It's an Agronomic Monday here on RealAg Radio! On today's show you'll hear host Shaun Haney and our resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson chat about all things agronomy, including: World Soil Day was on Saturday — the theme was preserving soil biodiversity, which leads to the question: how do Canada's soils and practices measure... Read More
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Testing wheat seed for fungal disease is important for a few reasons. A basic seed test for germination and vigour will tell you how viable that seed is, but if your germination rate is down, a basic test won't tell you why it's down. With low germ, you may have to increase the seeding rate,…Read More
The virtual Federal-Provincial-Territorial (FPT) agriculture ministers meeting recently concluded with a press conference featuring Ontario agriculture Minister Ernie Hardeman and Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food Marie Claude Bibeau. Hardeman made the collective provincial position clear that all ministers would go back home and review the "last minute" federal proposal. RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney chatted with Minister... Read More
Today's show features an issues panel! Featuring RealAg's own Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, and Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer from Strathroy, Ont. and host of the Food Bubble podcast. They'll be chatting about: Canadian jobs number; China and a story in the Wall Street Journal about how the justice department in the U.S. is negotiating... Read More
On today's RealAg LIVE! our host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Brian Voth of IntelliFarm Inc. out of Manitoba. They talk about canola, soybeans, wheat, pulses, and even get a bit into currencies! Don't miss the LIVE! weekdays at 1 pm M/3 pm E on your favourite social media platform! SUMMARY Brian wears a snazzy... Read More
When it comes to strong soybean plant establishment, growers often focus on seeding rates, seeding depth, and tillage. Those are all important management practices, but Horst Bohner emphasizes the need for growers to also set up and run their planter or drill effectively, to produce optimal plant stands that deliver top yields. On this episode…Read More
This Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire takes us across the country, from one coast just about through to another coast. You'll hear from: Peter Gredig of Ontario; Rebecca Archibald of Nova Scotia; Gunter Jochum of Manitoba; Devon Walker of Saskatchewan; and, Jesse Meyer of Alberta Plus, Jack Seitz with a SWAT Maps product spotlight! Thoughts on... Read More
If you were going to build a new dairy barn, would you choose a parlour or robots? What about Jerseys vs. Holsteins? Ethan Wallace, of Seaforth, Ont., switched to robots for milking his Jersey herd seven years ago, and he wouldn't have it any other way. On this edition of RealAg LIVE!, Wallace joins occasional... Read More
While women make up over 30 per cent of farmers, it's only recently that they have seen an increase in representation in advertising for everything from crop protection products, to lending, to equipment. But simply casting a female model in an ad campaign, for example, doesn't necessarily mean companies have done any real research into... Read More
Farms aren't as mobile as we'd like sometimes, and that can mean leaving your home base to pursue work and life somewhere else. Taking on a new challenge outside of where you grew up has benefits though; for example, expanding your social circle, or diversifying professional opportunities. For Michelle Baker, with Millstone Crop Services, based... Read More