Friday's edition of RealAg Radio, recorded at Ag in Motion in Saskatoon, featuring: Kristjan Hebert on finding opportunities in today's market and an exciting podcast announcement Blaine Woycheshin of Invigor on new canola genetics A great farmer panel with Korey Peters, Devon Walker, and Daryl Fransoo (pictured above) Time change alert! We're changing our time... Read More
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On Thursday's show, from Ag in Motion near Langham, Saskatchewan: Adjust your clocks accordingly — we are going to be moving to 4:30-5:30 eastern on Rural Radio in a week. Federal cabinet shuffle — MacAulay remains ag minister, while Jim Carr takes over trade — what does this mean for ag? James Humphries of Bayer... Read More
We're nearly through the annual flight for bertha armyworm, and numbers are certainly concerning in some areas. If you've got canola headed in to podding, you need to scout — this nasty pest can cause a lot of damage in a short time. As canola moves past flowering and into podding, bertha armyworm will move... Read More
It's day 2 of Ag in Motion at Langham, Saskatchewan. Today's show is on-location from the Farmer's Edge booth, featuring: Ag in Motion show director Rob O'Connor (right) Damon Johnson of Farmers Edge Steve Gillis of Rocky Mountain Equipment (as part of this week's Rocky Talk) A farmer panel, with Jeff Bennett of Dodsland, SK,... Read More
A week of spotty rain has some farmers singing and others moaning, as this challenging growing season marches into mid-summer. The questions for host Peter Johnson continue to roll in, and this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word covers it all from plot results, to fungicide questions, to a correction, and on to grain storage... Read More
Can you tell the difference between annual ryegrass and cereal rye? How about radish and kale? If you can't, it's time to bone up on your identification skills if you want to get serious about planting cover crops mixes on your farm, says Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soil management specialist Anne... Read More
It's day 1 of Ag in Motion at Langham, Saskatchewan, and on today's show (from the Maxim Truck and Trailers exhibit): Today's ag news, including reports of an imminent cabinet shuffle in Ottawa and Clean Seed buying Harvest International Todd Wilcox of Maxim Truck and Trailer (pictured above) Trent Meyer, Hi-Tec Profiles, on the impact... Read More
Every farmer doesn't need to own and operate a drone for UAV technology to have a positive impact on their farm. That's the message Scott Ditschun shares with farmers when he discusses how Bayer CropScience is employing drones in its agronomic and product research. He says UAV technology could effectively increase Bayer's field research efficiency... Read More
Many situations have two scenarios: one where a problem is looking for a technology, or the other where technology exists and is looking for a problem to solve. In the case of farming, often it's the problem that comes first, but when it comes to autonomy, the technology has been leaps and bounds ahead of... Read More
Some pests like it dry, some like it warm, and some need it windy to get where they want to go. And sometimes insect pests can surprise you and not nearly be as bad as anticipated. That's the story of the summer of 2018 — so far — according to Alberta Agriculture insect specialist, Scott... Read More