Each July canola growers are faced with the difficult question, "Should I or shouldn't I spray for sclerotinia?" In the more humid parts of Western Canada, sclerotinia is a huge yield robber. It usually strikes on the years when the canola crop has its greatest yield potential, but spraying is expensive and proper timing can... Read More
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As the U.S. attempts to fix its trade grievances with China, farmers watching a falling commodity market are having their patience tested. U.S President Donald Trump's biggest grievance is the trade imbalance that the U.S. has with China. As you can see below, in 2017 the U.S. exported US$129.9 billion in goods to China while... Read More
Does the future of farming have to be autonomous or is there still value in keeping a person at the helm of each piece of equipment? That's just one aspect of the human vs. machine discussion in today's episode of RealAg Radio — host Shaun Haney also explores the very real importance of the human... Read More
Dry conditions across much of Western Canada have some growers wrestling with the decision on whether or not to apply a fungicide — or to go with one application instead of two — to prevent leaf disease and fusarium head blight infection. There are several factors to consider, says Kelly Turkington, with Agriculture and Agri-Food... Read More
Wednesday's show is from CanolaPalooza in Lacombe, Alberta, featuring: Heidi Dancho and Bruce Jowett of the Canola Council of Canada, discussing market access and trade issues. RockyTalk with Cherilyn Jolly-Nagel, Mossbank, Saskatchewan farmer and director for the Western Canadian Wheat Growers CanolaPalooza panel with Canola Council agronomists Gregory Sekulic, Autumn Barnes, Justine Cornelson and Dan... Read More
Ontario has turned into the land of extremes, where wet areas are suffering through excessive rainfall when it happens, while other areas wither in the dry and the heat. There is one near-perfect area — the Ottawa Valley — and host Peter Johnson figures it's so perfect out that way, he doesn't have to answer... Read More
Every year at harvest, weed seeds are spread across the field through the back of most combines, setting the stage for weed competition across the entire field. A company in Western Australia has developed a tool to confine those weed seeds to the combine's wheel tracks. The EMAR Chaff Deck replaces the chaff spreader on... Read More
Tuesday's RealAg Radio lineup, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news with Kelvin Heppner, including South Korea lifting suspension on Canadian wheat imports, new tariff talk, and pork research funding; Markus Braaten, crop manager for canola with Yara, on boosting nitrogen and phosphorus efficiency and drought stress; Brian Voth of IntelliFarm joins Kelvin to analyze... Read More
It's been 10 years since the presence of western bean cutworm (WBC) was confirmed in Ontario. Since then, the yield-robbing pest has moved beyond provincial hotspots such as Bothwell, Thamesville, and the sandy soils of Tillsonburg, and it continues to march eastward through to Quebec and into the Maritime provinces. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food... Read More
The Canadian government is trying to walk a fine line when it comes to its relationship with China, especially in the volatile context of the current U.S.-China trade battle. Whether that line even exists is a real question, as Canada has to balance its relationship with its closest ally (the U.S.) and concerns about Chinese... Read More