OMAFRA soybean specialist Horst Bohner is back on his tractor and rolling soybeans for a second year as part of a multi-year research trial. The fundamental idea behind the research is to somehow induce a response that will cause the soybean plant to become more bushy and produce more nodes. At meetings this winter, growers... Read More
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The July 10th edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney. Topics and guests include: Tragic news after Henk and Bettina Schuurmans, dairy farmers from Elmira, Ontario, were involved in a collision with a semi near Saskatoon on the "Canadian Milk Tour" on Monday Ag news (with Kelvin Heppner), including the Canadian Milk Tour accident,... Read More
Hay crops can be tricky when it comes to agronomic considerations. Unlike annual crops, hay breaks dormancy, continues to grow and then mature after cutting, and eventually needs to rest up to go dormant again. The unique characteristics of perennials means that fertility is needed at different times of year than most are used to,... Read More
It might be the only time host Shaun Haney lets stand-in host Lyndsey Smith plan an entire show from start to finish (though, in fairness, sheep weren't mentioned once), but indeed he did for this July 9th edition of RealAg Radio's Agronomy Monday. On today's show you'll hear from: David Bilyea, weed technician at the... Read More
Somehow it's Friday already! This week-ending edition of RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney includes: Top ag news with Kelvin Heppner, including an exciting personnel announcement for RealAg, soybeans' strongest rally in a long time, Trump's speech in Great Falls, Montana, and more Have we seen the low in the soybean market? Will canola yields... Read More
After a scorching hot week in Ontario that ended with some much needed rain for parts of the province, will we see a return to more average temperatures? That's the question Shaun Haney puts to Environment Canada's David Phillips, and the answer might not be what you want to hear. With warmer than normal weather... Read More
Organizers are aiming to create a harvest scene in southern Manitoba on August 4th that's never been seen before: 300 combines working simultaneously in the same field. The Harvest for Kids 2018 record attempt is planned for 2 pm on the Saturday afternoon in a winter wheat field just south of Winkler, Manitoba. Created to... Read More
It's been one year since the DOT field robot prototype made its first public appearance at Ag in Motion (AIM) near Saskatoon, Sask. The machine has since attracted attention from people around the world who are interested in the future of autonomous farming. Engineers in the DOT Technology Corp. shop in Emerald Park, Sask. have... Read More
Welcome to Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney. Today's show: How well do you vacation or take breaks to re-energize? Top ag news, with Kelvin Heppner: Canadian Ag Hall of Fame announces its 2018 class, Chinese tariffs to take effect on U.S. goods on Friday, heat wave continues in Ontario and Quebec,... Read More
July 1, 2018 has been referred to as a pivotal day in the NAFTA 2.0 drama for months, and the implementation of the $16.6 billion retaliatory tariffs were not the biggest story. Instead, the date marks the Mexican election where favourite Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador (AMLO) was victorious as the next president of Mexico. How... Read More