What does it take to be a soil champion? If you're Laura Van Eerd, professor at University of Guelph, Ridgetown campus, it means being curious about soil biology and crop production and constantly fascinated about what we have yet to learn about nutrient cycles, microbes, and more. Van Eerd considers herself lucky to be able... Read More
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Thanks for tuning into this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear an issues panel with Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, as well as Andrew Campbell, Strathroy, Ont. dairy farmer and part of Utensil. They'll be talking about: Comments from Fertilizer Canada about the government putting a cap on fertilizer... Read More
The southern part of the Prairies are extremely dry, a pattern that dips well into the Northern Great Plains of the U.S. Although the Canadian Prairie conditions are not as bad as in some states, the soil moisture map is pretty sad. "It's dry for the next week, there's no doubt about it," says David... Read More
An early start to the 2021 planting season in Ontario may not end up pushing the corn and soybean crop ahead of schedule, if the weather trend currently in place doesn't change. David Tolleris, founder of WXRisk.com, says that a few weak systems will continue to move through over the next week or so, bringing... Read More
It's time for another round of Farmer Rapid Fire on this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear Jason Boersma of Ridgetown, Ont. who's part of a family-run cash crop operation about as far south as you can operate in the province; Aubrey Yule of Killarney, Man. where it rained pretty good... Read More
How about those cattle markets? Everything is on the move and demand is there, but getting the cash back to the producers at the end of the day has been tricky. To break it all down on this RealAg LIVE! host Shaun Haney is joined by Brian Perillat of CanFax. Don't miss a new RealAg... Read More
A series of three meetings were jointly held last week led by the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) and Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC). The purpose of the meetings was to discuss grazing livestock and their role in building a sustainable food supply system. The meetings and consultations were held in preparation for the United Nations... Read More
It's still early days, but as we wait for soil temperatures to warm up in parts of the Prairies and for canola seeding to roll in full force, it's good to review the potential for canola diseases. Root rot pathogens pose a certain amount of risk to a canola crop early in the season. Justine... Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Hummingbird Technologies by Telus Agriculture. On today's show you'll hear: Carlo Dade and Sharon Sun of the Canada West Foundation, on China's five-year plan; A Hummingbird Technologies product spotlight with Kristina Polziehn, agronomist and business development manager with Hummingbird Technologies; Lauren Martin, manager... Read More
April didn't bring showers to Western Canada, and it didn't bring heat to Ontario either. But the growing season in Ontario is still about 10 days ahead of average and that has some farmers well ahead of the norm for planted acres. This week on Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson covers a... Read More