Several Ontario producer groups and at least one lawyer are sounding the alarm on animal rights activists getting off scot-free in the province. Livestock producer groups are speaking out after a court decision this week to drop charges against an animal rights activist who recorded her trespassing on a Lucan-area hog farm multiple times in... Read More
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Whether you're spraying fungicides on corn, soybeans or cereals, the application can deliver a solid return on investment if it suppresses disease and builds and protects yield potential. The story is the same for alfalfa, says BASF business representative and agronomist Ken Currah. He says livestock farmers are looking for yield and protein to make... Read More
It takes a certain boldness to ask a very visibly pregnant woman to leave her job of several years for a risky, completely new role. But in late 2011, Shaun Haney knew he needed an editor and writer full time to take a fledgling RealAgriculture to the next level. That person was Lyndsey Smith, then... Read More
Lordy, lordy, Lyndsey's forty, and to celebrate she's hosting the RealAg Radio show. On this edition, you'll hear from: Jessika Guse, with the top ag news of the day, including the locations of two hog processing plants that have had their export licenses revoked by China; Guse, again, with a special bonus Buying or Selling?... Read More
Economic health. Physical health. Environmental health. These are all factors we consider when looking at our overall health on the farm, but how often do we take a look at our mental health? We all know that farming is stressful, especially since it involves unpredictable variables such as weather, markets, and family. Farmers across the... Read More
Don't skip that burndown. That's Rob Miller's number one recommendation for soybean growers as a cold, wet spring pushes into May. Miller, BASF's technical development manager, notes 2018 post-harvest conditions prevented many growers from controlling weeds in corn fields last fall and the yield-robbers are lurking beneath corn residue, waiting to compete with the 2019... Read More
As Justin Timberlake sang, it's going to be... no wait. It IS May! For this very first episode of the seeding month, RealAg Radio temporary host Lyndsey Smith talks hog diseases, hops, and hopes. On today's show hear from: New Albertan, Jessika Guse with the top ag news including the federal government announcement of changes... Read More
Alert! Alert! Alert! It's May — time to panic! Wait, no, not yet. Yes, weather conditions in both eastern and western Canada have been less than ideal for different reasons, but while farmers are absolutely itching to get rolling in the field, it's not late...yet. That said, Wheat Pete's Word host Peter Johnson knows that... Read More
A tough fall, winterkill, and a cool, wet spring are adding up to a condensed and busy herbicide application window for growers across Ontario.One of the first challenges is how to manage best all the abandoned winter wheat acres that are likely to be planted as corn or soybeans. On this episode of the RealAgriculture... Read More
On today's episode of RealAg Radio, host Lyndsey Smith laments the bad day that was yesterday, the flooding in some areas, the frost, and freezing in others, and the joy of having a safe place to land in among it all. You'll hear from: Jessika Guse, with the News with Guse, including how the snow... Read More