Keep your soil covered, do as little tillage as possible, maintain a living root system 365 days a year, and fit it all into an economic model that makes money: this is sustainable soil health. It's a challenge, for sure, but it's one Dresden, Ont., farmer Woody Van Arkel is happy to tackle. On this... Read More

Happy hump day! Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, where today's show has a bit of an international flare. You'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Lorne Hadley, executive director of the Canadian Plant Technology Agency (CPTA), on individuals in Kazakhstan trying to illegally buy Canadian... Read More

Back in June, the Canadian Plant Technology Agency reported some nefarious goings-on regarding Kazakhstani groups trying to acquire Canadian plant genetics. "What has happened is that Kazakhstan companies recognize the Canadian varieties as being leading genetics that would work in their country," says Lorne Hadley, executive director of Canadian Plant Technology Agency. "For the second... Read More

Some of the earliest adopters in Western Canada have been growing cover crops for a long time, but interest has ramped up over the last few years, and so has the need for information and data to inform farmers, agronomists, and researchers in their decisions related to cover cropping. Callum Morrison, a PhD student at... Read More

Salford is rolling out a new line of high-speed tillage designed to deliver new combinations of ground-engaging equipment, narrow transport, and single-point adjustments. This new product line, dubbed Halo by the tillage manufacturer, will be available to growers this fall. The first products available will include the Halo higher speed disc (HSD) and the Halo... Read More