Today's show features a Farmer Rapid Fire (cause it's Thursday, and that's what we do around here). You'll hear from: Nick Dubuc of Mercier, Que; Jeff Harrison of Quinte West, Ont; Eric McLean of Oak River, Man; Kris Mayerle of Tisdale, Sask; and, Warren Sekulic of Rycroft, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on... Read More
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The Western Canadian grain trade, with the support of the Prairie provinces, is launching a campaign to push for changes to "outdated and problematic" federal rules around the oversight of Canada's ports, mainly driven by cost increases at the Port of Vancouver over the last few years. The Western Grain Elevator Association (WGEA) says its... Read More
In 2020, Eric Watson broke his own world record when he harvested 258 bushels of wheat per acre on his Ashburton, New Zealand farm. It's an astounding yield that Canadian farmers can only dream about. But are there crop management tips that farmers in this country can glean from Watson's record-setting wheat? Bayer CropScience regional... Read More
Grain companies have laid out their priorities for the current review of the Canada Grain Act, with consultations underway until April 30. There have been multiple attempts to update the Act going back to the early 2000s, but they've all been derailed before reaching the point where the legislation was changed. As Wade Sobkowich, executive... Read More
Crops that lodge due to high moisture or severe wind conditions may suffer lower yields due to poor grain fill or even lost grain. Lodged crops may also be more susceptible to disease infection, which impacts quality. Late last year, Syngenta received the all-clear for a new plant growth regulator (PGR) called Moddus, that helps... Read More
Seed testing is a simple, proactive way to minimize the risk of fusarium infection in a cereal crop, and reduce fusarium head blight (FHB) in future years. Indirectly, it's also a surefire way to help protect the marketability of your crop after harvest. In this Wheat School episode, Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Jeremy Boychyn,... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week RealAg Radio show, where we've got a great line-up for you today. You'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Brendan Byrne, newly appointed chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO); A Nutrien eKonomics product spotlight with Dr. Alan Blaylock; and Kevin Grier, of Kevin... Read More
It's only 11 days until the meteorological start of spring, which is pretty cool, but so are the temperatures in Ontario, in Western Canada, and all the way down to the southern U.S. On this Wheat Pete's Word, our host Peter Johnson fields all sorts of questions about the cold, plus manganese, scaring away birds,... Read More
Sometimes when you find yourself waiting in line at the elevator you get grouchy. Sometimes though, you find yourself leveraging that grouchiness into a role in shaping agricultural policy. Devon Walker runs a grain farm near Lashburn, Sask., with his wife and their three girls, and just recently transitioned to the full management of the... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday-after-the-long-weekend edition of RealAg Radio, or — as we call it here — Muesday. On today's show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Daniel Lefebvre, chief operations officer at Lactanet Canada, on what the deal is with butter (is there something going on?); A... Read More