Inoculants are produced each year, and a fresh batch will start rolling off the production line just before spring arrives. An inoculant product is different from other crop inputs, and there are some do's and don'ts when it comes to storing your pea, lentil, chickpea, or faba bean inoculant products. In this episode of the... Read More
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It's been a few years since DOT, the autonomous farm robot now owned by Raven Industries, made waves in the ag industry. Now that it's had a chance to run, how does it fare in the field? Daniel Stefner, fourth year Bachelor of Applied Science agribusiness major student at Olds College, recently joined Shaun Haney... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show we've got a great line-up for you, including: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Jan Lambregts, head of RaboResearch, on economic recovery; Wes Anderson joins us for a SWAT Maps product spotlight; and David McNaughton, Canada's former U.S.... Read More
If there's anyone that's knowledgable and passionate about agriculture education, it's Johanne Ross, of Agriculture in the Classroom Canada. For today's RealAg LIVE! Ross joins Kara Oosterhuis for a chat about how AITC-C started, what its goals are, and where it's going in the future. RealAg LIVE! streams every weekday at 3 pm E on... Read More
You can't get to 1000 episodes without first hitting three hundred, and here we are — episode 300 of Wheat Pete's Word! For this week, remember that there's a new number for Wheat Pete for both listening or leaving messages (but we're glad you mostly listen/download it here), plus some solid numbers that back up... Read More
It appears the Biden and Trudeau governments are seeing many issues through a similar lense so far, especially when it comes to fighting climate change, enabling diversity, and a belief in science. Tuesday morning, Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Marie-Claude Bibeau and USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack met virtually, to discuss the importance of the... Read More
Pulse Canada's president, Greg Cherewyk, will step up as leader of Pulse Canada, April 1, 2021. Long-time CEO Gord Bacon has announced his retirement from the role after 25 years with the organization. “Greg Cherewyk is a respected leader, is well known to Canadian pulse growers, traders and processors. He will, without a doubt, continue... Read More
Alison Sunstrum was pushing for interconnectivity of farm data long before the internet was even commonplace. It's that kind of foresight that has pushed Sunstrum to grow not only her own businesses, but also to act as mentor — and sometimes funder and partner — to several other upstarts and innovators in agriculture. In this... Read More
John Deere's line-up of Hagie self-propelled sprayers is all new — except for the boom. Deere says its Hagie STS sprayers have been rebuilt from the ground up; however, growers will recognize its signature forward-facing spray boom. Joel Basinger, marketing manager for John Deere, says three new self-propelled models, STS12, STS16, and STS20, are available... Read More
The post-COVID situation for the food industry may be a concern for the average consumer. The impacts might be most felt by the grocery and restaurant sectors and one has to wonder what the business might look like when we emerge from the pandemic. "It depends which country you're in," says Dr. David Hughes, emeritus... Read More