Taking a good piece of equipment and using new technology to simply make it better can be an affordable way to improve your equipment stable. For Murray Froebe, Manitoba farmer and Precision Planting representative, installing the Seeder Force downforce technology on his 12 year old 1895 John Deere air drill has improved crop establishment without... Read More
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Starter fertilizer can give a corn crop some early-season punch, but if you're not careful with application rates those new plants could get knocked out by fertilizer burn. Banding fertilizer in a 2-by-2 band beside the seed promotes early growth and vigour but too much nutrient too close to the seed can injure roots and... Read More
What's good for wheat growth is good for wheat midge, says research scientist Tyler Wist, of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, based at Saskatoon, Sask. What's more, these tiny pests can cause big issues, even in very low numbers, so scouting is one key aspect of management. In this edition of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Wist also... Read More
There's been a mixed bag when it comes to weather across the country. Some places can't beat the heat while others are getting poured on —up to five inches in an hour! In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson covers what to do when it's wet as it's a disease year, when to spray when leafhoppers's... Read More
On today's episode of RealAg Radio: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse has the top agriculture news stories of the day; Derek Wassermann, petroleum marketing manager at Federated Co-operatives Limited is in to discuss what they're doing in regards to diesel; Jill Harvie, stakeholder and engagement manager with the Canadian Cattlemen's Association explains what took place... Read More
Technology and innovations in agriculture are continuously changing and evolving, but over the past while, there has been a bit of a surge in sprayer technology. Due in part to herbicide resistance, cost of chemicals rising, and a need for efficiency, sprayer technology is ever-changing. Tom Wolf, of Agrimetrix and Sprayers 101.com, was at Ag... Read More
On today's episode of RealAg Radio: Host, Shaun Haney discusses some feedback sent to the show in relation to autonomous farming; A double shot of the top ag news stories of the day with news lead, Jessika Guse; Brennan Turner, CEO of FarmLead is in to discuss the latest USDA report and the latest in... Read More
Will 2019 be a soybean aphid year? With a short, late-developing crop that lacks a dense canopy, growers will have to be on the look out for the minuscule, light green, pear-shaped pests, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs entomologist Tracey Baute. With smaller plants, it doesn't take as many aphids to... Read More
Magic juice. All Purpose Fix-it Spray. If only there was something farmers could use to help plants repair themselves after hail damage — because there isn't, right? Mid-summer often means extreme weather and hail storm season and 2019 is proving to be no different. Following a hail storm, many discussions centre around yield potential, whether... Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney and the team are back from Ag In Motion and it's a jam packed show for Monday's edition of RealAg Radio. Today on the show hear from: Warren Bills, with Xarvio, on the company's new spray-boom technology; Melissa Silvernagle of AgraCity Crop and Nutrition, speaking about scouting with a drone;... Read More