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
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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
Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada Andrew Scheer says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is not doing enough to clear up the stuck canola shipments to China and wants Trudeau to initiate a World Trade Organization challenge sooner that later. “It has been four months since China announced it would ban Canadian imports of canola,... Read More
On Monday's show, the week's host Lyndsey Smith, takes on this Agronomy Monday with a flurry of topics, including: Mike Cowbrough, provincial weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, talking about how to get control on larger-than-ideal weeds ahead of planting; Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, on winter wheat decisions, including... Read More
Canola growers are asking whether they should chase moisture this spring across dry regions of Western Canada. That's a question Canola Council of Canada agronomist Autumn Barnes tackles on this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School. "If growers have to chase moisture down to 1.5 or even two inches, they're putting a lot of pressure on... Read More