Ah, August in Ontario, when the days are hot and the nights are...well, a little cool, to be honest. As a slightly delayed winter wheat harvest nears its end, all eyes are turned to the corn crop that's just not fully tasseling in most parts of the province. Tasseling has more than a few farmers... Read More
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There are several species of aphid that are a pest on several crop types, but on the bright side, there's only one species of aphid canola farmers need to worry about. As Sean Prager, assistant professor of plant sciences at the University of Saskatchewan explains, it's the green peach aphid, or Myzus persicae, that causes... Read More
It's basically Agronomic Tuesday today, with a range of topics, including: Roots - resident agronomist Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson joins to talk about the wet spring and its impact on corn roots; Lodging - Amy Mangin, University of Manitoba PhD student, on managing lodging; Keeping it Clean - Nevin Rosaasen of Alberta Pulse Growers talks... Read More
If new genetics have higher yield capacity, making higher nitrogen rates make economic sense, how do you manage the increased lodging risk? Amy Mangin, research agronomist and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Manitoba, is building off her Master's project that looked at nitrogen rates for new wheat genetics. In this latest trial, she's comparing... Read More
Horsch is looking to address fertilizer volume limitations in planting by pairing a 12,000-litre granular cart with its Maestro planter. "For the past few years we've seen a lot of popularity and had a lot of success with promoting our Maestro planters here in Western Canada for planting canola," says Jeremy Hughes, product manager with... Read More
Soil. The ever-interesting subject of what lives below our feet and helps our crops grow. It's difficult to know what sort of layers are in your soil, however, and often it can be easy to assume what you are seeing for topsoil is what lays beneath. Naturally, Marla Rieckman and Curtis Cavers, being the soil... Read More
The calendar has flipped into August and cattle producers are looking forward to the fall yearling and feeder run. During the past week, live cattle struggled to gain momentum but ended up fairing better than lean hogs in the face of heavy selling of pork futures. There is a lot of pressure on hogs due... Read More
If you are considering spraying either a pre-harvest application of herbicide or a desiccant on your pulse crops, keeping maximum residue limits —MRLs — in mind is imperative. In order to do this, growers have to be very cognizant and aware of how mature the crop is and the crop's moisture level. “If you aren’t... Read More
We're wrapping up a busy week with a great show, featuring the top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse (freshly back from the unveiling of Kubota's M8); the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange; and some thoughts from host Shaun Haney, who covers the colour of farm machinery (check some feedback... Read More
Like so many other countries, Canada's birth rate is less than its death rate. The logical conclusion, then, is that if Canada wants to maintain or grow its population, it will have to not only welcome but also actively recruit people from other countries to live here. The topic of immigration is highly political leading... Read More