First, did you watch the Ag Leaders Debate last night? What were your thoughts? Email, tweet, or give us a shout (info below)! After host Shaun Haney's update on some listener feedback, you'll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture's news lead Jessika Guse; Climate change, ag talking points, and mainstream contradictions, with Jeff Nielsen,... Read More
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Welcome to another edition to Wheat Pete's Word with your host and RealAgriculture's resident agronomist, Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson! This week, Johnson is on the Soil Network tour, but even the cross-Ontario trek couldn't keep him from recording this week's Word. On this episode, learn about a new worm issue in corn, how the grain... Read More
New imaging technology promises to give grain growers the ability to detect the moisture content of every bushel stored in a bin along with where it's located. Grain Systems (GSI) director of grain dealer sales Jeff Cravens says the company's new GrainVis technology would deliver significant benefits by helping growers proactively address potential quality issues,... Read More
Machinery is continuously changing, and as many are sitting on the combines for harvest 2019 and potentially fighting with specific problems, they are wondering what's next for 2020. RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin caught up with Matt Badding, international sales manager with John Deere, for an update on what producers can expect from John Deere combines next... Read More
While harvest delays and yield challenges might typically support a commodity's price in the markets, Canadian canola has a bigger issue – its large carryout. "It just hangs over like a wet blanket, and it's something we've known was coming, and yet it creates a whole market situation where things just really feel like a... Read More
Today on the show you'll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; An update on the rather frustrated ag markets, with Jon Driedger, of Leftfield Commodity Research; and Inclement harvest weather, and your canola crop, with Justine Cornelsen, Canola Council of Canada Have feedback on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney via... Read More
This won't be the first time you've heard host Shaun Haney call 2019 "a year of adversity," but it may be one of the first times this fall we've talked of potential impending snow. You don't need the moldboard plow to tackle cover crops using tillage – a conversation with agronomist Patrick Lynch; Corn finishing... Read More
Complete with a huge 925 horsepower engine, Claas has released two new forage harvester models that, for the first time, are offered with tracks. Matt Jaynes, Claas of America product manager for self-propelled forage harvesters, says that the new Jaguar 990 and 960 are available with Terra Trac, for rider comfort, reduced soil compaction, and... Read More
Planning ahead takes on a new meaning for the Case IH sprayer options for 2020. From ways to make the pre-spray equipment check more precise, to a new radar and gyro-enabled precision boom control, Case IH has expanded options for the Patriot and Trident lines. RealAg field editor Bernard Tobin met up with Mark Burns,... Read More
Over the course of the summer, the U.S. Federal Reserve has cut interest rates twice, with the latest drop in its benchmark overnight lending rate taking it to a target range of 1.75% to 2%. Over the same timeframe, the Bank of Canada hasn't touched interest rates, and the probability of seeing a cut this... Read More