Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Keep It Clean Canada. You can find more information about the Keep It Clean 2021 product advisory here. On today's show, you'll hear: A product spotlight with Greg Bartley, director of crop production and crop quality at Pulse Canada, on Keep... Read More
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Early spring can mean risky temperatures, especially for earlier seeded crops; and if canola has emerged already, there's a risk of frost. If your field has had a touch of frost, the first piece of advice from Autumn Barnes, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), is to pump the brakes. "There were... Read More
The rapid expansion in canola processing capacity on the Prairies continues, with the confirmation of another crush plant to be built beside the Canada-U.S. border in southeast Saskatchewan. Ceres Global Ag is planning to build a canola processing plant and refinery beside its existing terminal and international rail crossing southeast of Estevan, at Northgate, Sask.... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on temperature changes; Wes Anderson joins us for a SWAT product spotlight; Rob Miller of BASF talks about managing pre-emergence herbicide applications in dry conditions; and, Michael Wunsch of North Dakota... Read More
As beef demand has been strong, both domestically and in the export market, ranchers and feedyards are struggling to find strength in the fed cattle market. While the choice cutout reached $324.18 this week and packer profits have surged, the fed cattle price has not lifted in the same manner, leaving feedyards frustrated. While packers... Read More
Much of the Prairies has experienced freezing temperatures over the last few days, with a risk of frost not yet out of the forecast. This has growers concerned about cereal tolerance to frost, as well as when and if a pre-emergent application can still happen. Wheat and barley are typically more resilient to cold temperatures... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We've got an issues panel for you today featuring RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by National PR's Meagan Murdoch. They'll be talking about: Updates on the Canadian Grain Commission reducing fees; CAPI's Big Solutions Forum; Money going to the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity; Update... Read More
Integrated pasture management can include practices such as grazing rotations, herbicide applications, fertility analysis, mechanical brush management, and regular pasture health assessments. Corteva Agriscience wants to use a systemic approach to highlight the soil health aspects of integrated pasture management. Isabelle Thibout, product manager for specialties at Corteva Agriscience, says that soil type, soil fertility,... Read More
Welcome to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, which means a Farmer Rapid Fire! You'll hear from: Mark Torrey of Woodville, Ont., where the crops are coming along and the corn in sandy-loam is just about to come out; Mark Huston of Thamesville, Ont., where even the normally wet fields are rapidly drying and he's... Read More
What can growers do, right now, to help reduce the devastating effects pathogens, such as aphanomyces and fusarium, have on pulse crops? Michael Wunsch, plant pathologist with North Dakota State University, joins Kara Oosterhuis for this Pulse School episode to talk about what is and isn't in farmers' control. Wunsch's approach to disease management includes... Read More