August marks the beginning of the crop year, and for many farmers in Western Canada, it marks a significant anniversary — the removal of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly in 2012. The Conservatives had two minority governments leading up to eventually winning a majority in 2011. As Gerry Ritz, then federal minister of Agriculture and... Read More
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Farmers who buy Brevant and Pioneer Hi-Bred seed had a chance to choose the Liberty Link trait for the first time in 2019. Up until now, Corteva's lines (formerly Dow and DuPont) offered RoundUp Ready and Clearfield traits. As Trevor Herzog, Pioneer Hi-Bred agronomist for Corteva Agriscience, explains, the inclusion of the Liberty Link traits... Read More
Salford's BBI Sniper – a high clearance, high capacity fertilizer spinner spreader – is out on full release this year. The Sniper offers applicators a wide application, with a 12-section spread pattern, reducing overlap, and avoiding unnecessary application and/or application in environmentally sensitive areas. "It's capable of spreading urea from 120 feet down to 30... Read More
The good times in agriculture tend to happen in 40-year cycles. Unfortunately, for anyone kicking off a farming career this year, one of those cycles just ended. While the good times might be over, this particular up cycle lasted a particularly long time — and that may be why the downward swing has caught many…Read More
It's RealAg Radio with a twist, as occasional host Lyndsey Smith steps in for Shaun Haney. On this Wednesday edition of the show you'll here: The top ag news with Jessika Guse; Brian Innes with the Canola Council of Canada, discusses canola exports to China; and, Toban Dyck, director of communications for Manitoba Pulse and... Read More
Ah, August in Ontario, when the days are hot and the nights are...well, a little cool, to be honest. As a slightly delayed winter wheat harvest nears its end, all eyes are turned to the corn crop that's just not fully tasseling in most parts of the province. Tasseling has more than a few farmers... Read More
There are several species of aphid that are a pest on several crop types, but on the bright side, there's only one species of aphid canola farmers need to worry about. As Sean Prager, assistant professor of plant sciences at the University of Saskatchewan explains, it's the green peach aphid, or Myzus persicae, that causes…Read More
It's basically Agronomic Tuesday today, with a range of topics, including: Roots - resident agronomist Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson joins to talk about the wet spring and its impact on corn roots; Lodging - Amy Mangin, University of Manitoba PhD student, on managing lodging; Keeping it Clean - Nevin Rosaasen of Alberta Pulse Growers talks... Read More
If new genetics have higher yield capacity, making higher nitrogen rates make economic sense, how do you manage the increased lodging risk? Amy Mangin, research agronomist and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Manitoba, is building off her Master's project that looked at nitrogen rates for new wheat genetics. In this latest trial, she's comparing... Read More
Horsch is looking to address fertilizer volume limitations in planting by pairing a 12,000-litre granular cart with its Maestro planter. "For the past few years we've seen a lot of popularity and had a lot of success with promoting our Maestro planters here in Western Canada for planting canola," says Jeremy Hughes, product manager with... Read More