Anyone who follows politics knows election nights can be long, and the following mornings rather early. The 2020 U.S. Presidential election has been no different. As of Wednesday morning, it still could be anyone's game south of the border. Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer joins Shaun Haney for some insight into the election. Wiesemeyer says... Read More
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This past growing season seemed to be the year for insects. Pea leaf weevils, grasshoppers, and of course, flea beetles, all made the "hot list". Curious about which insects were prevalent, and which ones should be on your mind for next year? Dr. Boyd Mori, assistant professor of agriculture and ecological entomology at the University... Read More
It's not just any regular Tuesday, the day is finally here for the U.S. election. On today's episode of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Pierre Petelle, CEO of CropLife Canada, covering a whole bunch of topics surrounding crop protection products and more; Haney's thoughts... Read More
A new web application recently released by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) allows users to access yield forecasts for barley, canola, oats, corn, soybeans, and more. But the app isn't just limited to yield forecasts — the app can generate a large number of stats, based on the most recent data. Catherine Champagne, manager of... Read More
It's time for our premiere episode of The Agronomists! This hour long, prime-time live show will run every Monday evening and be full of commentary, insight, and likely a few laughs. For this first episode, we kick things off with Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, RealAgriculture agronomist, and Marla Riekman, soil specialist with Manitoba Agriculture and... Read More
Selecting the right hybrids can make or break the profitability of a corn crop. There are a multitude of factors that combine to produce high-yielding, profitable harvests, but if growers make the wrong hybrid choices they'll need some luck and good fortune to produce a successful crop, says University of Guelph associate professor Dr. David... Read More
Before the freeze up, sprayer operators might be doing their routine winter maintenance and getting the unit ready for storage — but the more philosophical side of sprayer maintenance is sometimes forgotten about. Don't worry, we don't get too deep about spraying in this Pulse School episode, but Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101 and AgriMetrix... Read More
It's an Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear from: Tom Wolf of Sprayers 101, with key tips for winterizing the sprayer; Ken Schaus of Ont., on some interesting soil-related practices happening on his farm; Dr. Mario Tenuta, University of Manitoba professor, on soil carbon and carbon sequestration; and Steve Denys... Read More
Between biotech and technology issues, monitoring regulatory work being done, and managing activist pressure, a lot of things happen in the background of the crop protection industry. CropLife Canada does much of that important work behind the scenes that isn't necessarily thought about every day on the farm. Joining us for today's RealAg LIVE is... Read More
Many farm shows and conferences have been cancelled, postponed or are attempting virtual versions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Multi-national companies have the brand strength and budgets to weather the storm of lost tradeshow sales, but for mid-size or smaller companies, tradeshows are sometimes their main method of marketing and selling to farmers. This past... Read More