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
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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
Canola crops across the prairies are in many different stages — some are coming out of bloom, and some are still in the window where dribble banding nitrogen could work. When it comes to making nitrogen available to your canola crops, weather plays an imperative role. After all, wet conditions are the reason many acres... Read More
When most producers hear the word "fusarium" they think of fusarium head blight, and how it impacts their wheat crops. Fusarium also attacks pulse crops, but in this situation, it goes after the roots. Fusarium avenaceum is the species that's commonly associated with root rots in peas. It's also a fungus that causes fusarium head... Read More
More than 500 4-H leaders and youth from around the world are in Ottawa this week for the Global 4-H Network Summit. Only the second time it's been held, 4-H Canada is hosting the summit in conjunction with Canada's 150th birthday celebrations in Ottawa. The first Global 4-H Network Summit was held in Seoul, Korea... Read More
When it comes to plant development and yield potential, Ontario's corn crop is all over the map. With pollination quickly approaching, many growers are now wrestling with fungicide strategies for a highly variable crop. In this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School, BASF agronomist Ken Currah reviews the struggles of the 2017 crop and discusses where,... Read More
Tuesday's edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Kelvin Heppner and Bern Tobin, featuring: Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing Solutions discusses the canola and wheat weather rallies and crop conditions, as well as the anticipated interest rate hike and USDA report coming on Wednesday; Jennifer Christie, chair of the Global 4-H Network Summit, which kicks off... Read More