Today, on the show: Top Ag News What should we do if we see suspicious drone activity? (No, don't shoot at it!) Matthew Johnson, president and founder of M3 Aerial Productions, joins the show to explain. Double crop soybeans, incredible corn yields, improving soil organic matter and 'bushels of differences' with RealAgriculture's agronomist Peter Johnson.... Read More
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Without a little office time, it's almost impossible to know which enterprises are profitable, and which aren't. As a result of collaboration with the federal government, the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta, the Western Beef Development Centre (WBDC) has developed templates to help producers in the process of calculating cost of production. RealAgriculture's Debra Murphy... Read More
There's a great deal of focus on trade in China now. Could we become the first G7 nation to secure a bilateral trade deal? Host Shaun Haney starts us out with a summary of what's happening on that front, and the potential opportunities (and challenges) there. Also in today's episode of the show: Top Ag... Read More
AGCO's new generation of combine harvester made its first public appearance at Agritechnica in Germany last month. The result of the company's largest ever product development project, the graphite-coloured IDEAL combine will be sold under AGCO’s Challenger, Fendt and Massey Ferguson brands. "We started from a clean sheet of paper. It's a complete new combine...and... Read More
In this episode of the show: Rob Saik, founder of Agri-Trend, on the 19th Farm Forum Event, coming up next week in Calgary, AB. Top Ag News Monsanto's chief technology officer, Robb Fraley, joins the show to discuss his role with Monsanto, the controversy surrounding Dicamba (and vapour movement/volatility), restricted use, the future of big... Read More
There are many ways to harvest crops, from pick-up to straight-cut headers. But, have you ever considered a stripper header? Designed largely for cereals, grass seed and rice farming, a stripper header has rotating teeth that lift the grain into the combine, essentially leaving everything else in the field. This has multiple potential benefits: The... Read More
From checking-in all visitors to showering-in/showering-out of production facilities, for many livestock operators, strict biosecurity protocols are top of mind. For the rest of us, even asking visitors about their recent travels seems unnecessary, and, perhaps, like an invasion of trust. But doing all we can to protect our animals from the introduction and/or spread... Read More
From automated tractors to precision sprayers that spray only weeds, new technology is creating a buzz in the farming community. But let's not forget about satellite technology, which is now poised to make a tremendous impact on crop production. That's the message Patrick Crampton from Farmers Edge shared during a technology discussion panel at the... Read More
In this episode of The Word, host Peter Johnson talks corn and soybean information, high-yielding (and confusing corn), corn plot quandaries, and recreational tillage. 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), or email him at pjohnson@realagriculture.com.... Read More
Host Shaun Haney is in Calgary, AB for the GrowCanada conference today, inspiring a chat with keynote speaker and former politician, Stockwell Day, on the opportunity for Canadian agriculture in China. Also on the show: Top Ag News. Yield mapping and the importance of calibration with Rocky Mountain Equipment. U.S. GDP numbers, the Canadian dollar,... Read More