If you're in Western Canada, you are most likely looking forward to one of the crop tour highlights of the summer: canolaPALOOZA. Hosted and organized by the three canola organizations across the prairies — Alberta Canola, SaskCanola, and Manitoba Canola Growers — canolaPALOOZA brings three days of education, and fun across the prairies on three... Read More
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Let's talk burgers. After yesterday's episode, host Shaun Haney starts off with some of your responses to National Hamburger Day (tweets included below the audio). Then, in the rest of today's show: Top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse. Buying or Selling - This week Guse is behind the questions. Take a listen to what,... Read More
When most people think of robotics, they probably don't imagine dairy parlours or farm fields. In this episode of Food Bubble, host Andrew Campbell takes us to those very places, as he investigates the role of robots in food production, from milking systems to automated field work. Dairy Lely Canada's Tony Brazda first became interested... Read More
This week's Wheat Pete's Word tackles some timely topics, such as weed control, soybean management, corn challenges, and applying fusarium. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield results to send in? Disagree with something he’s said? Leave him a message at 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email him at... Read More
It's May 29, and Ontario Ministry of Agriculture soybean specialist Horst Bohner has yet to plant any soybeans. It's the latest planting season he's experienced in 18 years on the job. It's the same story for growers across the Ontario where soybean planting is estimated at five to 10 per cent complete. As the rain... Read More
It's World Hunger Day, and National Hamburger Day... In today's episode, host Shaun Haney facilitates and introduces discussions around: The top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; CanolaPALOOZA - An update on the upcoming events in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba; Planting in Ontario - Barry Senft, CEO of Grain Farmers of Ontario, joins for a... Read More
Across the Western Prairies, flea beetles are starting to pop up in canola crops. As your canola crop moves from the cotyledon stage to the first true leaf stage, you want to ensure you are keeping an eye on potential feeding. In this episode of Real Agriculture's Canola School, Kara Oosterhuis talks to Autumn Barnes,... Read More
As the rain continues to fall, it's hard to believe that the Ontario winter wheat crop could be suffering from sunburn. But this week at the Exeter Agribusiness meeting, P&H sales and agronomy manager Jeff Jacques confirmed the presence of physiological fleck in wheat fields near Centralia, Ontario. Every summer RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson is... Read More
Has anyone ever told you, "you have to have a plan"? For many small businesses, creating and monitoring a plan can be difficult, but if done right, a long-term plan will provide the tools for long-term success. In this Mind Your Farm Business podcast, Larry Martin, principal with Agri-food Management Excellence, and owner of Dr.... Read More
The good news? The prairies are expected to get some rain. Bad news? It's likely to come after some high temperatures. Drew Lerner of World Weather, Inc. joined RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney for Monday's show, where they discussed what weather patterns farmers are likely to see heading into the end of seeding, and over... Read More