We've hit April, and that means it's time for the first of many #plant17 reports! This week, we've got super early wheat going in in Alberta, believe it or not, so that's where we start with this edition of Wheat Pete's Word. For Ontario growers, host Peter Johnson kicks off with a rust warning and... Read More
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Shaun and Kelvin co-host today's show, discussing everything from the remaining 2016 harvest in Alberta and Saskatchewan to the new wheat yield record (249.7 bu/ac!) set in New Zealand to hot dog demand forecasts for Major League ballparks this season. Chuck Penner of LeftField Commodity Research also joins to discuss the India pulse export situation... Read More
If the word "biological" or "bio-stimulant" makes you think of fairy dust and unicorn hair, you're not alone, but these once-mysterious and poorly-understood products are proving their worth in broadacre, commercial agriculture. For example, large, science-based companies such as Monsanto and Alltech have joined in to the business of biological field crop products that reach... Read More
Kelvin hosts today's Agronomy Monday show, with guests include Dave Hooker and Greg Stewart discussing '7 tips for corn in 2017,' Susan Fitzgerald on Ontario CCAs getting 4R nutrient certification, Peter Johnson discussing the importance of uniform corn emergence and John Heard on assessing winter wheat survival. Catch RealAg Radio every weekday at 2pm Mountain... Read More
Aphanomyces is a soil-borne water mold thatcauses devastating root rots in pulses, especially pea and lentil crops. Unfortunately for farmers, the aphanomyces spores can live in the soil for 10 years, and thrive under wet conditions. That means, not only has this root rot advanced rapidly across many areas of Saskatchewan and Alberta, but it's... Read More
Canada has made the 'sweet 16' list of countries the Trump administration plans to investigate to determine if they're using unfair trade practices, DuPont and FMC have reached a side deal to spin-off some DuPont crop protection assets for the DuPont-Dow merger, carbon taxes are on the mind of Manitoba farmers awaiting details from their... Read More
There are many aspects of farming that are beyond a farmer's control (weather, markets...), but there are also variables that can be managed better than they have been in the past, according to the Georgia farmer who has set world corn and soybean yield records. "We make big yields and we blame the weather. We... Read More
Soybeans will be on the verge of matching corn acres in the U.S. this year, according to the USDA's Prospective Plantings report published Friday. Higher soybean acres has been the consensus in the market for some time, but the department's soybean acreage estimate of 89.5 million was still well above the average pre-report guess of... Read More
India has, as expected, granted an extension allowing Canadian pulse crop exports to continue for another three months... Shaun returns to host today's show, discussing the pulse export news, the latest on NAFTA renegotiation, as well as major funding announcements for ag and food programs at the University of Guelph and Olds College. Jordan Underhill... Read More
The federal government is proposing the elimination of deferred cash purchase tickets for grain sales — a tool used by farmers to manage cash flow for tax purposes from one year to the next. When delivering a listed grain (such as wheat, oats, barley, rye, flaxseed, or canola), producers have long had the option of... Read More