We hope you're enjoying the August long weekend, whether the fact it's a long weekend changes anything for you or not, with it being harvest season in some areas. Today's show is a replay of the July 18th program, recorded at Ag in Motion near Langham, Saskatchewan. Highlights: DOT Power Platform autonomous machine officially unveiled... Read More
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When crops reach record high acreages on both sides of the border the market should respond negatively to higher supply levels. Increased supply has to be supported with increased demand and that has been definitely the story in soybeans. Even though the November soybean futures contract (can be seen below) is off earlier highs farmers... Read More
Friday's RealAg Radio program with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Phil Shaw (@Agridome on Twitter) discusses corn and bean markets and the NBA off season; Owen Roberts (@theurbancowboy) on celebrating Food Day Canada on Saturday (dates back to BSE and the show of support for Canadian cattle producers in 2003); Martin Rice of... Read More
Beneficial insects provide free labour in the field, preying on insect pests, but what is that labour worth? Because we don't know the economic value of most of these insects, they don't necessarily get factored into the decision to go ahead with spraying an insecticide. Finding economic values for the work these beneficial bugs are... Read More
It's been over 20 years since most of today's rules on government agriculture support aimed at reducing trade distorting programs were agreed to in the North American Free Trade Agreement and the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Agriculture. Over time, countries have adapted and found ways to circumvent limits and continue providing support to domestic... Read More
Thursday's RealAg Radio show, with Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Chip Flory of Market Rally Radio and U.S. Farm Report on corn, bean and wheat markets — have U.S. markets fully accounted for drought in Western Canada? Farmer Rapid Fire, with Mark Brock, Landon Friesen, Jeff Nonay and Kevin Serfas; Sask. crop report... Read More
One of the biggest challenges in our fitness routine on the farm is strength and conditioning. Cardio is pretty simple with wide open gravel roads and fields. It's pretty simple to throw on some running shoes or hope on a bike and ride. Strength and conditioning on the other hand, often done at a gym,... Read More
"15 to 20 years ago it made me nervous to drive past a canola field waiting to be straight cut. But now...our genetics have improved, our ability to handle that crop, and the size of our combines and ability to handle that crop and harvest it in a timely fashion has gotten much better." This... Read More
Farmers invest a lot to produce a crop, from before the seed hits the ground through to the harvest. With all the investment and technology that goes into producing a crop, why stop short when the grain hits the bin? Some of the most successful farmers are using technology to ensure they have the information... Read More
In this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson is still floored by the amount of insects he is seeing this year. He offers some quick updates on alfalfa, some important tips on fertility, and since he apparently didn't get a chance to talk about it last week, he gives some updates... Read More