Thanks for tuning into the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. Today you'll hear: Robert Day, president and CEO of Ceres Global, on their announced canola crushing plant; A TilMOR product spotlight with Rory Cranston of Bayer; Janice Tranberg, CEO of the Alberta Cattle Feeders Association, talks about what's happening with cattle pricing; and, The top... Read More
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A million dollar rain (for those that got some precipitation), notes on a hay crop, corn replants, and wheat fungicide T3 timing are just a few of the topics covered in this episode of Wheat Pete's Word. Host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson also answers all sorts of questions about wheat, including yellowing, a virus in... Read More
Scouting for wireworms starts with looking for bare or thinned patches — after the crop has emerged. Areas where maybe the seedling didn't come up at all, or if they did, they've yellowed at the centre of the plant "If you see that, there could be a couple different reasons why your crop has thinned…Read More
Thanks for tuning into this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Keep It Clean Canada. You can find more information about the Keep It Clean 2021 product advisory here. On today's show, you'll hear: A product spotlight with Greg Bartley, director of crop production and crop quality at Pulse Canada, on Keep... Read More
Early spring can mean risky temperatures, especially for earlier seeded crops; and if canola has emerged already, there's a risk of frost. If your field has had a touch of frost, the first piece of advice from Autumn Barnes, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council of Canada (CCC), is to pump the brakes. "There were…Read More
The rapid expansion in canola processing capacity on the Prairies continues, with the confirmation of another crush plant to be built beside the Canada-U.S. border in southeast Saskatchewan. Ceres Global Ag is planning to build a canola processing plant and refinery beside its existing terminal and international rail crossing southeast of Estevan, at Northgate, Sask.... Read More
Welcome to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy specialist at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on temperature changes; Wes Anderson joins us for a SWAT product spotlight; Rob Miller of BASF talks about managing pre-emergence herbicide applications in dry conditions; and, Michael Wunsch of North Dakota... Read More
As beef demand has been strong, both domestically and in the export market, ranchers and feedyards are struggling to find strength in the fed cattle market. While the choice cutout reached $324.18 this week and packer profits have surged, the fed cattle price has not lifted in the same manner, leaving feedyards frustrated. While packers... Read More
Much of the Prairies has experienced freezing temperatures over the last few days, with a risk of frost not yet out of the forecast. This has growers concerned about cereal tolerance to frost, as well as when and if a pre-emergent application can still happen. Wheat and barley are typically more resilient to cold temperatures... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We've got an issues panel for you today featuring RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, joined by National PR's Meagan Murdoch. They'll be talking about: Updates on the Canadian Grain Commission reducing fees; CAPI's Big Solutions Forum; Money going to the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity; Update... Read More