Rather than reinventing the entire wheel, Bourgault's latest improvement has to do with its piping. As Darcy Missler, customer service representative at Bourgault explains, new for all 2019 air seeder models is the EvenStream piping. "Before EvenStream, (there were) dimples in it to disrupt the air and it got everything to centre properly so when... Read More
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It's Friday, or as RealAgriculture's Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith puts it — FriYAY! For today's RealAgRadio show, host Shaun Haney has Rob Saik, DOT's new retail CEO on the program to discuss his new position with the company. The pair also talk about Saik's recent trip to Toronto to talk with government officials about... Read More
The engineering and heavy metal that go into designing and building a new air seeder are only as valuable as how the unit performs, and that in-field evaluation is the fun part of Garth Massie's job. Massie, corporate agronomist with Morris Industries, has put the new Quantum drill through its seeding paces, and the resulting... Read More
So close to Friday, yet so far. Today's RealAg Radio show has host Shaun Haney and news lead, Jessika Guse, discuss the top ag news stories of the day. Those include Canada's ambassador to China speaking a tad out of line (which he has now apologized for), a new program unveiled today to help those... Read More
If you already own an Apache sprayer, you know it is one of the lightest sprayers on the market. That's according to Eric Friesen, regional director of sales for Equipment Technology (ET), which make the Apache line. At the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., Friesen, along with his sales team, were showcasing... Read More
The flax industry has had some tough years. Still recovering acres from the Triffid issue from a few years ago, this past year's drought in the southern half of the Prairies also limited production. SaskFlax, however, has continued to move forward and plan for success. After the annual general meeting at CropSphere recently, Wayne Thompson,... Read More
Wednesday's RealAg Radio show is broadcast from the NuFarm Canada booth at Manitoba Ag Days held at Brandon, Manitoba, and there's so many guests there's no time for the top ag news stories! First up, Adrienne Ivey, Saskatchewan rancher from Ituna, joins host Shaun Haney to talk about what advice she'll be passing on to... Read More
How far have we come in 30 years of plant breeding and agronomic knowledge? Well, in this edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson reflects back on corn and soybean yield averages for Ontario and the gains may surprise you. What about wheat? Well, you'll have to listen to find out if we've made... Read More
Chances are, if you like the look of old crop oat prices your neighbours do, too. And while the human consumption oat market is steady to increasing, Lorne Boundy, with Paterson Grain, cautions against counting on that to keep prices where they are. With old crop prices taking off and sitting around $4/bu in southern... Read More