Thursday's radio podcast, hosted by Kara Oosterhuis and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Enlist corn (Dow's glyphosate and 2,4-D tolerant corn) to be launched for 2018 after Chinese approval; Where's the rain? Dry conditions prevailing in northern U.S. and parts of Western Canada; Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix on spraying in dry conditions, Xtend and Enlist weed... Read More
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The House of Commons agriculture committee held an emergency meeting on Thursday to discuss the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) outbreak in southeast Manitoba. There have been at least 20 confirmed on-farm cases since May 2. To put that number in perspective, Manitoba previously only had 10 PEDv-positive barns dating back to 2014 when the... Read More
Wednesday's radio podcast, hosted by Kelvin Heppner and Kara Oosterhuis — highlights: how long can this spring wheat rally last, especially in light of recent rains? Ken Ball of PI Financial discusses; new report shows all 11 countries still stand to gain from ratifying the Trans-Pacific Partnership without the U.S. (Canada stands to gain more... Read More
The Minneapolis Grain Exchange shattered its daily trade volume record on Tuesday, as traders responded to dry conditions and lower-than-expected crop ratings for U.S. spring wheat. MGEX reported 33,453 contracts traded on Tuesday — a 23 percent increase over its previous record of just over 27,000 in a day. The September spring wheat futures contract... Read More
From cold and wet, transitioning into too hot and dry, all in just one week in Ontario. How is that possible? RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson is just as baffled when it comes to the weather, as he discusses on this week's Word. Peter covers the latest in wheat, soybeans, corn, edible beans, forage management, and... Read More
The Ontario Liberal government’s plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019 is drawing fire from the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA). In late May, the provincial government announced intentions to increase the minimum wage from the current $11.40 per hour rate. That’s a significant blow for an industry... Read More
Tuesday's radio podcast, cohosted by Kelvin Heppner and Bern Tobin. Highlights: Ag in the Classroom Canada's Johanne Ross discusses $568,000 federal funding announcement and how it will be used; Canadian Ag Hall of Fame inductees for 2017 announced; Mark Lynas, former anti-GMO activist, on public attitudes toward GMOs and the new film in which he's... Read More
A "biopesticide" is defined as a living organism that's capable of controlling a pest, including weeds. Dr. Susan Boyetchko, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada in Saskatoon, specializes in biopesticide technology, and she's been working on a program to develop bio-based tools for controlling grassy weeds, such as wild oats and green foxtail. As... Read More
The Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame has announced an all-female slate of inductees for 2017. Robynne Anderson, Patty Jones and Jean Szkotnicki will be formally inducted at a ceremony in Calgary on November 30th, 2017. Out of more than 210 individuals inducted since the Hall was formed in 1960, only five are women, notes Herb... Read More
It's Monday and that means we have an agronomy theme on today's show, hosted by Kelvin Heppner (Shaun Haney is away this week): Rick Bergmann, chair of the Canadian Pork Council, on the discussions surrounding trade and NAFTA negotiation at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, as well as the PED outbreak in his... Read More