It's day two of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ontario. Shaun Haney hosts the jam-packed show from the PRIDE Seeds pavilion at the show. Today's show features: Aaron Stevanus of PRIDE Seeds explains their new research on maximizing production works on an acre basis or even less than that by changing hybrids and populations... Read More
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Case IH has come out with a new one-pass option for seeding and fertilizing in spring, as the manufacturer debuted its Precision Disk 500DS air drill at the 2018 Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. The new double shoot drill places seed one inch above and one inch over from fertilizer in the same pass.... Read More
On this special Canada's Outdoor Farm show edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson must share the spotlight with RealAgriculture founder Shaun Haney. From dicamba drift reports, to sticky, frost-damaged wheat, to hemp, and on to a hard no on drying down grazing corn, this week's Word has something for everyone (and, thankfully, Shaun... Read More
Our lives and businesses all depend on not just decent cell service, but also useful Internet speeds. It's not just our homes and farms that need real Internet — the businesses and services farmers and ranchers depend on require high-speed Internet to stay competitive and relevant, too. Those who live and work in rural areas... Read More
Shaun Haney hosts the show Tuesday from the PRIDE Seeds booth at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ontario. Joining him are guests: Keith Currie, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture who speaks about OFA's push for rural broadband access. Dan Foster of PRIDE Seeds to talk about AgriShield, the product spotlight for today.... Read More
Cleaning up around your farm probably isn't top of mind at the moment, but as it gets closer to October you may find yourself with some time to clean up the shop or quonset. Free of charge to farmers, CleanFarms is about to start its triennial obsolete pesticides and livestock medication disposal program in various... Read More
Yes, Guinness has a record for hay mowed in an eight hour period. And a custom haying operator near Greeley, Colorado holds that record, as of July. Tate Mesbergen says he was inspired to attempt breaking the record while visiting Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany last November, when he saw a Polish manufacturer advertising how its... Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney, opens agronomic Monday with news about a new app from Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). Saskatchewan field editor Dale Leftwich speaks to field crop entomologist Tyler Wist, from AAFC, about their new Cereal Aphid Manager (CAM) app. It's the first app AAFC has ever had and features pictures both of... Read More
The company with the world's largest bricks-and-mortar crop input retail network is planning to sell products online in 2019. Nutrien — the company formed through the merger of Agrium and PotashCorp — has more than 1,500 retail locations in North and South America. For farmers in Canada and the U.S., the company's retail business operated... Read More
July was a strong month in the beef market both for the U.S. and Canada according to Anne Wasko, market analyst with Gateway Livestock Exchange. "On the U.S. front, strong pork and beef exports continue to be the story," she says adding that in July alone, beef exports from the U.S. to the rest of... Read More