Technology is something that many people are following — especially when it comes to online retail. What needs to happen in order for this tech to really take off? Shane Thomas of Upstream Ag Insights joins Shaun Haney on today's RealAg LIVE! to debate all things ag technology, online retail, biologicals, and more. RealAg LIVE!... Read More
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See and spray technology, recirculating booms, and pineapples — that's just a few of the topics discussed in this episode of The Agronomists. To tackle what's new in sprayer tech and how to do the best job spraying, there are no better experts to ask than our guests than Jason Deveau and Tom Wolf of... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition to kick off another week. On today's RealAgRadio you'll hear from: Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson gives us an Ontario #plant21 update, including what's happening on his own farm; Andrew Chisholm joins us for a Truflex product spotlight, Wade Barnes, co-founder and CEO of Farmers Edge, will talk about a... Read More
Early season scouting is underway for some winter wheat crops, plus early emerged wheat and barley. That early scouting brings up questions like what happens to wheat or barley if it gets nipped by frost? What insects are a concern for this growing season? Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy extension specialist with Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions,... Read More
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
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