Every year the planning committee behind Edmonton's renowned FarmTech conference recognizes someone who has made "an outstanding contribution to Alberta's cropping industry." This year's award recipient is well-known to the agriculture community for his commitment to extension, people, and the industry he loves. Scott Meers graduated from the University of Alberta with a Bachelor's Degree... Read More
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Bayer and Bosch are working together on a three-year research collaboration to develop a precise spraying technology that will minimize herbicide use, while also mitigating against resistance development. The technology, called Smart Spraying, will see camera sensors identifying weeds, and precise herbicide application targeting them on a single pass, within a fraction of a second.... Read More
Timing a white mould fungicide application in soybeans can be tricky business. The typical recommendation is to spray a first-pass fungicide at the R2 to R2.5 stage. Most Ontario soybean fields, however, are highly variable and can contain plants progressing at different growth rates within the stand. How can you tackle this challenge? BASF technical... Read More
Health Canada is in the process of revamping the Canada Food Guide, with an emphasis on encouraging Canadians to eat more vegetables and plant-based protein, potentially at the expense of dairy and meat consumption. The government has come under criticism for not seeking input from the agriculture and agri-food sector, as no witnesses from the... Read More
Nitrogen, nitrogen, nitrogen. It's perhaps among the hottest of agronomic topics, and has inspired some great questions (and answers) in this episode of The Word, with host Peter Johnson. In the podcast, Johnson covers questions and comments on split-nitrogen, tillered winter wheat, organic matter, compaction and soybean cyst nematode. Have a question you’d like Johnson... Read More
Worry abound for 2018 — is this the year of the next great drought? RealAgriculture's founder and host of the show, Shaun Haney, talks about the 'd' word, and how it's weighing on producer decisions. Then: Top Ag News - Should agriculture be concerned about federal fisheries legislation? An update on trade challenges with India.... Read More
Regulations, by their nature, are country or region specific, but they can have spillover effects into other markets. This is the case with many crop protection products between trading partners — a ban or restriction in one region can have trickle-down impacts on use and even access in another. Many North American farmers have been... Read More
Switch to longer rotations, reduce soil movement, grow resistant varieties — the list of keys to managing against clubroot disease has become familiar for many canola growers in Western Canada, but an Alberta farmer with years of experience farming with high clubroot concentrations has another piece of advice: don’t be afraid to talk about it.... Read More
The price of wheat is down, yes, but there are premiums for protein, and RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson thinks there's an opportunity to cash in. In this episode of the Wheat School, Johnson looks at new nitrogen research from University of Manitoba researcher Amy Mangin. It provides evidence of how growers can pump up their... Read More
RealAgriculture's Kelvin Heppner guest hosts this episode of the show, covering: Top Ag News - StatsCan's stocks report as of Dec 31, Cargill talking about selling Ontario crop input and grain handling sites, Milligan Biofuels enters receivership, and more. Acreage expectations for 2018 with Dwight Nichol, DLN AgVentures. Are equipment manufacturers becoming software companies? How... Read More