It’s time for Day 5 of the virtual Ontario Diagnostic Days! This week we'll look at crop staging and how you can use an understanding of plant development to make better management decisions. We'll call on a host of Ontario soil researchers, agronomists, and extension specialists to cover everything from soybeans, to canola and forage,…Read More
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Frost can be highly variable and the damage it does all depends on how cold it gets, how long it stays cold, and how far it penetrates the crop canopy. If you do get some frost, it's generally recommended to assess your canola crop, to see what's happening in your own fields, but to be…Read More
Intuitively, you likely know the combine runs more smoothly in a dry crop on a clear day, but you might be surprised to learn just how large an impact cloudy, cool, damp weather can have on combine losses. For today's RealAg LIVE!, host Shaun Haney is joined by Bryan Lung, director of project management with... Read More
It happened across most of western Canada overnight... the F word — frost. Lucky for you, we're having an Agronomy M-uesday chat here on RealAg Radio, where host Shaun Haney and RealAgriculture's resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson take you through several agronomic topics, including frost at harvest, potential record soybean yields in Ontario, and... Read More
It's a colourful time of year as leaves start to turn yellow, then brown, and then drop to the ground — not only on trees, but also in soybean fields. When moisture has not been a limiting factor, differences in days-to-maturity between varieties can be quite eye-catching heading into the final weeks of the growing…Read More
New leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and now Leader of the Opposition, Erin O’Toole, has named his shadow cabinet ahead of the second session of the 43rd Parliament, set to begin in late September. Lianne Rood, who was elected MP for Lambton – Kent – Middlesex, Ontario in 2019, will sit as Shadow... Read More
The fed cattle market is off a bit, but that's no surprise as we're getting closer to flipping the season to fall, and as September rolls around. For this week's Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko, from Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins us this week from a bit of vacation time on the west coast before the... Read More
Happy Friday! We hope everyone is having a smooth start — or maybe middle, if you're well underway — to their harvest and is staying safe out there. Thanks for joining us on RealAg Radio. Here's what's on the show today: A Friday issues panel, featuring the debut of Meagan Murdoch, with National Public Relations... Read More
Does southern Alberta ever get wind? Hmm, is rain wet? Leaving bare ground exposed to wind erosion in southern Alberta just doesn't seem like a good idea, says Peter Johnson, host of "Wheat Pete's Word." Johnson and RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney talked through an agronomy problem sent in by a listener earlier this week.... Read More
What works for animal production sectors won't necessarily work for the grain sector, says the chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO), referring to the Canadian Pork Council's latest request for changes to business risk management (BRM) programs, specifically AgriStability. While farm groups across the country have been pushing for BRM reform for years, GFO's... Read More