Harvest is already a busy time of year, but a few extra moments outside the combine or swather could make a big difference for disease management on those fields in future years, and could help explain yield dips you might see on the yield monitor. According to Shawn Senko, agronomy specialist with the Canola Council... Read More
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The Mixmate fusion, which launched in North America earlier in 2019, is a fully automated chemical handling system that is designed to make mixing chemicals both easier, and safer. RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse caught up with Jaydon Huber, Mixmate rep with Huber Ag Equipment, at Ag in Motion earlier this summer to chat about the product.... Read More
Today's top ag news starts with a discussion on Statistics Canada's July production report, which estimates 2019 production to fall in wheat, corn for grain, canola, and soybeans, compared to 2018. Host Shaun Haney and news lead Jessika Guse also cover Canadian agriculture's contribution to GDP, labour shortages, and more. Then, we hear about: An... Read More
Canada's 11,000 dairy farmers are getting a pay out from the government over trade deal concessions, and America's farmers have seen not one, but two government payments — but what about Canada's 100,000 export dependent farmers impacted by global trade disruptions? The AGgrowth Coalition, an umbrella group representing export-dependent farmers, is calling on the federal... Read More
AGCO has introduced the Fendt 900 Series tractors at the 2019 Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois, and RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin is there to get all the details. "This is a ground-up development, purely focused on the North American farmer," says Andrew Sunderman, AGCO tactical marketing manager for high horsepower tractors. The series features five... Read More
CLAAS has announced the full commercial launch of the AXION 900-800 series at Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois. RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin had a chance to catch up with Drew Fletcher, product manager with CLAAS of America, to talk about the 200 to 440 horsepower tractors' release into American and Canadian markets. Fletcher says the... Read More
Farmers are watching the 14-day forecast like hawks in both Western Canada and Ontario, as cool conditions have slowed down crop development. Cereals in the west need time to mature, and the Ontario corn crop is weeks and weeks away from mature. Even with harvest underway, some are thinking about next year....because the winter wheat... Read More
Tillering corn may not offer the picturesque vision of a picket fence crop, but it isn't all bad. Alana Serhan, market development agronomist with PRIDE Seeds, says it's both a positive and a negative to see tillering. "Typically when you have the presence of tillers it means there's a lot of nutrients available – a... Read More
U.S. President Donald Trump's popularity in the farming community may be showing a slight waver, while north of the border, Canadian's gear up for a federal election. In this episode of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney guides us through those topics, also covering: Top ag news, with Jessika Guse; The popularity of hemp, reflected in... Read More
Cooler temperatures across Western Canada have brought about some challenges — one of them being a delay in wheat maturity. Crops are at variable stages, even within a single field. Producers considering a pre-harvest glyphosate application on the wheat crop are faced with a tough call — some of the crop is ready, and some... Read More