As planting decisions are finalized, the risk of iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC) is one of the factors soybean growers in Western Canada and the Northern Plains are keeping in mind after unprecedented yellowing due to IDC in many areas last year. A wet 2016 growing season followed by a dry start to 2017, left elevated... Read More
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Look for more Canadian milk to be passing though Kiwi-made milking parlours in the years ahead. That's according to New Zealand-based Waikato Milking Systems' CEO Dean Bell, who brought his company to Stratford, ON, this month to exhibit for the first time at the Canadian Dairy XPO. The New Zealand dairy industry currently supplies one-third... Read More
Shaun Haney is back from his (work) trip to Las Vegas, and he starts off the show talking pipelines, carbon taxes and the Prime Minister's big moment. Then: Top Ag News Buy or Sell - Kelvin Heppner is back on the hot seat, this week challenged with topics like the Trans Mountain pipeline, Bill C-49,... Read More
When growing corn, many farmers utilize nitrogen stabilizers to protect their fertilizer investment. Agrotain has become a popular stabilizer choice for its ability to inhibit nitrification and protect nitrogen from ammonia volatilization. There are also products that protect against losses from denitrification and nitrate leaching. AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan says farmers can see a... Read More
13 companies that supply equipment manufacturers with components for their cabs have partnered on a project in Europe to develop what they see as the cab of the future. The CAB Concept Cluster unveiled its "Smart Cab" and caught the attention of machinery engineers at Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, back in November. A multifunctional cabin... Read More
While Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve are in Las Vegas for work (honestly!), Kelvin Heppner is in the host chair from near Altona, MB. He starts off the show talking sports, the RealAg Hockey Pool winner, and the hockey community. Then: Top Ag News Water management, with Rocky Mountain Equipment's Steven Gillis. The prospects of... Read More
From planting late corn with a hoe-drill to soybean cyst nematode in kidney beans, host Peter Johnson addresses a whole gamat of interesting questions in this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word. Find a summary of today’s show topics and times below the audio. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield... Read More
Host Kelvin Heppner starts off the April 10th show with thoughts and prayers to everyone impacted by the Humboldt bus tragedy. Then: Top Ag News This week's USDA World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report, with Brian Comeault, grain market analyst with Cargill. What a North American Free Trade Agreement 'in-principle' might be worth,... Read More
Programs offered in Ontario under the new Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) are now open for applications for cost-share funding. CAP, a five-year federal-provincial-territorial initiative, supports Canada’s agri-food and agri-products sectors through cost-share funding opportunities. It's modelled on the previous Growing Forward 2 program, but there are differences, explains Margaret May, regional program lead for the... Read More
It's a story that has impacted a nation, a world. Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with thoughts to the Humboldt Broncos family. Plans for new, directed scouting services and "smart farming," with Richard Marsh, Farmers Edge. These tools include an expansion of crop staging models; and the release of insect and disease risk... Read More