From managing harvest to hands-on combine optimization, the 2019 Alberta Combine College provided attendees a chance for the technical day they requested. "One of the cool things about Combine College is that this is an opportunity to highlight a lot of the research that's been administered through the Canola Council of Canada, that's been paid... Read More
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Soybean growers looking for cover crops that can deliver soil health benefits and weed suppression without a yield hit may want to consider planting into cereal rye. Based on Ontario testing conducted in 2017 and 2018, planting soybeans into standing rye doesn't hurt your soybean yields, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs... Read More
Today's show is a special one, coming at you from Ag in Motion, in Saskatchewan. After a discussion on Craven, and the "muddy mess" there, you'll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; Wade Stocker, canola seeds and traits marketing manager with BASF, on mini donuts, the 300 series Invigor canola hybrids, and... Read More
It may have been a dry start to the year, with little to name of seedling diseases, but that doesn't mean canola producers are off the disease-scouting hook this summer. According to Clint Jurke, agronomy director with the Canola Council of Canada, due to the last four weeks of higher precipitation levels over the Prairies,... Read More
It's mid-July, and that means we're talking wild weather, plant disease, and stressed crops. On today's RealAg Radio, you'll hear host Shaun Haney talking agronomy with: Ryan Barett, with the PEI potato board, on eastern crop conditions; Kelly Turkington, with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, on fusarium control timing on wheat; and, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson... Read More
New Zealand doesn't share a lot in common with Canada, however, when it comes to growing high-yielding wheat Kiwi growers do count on similar management practices to put big-bushel wheat crops in the bin. Syngenta commercial products lead Sam Livesey, a New Zealand native, concedes that the country's wheat industry is diminutive (135,000 acres) but... Read More
Barbecues may be firing up for the summer and worldwide protein demand may be holding steady, but the price of fed cattle isn't quite so hot. "Not exactly exciting news – prices are lower – but...I would also point to the fact that we've got considerably more beef being produced this year in both countries,"... Read More
Difficult planting conditions across Ontario this spring are set to test growers yet again as corn fungicide application timing approaches. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, Ridgetown College, University of Guelph professor Dave Hooker explains that growers looking to control gibberella ear rot can expect a 50 per cent reduction in DON when... Read More
Of the $8 million contribution to the Canadian beef industry announced this week, $5.3 million is earmarked for Canada Beef Inc. "We will be investing this money into all of the emerging markets – but China is certainly is one of the most important ones for us," says Michael Young, president, Canada Beef Inc., adding... Read More
It's another busy day for the radio crew. Today, on the show: Top ag news, with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau joins the show to discuss funding, and market development; and The Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko, Gateway Livestock, on what to expect for fall, marketing timing considerations, and... Read More