Lawn mowing is a task that some people enjoy, but many would just as soon spend that time doing something else in summer. (Count me among the latter.) The technology for autonomous mowing machines that stay within a wire perimeter has been around for a while, and sales of electric Roomba-like grass-cutters have surged in... Read More
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Around 375 agronomists, researchers and farmers were in Saskatoon this week for the inaugural "Canola Week." Organized by the Canola Council of Canada and AgWest Bio, the conference combined the annual Canola Industry Meeting, Canola Innovation Day and the Canola Discovery Forum, with several dozen experts sharing their latest findings in canola agronomy, disease resistance,... Read More
Are you planning to build a new farm workshop? How will you power and heat it? Do you want a crane? In episode 3 of Real Dream Workshops, Peter Johnson visits his neighbour Otto Bloemen at Lucan, Ontario-based OJB Industries. Bloeman tells Johnson how he set out to build a cost-effective wood-frame building with high... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show asking all of you: what is the future for soybeans? Also on the show today: Top Ag News When's the last time you 'paid it forward'? Food marketing and the future of labeling — will we see a "made-by-humans" label? We hear from food and agricultural economist Jayson... Read More
In this episode of The Word, host Peter Johnson talks harvest, wheat, wacky weather, managing nitrogen, press wheels, soybeans, fertility, tile drainage, tillage and measuring grain in the bin. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address? Or some yield results to send in? Leave him a message at 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete),... Read More
It's not official, but it looks like Ontario's 2017 soybean yield will come in at around 43 bushels per acre. That's down from the 46-bushel five-year average, but considering the challenges Mother Nature threw at the crop during the past growing year, OMAFRA soybean specialist Horst Bohner will take it. In this edition of RealAgriculture…Read More
Yesterday's show started off with host Shaun Haney talking about progressive trade agreements. Today, he reads some of your feedback. Then: Top Ag News Retrofitting older equipment with the latest precision gear. The potential impact of blockchain technology with Elaine Kub, author of Mastering the Grain Markets. Robynne Anderson, president of Emerging Ag, on her... Read More
Mechanically harvesting, drying and handling grain corn can compromise quality and take a bite out of a grower's bottom line. Earlier this fall, OMAFRA crop systems and environment engineer James Dyck worked with Dietrich Farms of Lucan, Ontario to study mechanical breakage – the impact it has on dockage and what growers can do to…Read More
Is Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's progressive agenda hurting free-trade talks? Host Shaun Haney thinks so — he starts the show talking trade. Then: Top Ag News Two crop farmers, a hog farmer and a beef farmer join the show for a panel to talk about the 2017 growing season, trade, and local media outlets struggling... Read More
The Southwest Agricultural Conference (SWAC) will mark its 25th anniversary on January 3rd, when the two-day conference unofficially kicks off Ontario’s winter farm meeting season. In Part Two of our video series looking back at a quarter century of SWAC, we hear from a host of conference organizers and participants who share their favourite memories... Read More