It's Agronomic Monday with host Shaun Haney — highlights: Farmer Rapid Fire — Kevin Serfas in southern Alberta, pasture dryness updates from several ranchers in Saskatchewan, Landon Friesen in south-central Manitoba and Jeff Barlow near Hamilton, Ontario; Agronomy panel with RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson and Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix and Sprayers101.com covering a plethora of... Read More
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In a surprising twist to this already tumultuous provincial election, Premier Kathleen Wynne held a press conference over the weekend to concede defeat, days before the election is to be held. Wynne, emotional in her speech, admitted she has no chance of being re-elected premier, and instead urged voters to still vote Liberal to ensure... Read More
It has been a busy week in the cattle markets, as Canada and the United States are on the brink of a trade war that we would not have imagined a year ago. Much of that is out of the control of feedyard owners and ranchers, but the impacts will most certainly be felt, depending... Read More
What's your strategy when scouting a newly emerged soybean field? When Agromart Group agronomist Steph Kowalski walks into a soybean field this time of year, the first thing she looks to assess is final emergence and population. "It's important to know how well we got that seed into the ground," Kowalski tells RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin... Read More
It's a Fun Friday — and World Milk Day — edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney, featuring: Latest on how ag groups and manufacturers are responding to the tariff back-and-forth between the U.S. and Canada, Deere's lawsuit against AGCO, and more — today's news with Kelvin Heppner Anne Wasko joins Shaun for an... Read More
There's no shortage of news to discuss on Thursday's show, hosted by Shaun Haney, including: The U.S. government confirming it will apply steel and aluminum tariffs to imports from Canada, the EU and Mexico, with all three quickly responding with plans for retaliation — is this the start of a trade war? Brian Innes, president... Read More
Hot, humid weather across much of corn-growing areas of Ontario has the crop adding a leaf stage about every four days. As corn pops in to that 4-leaf to 5-leaf stage, it's time to get some dust on the boots and check three key aspects of early crop establishment: plant health, weed escapes, and planter... Read More
Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney leading things off talking about superstitions that may or may not bring rain. From there: Top ag news with Kelvin Heppner, including the quick resolution to the CP Rail strike; NAFTA news; new farm income and debt info; and Ag Minister MacAulay's comments on farmers' support... Read More
As the calendar inches ever closer to June, host of Wheat Pete’s Word and resident agronomist, Peter Johnson, is tackling your top agronomy questions for side-dressing N, fusarium nozzle selection, and early season weed control in this week's edition. From two strategies for planting edible beans into dry ground, to the first of the hay... Read More
What started as a fascination with craft distilling and a chance discussion about dumping skim milk has evolved into a tasty new business at Almonte, Ontario. Neal McCarten is director of operations for Dairy Distillery, and it was his family's farm background that led to a discussion with Omid McDonald, founder and CEO, about how... Read More