With variable conditions across the prairies, pulse crop development also varies, but many fields are either in flowering, or beginning to flower. In this Pulse School episode, Robyne Bowness-Davidson, pulse research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, fills us in on what she's been seeing so far this season, and what growers should be keeping... Read More
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After sliding for the last few weeks, the cattle market clawed back some ground this week, in U.S. dollar terms, at least. As Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock notes in our latest Beef Market Update, the basis for Canadian cattle values has quietly flipped. "Instead of our cash cattle prices trading above the U.S. equivalent... Read More
Shaun returns to host Friday's RealAg Radio show/podcast with Kelvin. Highlights: Lots of castles and old churches in Sweden and Denmark; Trudeau visits Global 4-H Summit; Gov't officials in Saskatchewan say 200 cattle died due to high sulphates in water source, likely related to recent hot, dry weather; Anne Wasko on how Canadian cattle values... Read More
The decision to spray for aphids in cereal crops is complicated, as it requires not only scouting for and estimating aphid populations at a given moment, but predicting how those numbers will change due to weather and natural predators. The Cereal Aphids Manager App currently in development through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada aims to help... Read More
Farmers, researchers and government policy people are in Saskatoon today for the Prairie Agriculture Carbon Summit, hosted by the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan. As APAS president Todd Lewis explains in the interview below, the intent of the conference is to drive a conversation about the role farm practices have in reducing greenhouse gas emissions... Read More
Today's radio show/podcast was recorded on-location at Syngenta's Grow More Tour at the Elm River Research Farm near Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. Highlights: Soybean breeding panel with Syngenta's Jake Delheimer, Mike Tollefson and Doug Fotheringham on issues in the 2017 crop (IDC, dicamba drift) and where soybean breeding efforts are focused; Ted Labun on why... Read More
A stretch of sunny, dry weather in Ontario has soybeans on the comeback trail. That also means that soybean fungicide timing is sneaking up on many growers as the crop picks up steam in mid July. In this edition of RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF agronomist Ken Currah takes a closer look at the soybean fungicide... Read More
Tuesday's RealAg Radio podcast, hosted by Kelvin Heppner and Kara Oosterhuis, featuring: Some rain across the prairies - helpful, or too late?; Matthew Pot on today's Bank of Canada announcement, and how the grain markets are impacted by it; Todd Lewis of Agriculture Producers Association of Saskatchewan on carbon tax position and the carbon summit... Read More
In this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson highlights corn fungicides and western bean cutworm control. He also talks about what a fun ride the wheat market has been on -- are there any management opportunity to capitalize on those protein premiums? Peter wraps up this episode discussing equipment and fertilizer... Read More
It's lining up to be a big corn pest year and the insect to watch for in the weeks ahead is western bean cutworm (WBC). In this edition of RealAgriculture Corn School, OMAFRA entomologist Tracey Baute explains that late planting across Ontario has left the young corn crop more susceptible to an increased number of... Read More