In another move towards automation, Claas has unveiled a system for automatic steering of cultivators in row crops. The Culti Cam uses a high-resolution camera to detect rows, and then adjusts the position of the implement, centring it between rows, independent from the tractor's steering. Using colour and 3D surface information, Claas says the camera... Read More
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Host Shaun Haney starts off today's show discussing logistical issues in Canada. Then: Top Ag News - Oil up over $2/barrel; Bill C-49 debates; Trump administration on NAFTA 2.0; and more. Rocky Talk - Chad Moskal of Rocky Mountain Equipment talks Rocky Data U. RealAg Issues Panel - Andrew Campbell, Jeff English, and Kelvin Heppner... Read More
In today's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, resident agronomist and host Peter Johnson talks crop progress (with some surprising comparisons to last year); thin wheat; no-no's in herbicide application; water jet technology; and, a scary new finding of herbicide resistance in the province. Find a summary of all of today’s show topics and times below... Read More
Only host Shaun Haney would find a way to segue from weather to basketball...and of course that's where he starts the show. Then: Top Ag News - Playoffs, NAFTA, planting progress in Manitoba, and more. Markets - IntelliFarm's Brian Voth joins the show to talk about the StatsCan report and its impact on the markets;... Read More
Two-and-a-half years after acquiring Red Deer-based farm consulting company Agri-Trend, Trimble is changing the way it works with the independent agronomy and grain marketing advisors that make up the Agri-Trend network. The company is focusing on providing its new digital platform to Agri-Trend's affiliated "coaches," while no longer offering administrative services, such as pricing and... Read More
What's the best choice of streamer nozzle? It's a question RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson is asked countless times every year. Well, here's the answer. In this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School, WheatPete puts on his suit and gloves and heads to the field to show us how three-stream, five-stream and seven-stream nozzles compare. He... Read More
Families are complicated. So is farming. Host Shaun Haney starts off today's show with a discussion about the challenges of farming with family, and the importance of doing everything we can to stay safe. Then: Farmer Rapid Fire - Six farmers from five provinces join to provide updates on seeding progress, soil moisture conditions, the... Read More
Planters and drills are starting to roll across much of the country as we enter the second week of May, with concerns about moisture (a lack of moisture in the west, and too much in the east) growing. With the start of the new growing season, it's time for Farmer Rapid Fire, where we chat... Read More
The last time gasoline prices across Canada were where they are today, averaging around $1.33/litre, was in July 2014, when the price of oil was around US$100 a barrel. Oil prices have been trending higher since last summer, but are still $30 below where they were in July 2014. So why are fuel prices so... Read More
The beef markets are riding an unusually high basis in both Canada and the United States, but that's set to change. "So over the next eight weeks — between now and when June goes off — we will see the two converge," says Gateway Livestock's Anne Wasko, adding that in 2015 basis was +20 when... Read More