Farmers know that being efficient with fertilizer is economically sound and required, environmentally. The problem is, that oftentimes the process is not quantified, so, the public doesn't have any idea about the kind of stewardship already taking place on farms. There is also a need for more data so that best practices can be benchmarked,... Read More
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It's that time of year when thousands of members of the cattle industry get together for the National Cattlemen's Beef Association cattle conventions. This year's event was at New Orleans, Louisiana, in the heart of a great city known for its cajun cuisine, late nights, and the most flamboyant of costumes. RealAgriculture's cattle analyst Anne... Read More
Speakers from all over the country and the world are brought to FarmTech, and for one of this year's keynote speakers, they didn't have to go far to find someone great to talk about politics. Tasha Kheiriddin, a Global News Radio host and political pundit from Toronto, Ont., says she was quite impressed with what... Read More
It's the end of the week and for today's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney is at Calgary, Alta., at the BASF Canada national business meeting. Today's guests include: Garth Hodges, the head of global canola and oilseeds, and John Sweat, vice-president of agricultural products for BASF Canada talk about the future of the company... Read More
FarmTech is a great place to run into people you know and to meet people who you should know. A regular here on RealAgriculture, Tom Wolf, spray guru at Sprayers 101, brought along his friend Dr. Jim Wilson to FarmTech this year. Wilson previously worked for South Dakota State University as the extension pesticide education... Read More
Corn is a grass and we should grow it like one. That's Illinois farmer Marion Calmer's management mantra, and he preaches it where ever he travels. Last month, Calmer brought his corn philosophy to the SouthWest Agricultural Conference at Ridgetown, Ont. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Calmer summarizes his six secrets to producing... Read More
It's the last day of January and the last day of FarmTech! Today's, RealAg Radio show is a special one as news lead Jessika Guse gets to host the show for the very first time. Today's guests include: •Tasha Kheiriddin, from the global news radio network, discusses all things politics, and what the key issues... Read More
If you ask consumers, our food system is bad and getting worse. But if you look back and compare to say the 1980s, we're actually doing a much better job on many things, such as water and fertiizer efficiency, pesticide use, and more. It's all a matter of perspective – things are getting better, but... Read More
Look through many soybean seed catalogues and you'll find an 'LL' in the trait category surrounded by a plethora of 'RR2Y' and 'RR2Xtend' abbreviations, noting the last two versions of Roundup Ready seed technology. The number of Liberty Link (LL) herbicide system varieties are few compared to the massive Roundup Ready seed footprint, but the... Read More
It's the 20th anniversary of the FarmTech conference, and the group brought in a Canadian legend as the banquet's keynote speaker. Some might know him from his days at This Hour has 22 Minutes, but most if not all, know him for the Rick Mercer Report. RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney was lucky enough to... Read More