Dry spring planting conditions have many growers wondering how their soil-applied residual herbicides will perform, as the weather continues to heat up with little meaningful rain in sight. Research by University of Guelph weed scientist Dr. Peter Sikkema indicates pre-emergence herbicides will still deliver significant value for growers in dry spring conditions. He notes that... Read More
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Welcome to the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, featuring guest host Lyndsey Smith, you'll hear: Ashley Davenport, of Michigan Ag Today, talking about the disruption to energy by closing Line 5; Brett Israel, hog farmer and soil health advocate from Ontario; Lexie Hain, executive director of ASGA, about solar grazing; and, All... Read More
As we approach the first long weekend of the summer season, farmers are thinking about relaying winter wheat and barley for forage, protecting N on dry ground, and skipping a pre-emergent herbicide pass. As to whether all or some (or none) of those are good ideas, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson has the answers in this... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you taking time to join us. On today's show you'll hear: Conservative MP Larry Maguire on levelling the playing field for farm transitions via Bill C-208; Is farm management more important than where you farm? A new segment with MNP's Peter Manness and Kim Gerencser;... Read More
U.S. Governor Gretchen Whitmer ordered Enbridge to cap Line 5 by Wednesday, May 12, which would starve Ontario, Quebec, and parts of the north central U.S. of about 50 per cent of their energy supply. Enbridge has refused the governor's directive and continues to operate. Ashley Davenport of Michigan Ag Today recently joined Shaun Haney... Read More
There are secret, mysterious agents lurking in crop stubble. But have no fear, they're on your side. Many are familiar with wheat midge and the damage the insect can cause, but you might be less familiar with the parasitoid that attacks this crop pest. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Jennifer Otani, pest management biologist... Read More
From fleabane, to wild oats, to kochia and Palmer amaranth, which weed is the toughest to kill on the farm? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, and Tammy Jones, technical sales agronomist with Corteva AgriScience,... Read More
It's another Agronomic Monday coming at you! On today's edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Shane Thomas of Upstream Ag Insights with perspective on using field data for outcome based pricing; Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson on identifying the flag leaf and how to avoid leaf burn from UAN in wheat; Jack Payne, grow team advisor... Read More
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) has recently updated a few agronomy graphics, including the life cycle of blackleg. "We've had different life cycles in the past, but we wanted to update it and provide a little bit more information kind of in a one shot," says Justine Cornelsen, agronomy specialist with CCC. In this... Read More
On today's edition of RealAg Radio, our host Shaun Haney starts the show off with a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. Then we've got an issues panel for you, featuring RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner. You'll hear about: Greyhound shutting down; Attacks on the beef industry; Important bills that... Read More