On Wednesday's show, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news, with Kelvin Heppner, including the first widespread frost on the prairies (while southern Ontario experiences another heat wave), Canada-U.S. trade talks resuming in Washington, the Bank of Canada delays another interest rate hike, and more Rocky Talk, with Joel Hoehn of Rocky Mountain Equipment on... Read More
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If you've heard tell of some record yield estimates out there, let's all remember that the crop sure isn't in the bin yet, says Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete's Word. It seems that some of the good spots look GREAT and some of the poor spots are turning out better than anticipated. When it... Read More
Tired of brooms and shovels and all that dusty work to clean out grain bins after they've been emptied? Farmers who've had enough of the 'clean out' grind will want to take a look at the new Z-Series bins from GSI. The Z-Series, featuring Flexwave technology, will be available this fall. GSI demonstrated how the... Read More
Indiana farmer Jason Mauck says he isn't getting much sleep these days. He's spending many restless nights wondering whether his relay intercrop soybeans will yield 110 or 120 bushels per acre. Relay intercropping is essentially a special version of double cropping, where the second crop is planted into the first crop before harvest, rather than... Read More
On Tuesday's show, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news with Kelvin Heppner, including the latest on NAFTA talks to resume on Wednesday, canola research funding announced by Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay near Winnipeg on Tuesday (pictured above), the sale of the Port of Churchill, and more Product spotlights with Nutrien on the company's new... Read More
A Winnipeg-based farm equipment manufacturer known for making draper headers used on combines and swathers has entered the corn header arena. MacDon rolled out its new C Series corn header at the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa last week. "We've been looking at the corn header market for several years now, and this just... Read More
The federal government is investing up to $12.1 million over the next five years in a new canola research cluster under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership. Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced the funding at the Bruce D. Campbell Farm & Food Discovery Centre south of Winnipeg on Tuesday morning. Provincial canola grower groups — Alberta... Read More
Faba beans seem to grow forever. They don't, but their days to maturity are about five days longer than most varieties of wheat, so it feels like forever when you are trying to get harvest started. This is why it's important to know what to look for, and then what to do, when it comes... Read More
On Monday's Labour Day edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney: Colin Hurd, founder and CEO of Smart Ag, joins Kelvin Heppner to discuss plans for commercializing an aftermarket kit that turns a regular tractor into an driverless machine Clark Brenzil of Saskatchewan's Ministry of Agriculture discusses fall weed control strategies after an early... Read More
For much of our human history, we've toiled to simply meet our most basic of human needs — having enough to eat to survive and raise a family. It's only in recent history, really, that the bulk of North America has moved up from the basics to the privilege of abundant food choices. Last week... Read More