On Wednesday's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics discusses the latest happenings on the hill; and, RealAgriculture's Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith is in for another segment of Buying and Selling. We're on Spotify! Be... Read More
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Planting is rolling on, even if it is verrrry slowly for parts of Ontario. Meanwhile, crops are emerging well in many parts of the Prairies. This week's Wheat Pete's Word tackles some timely topics, such as creative ways to apply N to hungry wheat, why starter fertilizer is almost always worth it on corn, and... Read More
If you have weeds pop up prior to planting soybeans you can control them with a burndown herbicide application. But what happens when rain and wind conspire to prevent you from applying a burndown and you have to control weeds after planting? That's the situation many Ontario growers are facing in 2019 as the wet... Read More
Investing in public trust without a company logo attached is just one of the ways our farm and food system can move the conversation forward, says Crystal Mackay, former president of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI). While the entire conversation over social license and public trust is relatively new to Canada's food system,... Read More
It's Tuesday and today on RealAg Radio, host, Shaun Haney has the following guests on the show: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse has the top ag news stories of the day; Crystal Mackay, former president and CEO of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity reflects on her time with the organization; and, Jon Driedger of... Read More
For today's RealAg Radio show, it's a true Agronomic Monday! Host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture's Bern Tobin speaks with Dale Cowan, senior agronomist, and sales manager with AGRIS and Wanstead Cooperatives about soybean planting in the very wet southern Ontario; and, Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson addresses the very wet weather in Southern... Read More
Seeding; the time of year when we put the crop in the ground, help it as much as we can, and then when we can do nothing more for the upcoming crop — we wait. Producers are continuously wondering how many of the seeds put in the ground will emerge and become viable plants. In... Read More
As May 15 approaches and the rain continues to fall across Ontario, growers need to start thinking about whether they should be dialling back their chosen soybean maturity range. Research shows growing a longer-season variety can put an additional four to five bushels in the bin if they're planted by mid-May, says AGRIS Co-operative agronomist... Read More
It's the end of the work week, and RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney has the following guests on the show: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day Matthew Pot of Grain Perspectives Cam Dahl, president of Cereals Canada Have feedback? Story idea? Send an email to Shaun Haney... Read More
For those who handle the grocery shopping in the household, you might be surprised to hear that recent run ups in grocery store prices are somewhat of an anomaly. As Kevin Grier, with KG Market Analysis and Consulting explains, price inflation of grocery items has actually been low to negative in the past few years,... Read More