hear: Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research, with some insight on the volatility in the markets right now; Jimmi-Lee Jackson of Bayer CropScience Canada, with a product spotlight on the fungicide Proline GOLD; Kim Gerenscer of MNP, on just how critical... Read More
Scouting soybeans is a big part of any Ontario agronomist's year. Emergence, a consistent plant stand, and seeding depth are the first few things to scout for in the field. Ryan Benjamins, who owns and operates Benjamins Agronomy Services, gives tips for scouting soybeans and what to consider further along in the growing season, in... Read More