It was a dry start to the year for soybeans in Ontario as a lot of seed went into dry conditions, but the crop seems to have come along. A dry spring in Ontario can make for easier planting though, and coupled with timely rains the season's start hasn't been too bad. In this Soybean…Read More
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Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show we've got a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. We've also got a RealAg issues panel featuring our own Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by Stuart Person, senior vice president of agriculture at MNP. They'll be discussing: Business... Read More
It seems to be par for the course that the cattle markets are doing a little bit of everything these days. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says from a price perspective, the U.S. market is up and the Alberta market is down. "In the U.S., most of the trade is in the north,... Read More
Regeneration Canada is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to raise awareness and catalyze systems of change towards regenerative land stewardship in the country. Through workshops, online education, and information materials available to the general public, farmers, ranchers, and land stewards, Regeneration Canada hopes to engage with all stakeholders involved in decision-making regarding land. But... Read More
Herbicide strategy for in-crop applications in canola first requires knowing what weeds are out there, and keeping in mind that two applications is an option. In this Canola School episode, Jaeda Hoppe, field crop agronomist with UYMI Agronomy at Biggar, Sask., says that two in-crop herbicide applications is likely if the weeds are there and…Read More
It's Thursday, and that means a Farmer Rapid Fire! Today on RealAg Radio you'll hear: Luke Barron of Schomberg, Ont., who's new to the Farmer Rapid Fire, and grows corn, beans, wheat, and hay; Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont., where the sheep operation is getting ready for a big day of haying; Scott Perkins of... Read More
Weather is the ultimate source for small talk, and rainfall is perhaps the most talked about — from how much, to when, to not enough, and on too much. For this episode of the Corn School, Bernard Tobin asks Dale Cowan, senior agronomist at AGRIS C0-operative, about how much rain a corn crop needs throughout…Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this midweek edition of RealAg Radio! It's no surprise — we've got a jam-packed show for you today. You'll hear: Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc., with an in-depth west and east weather forecast analysis; Antonious Petro of Regeneration Canada, with a conversation on defining regenerative agriculture; and Mark Upton... Read More
Looking back 30, 60, and even 90 days on the Ontario and Quebec moisture figures and the trend is there: it's been dry and quite warm. The moisture situation is certainly not dire, unlike many areas of Western Canada, as there have been a few, just-in-time rain events that have kept the crop moving. Drew... Read More
With the start of summer, and hot-hot-hot temperatures across the Prairies, it's got many asking: will we see any rain? To help us address that question is Drew Lerner of World Weather Inc. Lerner says the last time we saw this dry weather bias pattern — pretty similar to the one we are seeing right... Read More