RealAgriculture’s coverage of Agritechnica 2019 is made possible by Brevant seeds. The latest technology, locally tested. Brevant seeds. Seed. Yield. Easy. During planting, spraying and harvest season, a farmer will spend incredible amounts of hours in the machinery cab. The days of the basic cab are over as cabs have become suites, and operator creature... Read More
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As growers actively manage herbicide-resistant weeds on their farms, many are also looking at how to secure future effectiveness of other crop protection tools, including fungicides and insecticides. In this first episode of a new season of RealAgriculture's Resistance Management School, we take a look at the current state of fungicide resistance in field crops... Read More
RealAgriculture’s coverage of Agritechnica 2019 is made possible by Brevant seeds. The latest technology, locally tested. Brevant seeds. Seed. Yield. Easy. Day one of Agritechnica featured a big reveal for the show. With test machines ready to hit the field in the fall of 2020, John Deere unveiled its X series combine. The X series... Read More
Online shopping is no longer just for fulfilling Christmas wish lists, or ordering last minute meals. Farmers, too, are increasingly turning to the Internet, and not just for small-scale items like worn out jack-knives, but to order crop inputs. AgPro Magazine recently released its 2019 e-commerce survey results, finding that although farm purchase intentions don't... Read More
Many farmers in 2019 will be harvesting late-planted corn that struggled to mature as combines roll through fields this fall. Much of that corn will likely be heading directly to the elevator, but there will be marketing opportunities for growers who are willing to dry and store that grain. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn... Read More
During the first week of November, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted that Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume — a good news story for many, including Canadian Pork Council chair, Rick Bergmann. "It's the best news that we could ever get, because China is our third largest market," says Bergmann. "They're going... Read More
We're finishing off the week at Agri-Trade at Red Deer, Alta.,holl in the Nufarm booth. In today's show, hear about: The importance of pre-seed burn downs for 2020, with Holly Nicoll of Nufarm; Seed quality, with Trevor Nysetvold of SGS BioVision; Supporting your parents in their retirement on the farm, with Patti Durand of Farm... Read More
Alberta's northern agricultural regions are asking people not to snowmobile in areas where crops still remain unharvested. "It's a disaster...in many parts of the Peace River region," says Canterra Seeds' Jesse Meyer. "We've got areas that are well under half done – so over half of the crop is still in the field." Meyer says... Read More
Today's show comes at you from the Farmers Edge booth at Agri-Trade, in Red Deer, Alta. In it, you'll hear: Farmers Edge's global digital ag lead, Shane Thomas, on the latest from the company – what's new in technology, and what's next in precision ag; and, A farmer panel, with Alberta-based farmers Gary Stanford, Greg... Read More
What happens in your fields during the growing season plays a critical role in determining the numbers that pop up on the combine yield monitor at harvest. One way to better understand those final yields and improve future management decisions is to utilize digital agronomy tools that are now widely available to both growers and... Read More