Have you ever wondered how countries that buy Canadian wheat learn about each crop-year's characteristics? The story of each crop begins with the harvest sample program, involves a careful analysis of the crop, and continues with crop missions to countries such as Singapore, Ecuador, China, and Mexico. Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada, and Gary... Read More
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China-based company XAG is growing a name for itself, recently displaying a series of fully autonomous drones and farm monitoring sensors at Agritechnica, in Hanover, Germany. Founded in 2007, XAG now has laboratories and research stations in 38 countries, and is focused on developing technology to address plant protection, crop monitoring, and farm management. Its... Read More
Drew Lerner, of World Weather Inc. says he thinks 2020 is going to be a better year in general for weather across the Prairies. When he looks back at the extreme weather that occurred in the west in 2019, he agree that that was one nasty weather pattern many will not forget. There are two... Read More
It's not the forecast anyone in Ontario wants to hear. While some are still finishing up 2019 harvest — a season hampered by a cool, wet spring, a drought, then a nasty fall — weather guru Drew Lerner, of World Weather Inc, says farmers may have to be just as patient in 2020. On the... Read More
Before being released in Canada, hemp cultivars go through an approval process very different from other crops. Unlike wheat or canola, for example, lines are not required to undergo a certain amount of trialing in Canada before they can be grown here. That's not to say there aren't processes in place to vet cultivars before... Read More
Merry Christmas! In true RealAg Radio fashion, we've got a radio show packed with guests, insight, banter, and some helpful hints. Host Shaun Haney is joined by Lyndsey Smith for this special edition of the radio show. You'll also hear from special guests Jessika Guse, Peter Johnson, FCC'S JP Gervais, and Bern Tobin. Over the... Read More
Hey, Merry Christmas Eve! Today, on RealAg Radio: The weather forecast across Canada and the Midwest, with Drew Lerner, World Weather Inc; A Christmas wish list for the cattle markets, in our Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko; and How economics could look in the new year, with J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada. Have feedback... Read More
An international group of independent journalists has named Fendt's new Vario as Tractor of the Year 2020, for its level of connectivity, combined with several mechanical attributes. "Here we combine connectivity, smart farming, as well, with complete efficiency," says Fendt's Edward Snieder. The Vario 942 features a 6-cylinder, 9-litre MAN engine, optimized to deliver high... Read More
Today, on RealAg Radio: The agronomics of falling number, and thinking ahead to 2020, with Jeremy Boychyn of the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commission's; Weed resistance in Australia, with Hugh Beckie, of the Australian Herbicide Resistance Initiative; An update on western bean cutworm and corn earworm in Ontario, with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and... Read More
Is 100 bushels per acre a reality for Ontario soybeans? If so, what can Ontario growers do to push soybean yields to the next level? Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist Horst Bohner believes one of the keys to making the yield jump is getting more nutrition into the soybean plant.... Read More