Wednesday's RealAg Radio podcast, co-hosted by Kara Oosterhuis and Kelvin Heppner, featuring: latest news surrounding changes at the Canadian International Grains Institute, the PEDv outbreak in Manitoba, U.S. producer sentiment survey, Joey Chestnut's 10th world hotdog eating title and more. Rocky Talk...looking back on 175 years of Case. Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix on the issues... Read More
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Insects, insects, insects! Peter Johnson is amazed by all the insects he is seeing this year. In this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson talks about bugs, disease diagnostics, and weed control woes. He also has some "cover crop craziness" to discuss, and much more! Check out what Wheat Pete has... Read More
When you see the stem rot in the field, it's too late. And that's just one of the reasons why managing sclerotinia is a challenge, as exerienced in 2016, a severe year for the disease in canola fields in Western Canada. In this Canola School episode, we talk to Michael Harding, plant pathologist with Alberta…Read More
Happy 4th of July to our American friends. Tuesday's RealAg Radio podcast is a 'best of' show featuring interviews on countering misinformation and fear when it comes to the science of food and agriculture, with Tim Caulfield, Kevin Folta, Mark Lynas, Pam Ronald and Joe Schwarcz. Join us for RealAg Radio every weekday at 4pm... Read More
When it comes to whisky, Canada is a little different. Whisky ingredients, brewing, distilling and aging rules are steeped in tradition in many countries, but Canadian whisky makers like Windsor, Ontario-based Hiram Walker & Sons Limited have very few restrictions. Canada is the most flexible and innovative whisky production market in the world, explains Hiram... Read More
Built from the late 70s through the mid 90s, there are still more than a few of the original Concord drills in operation in Western Canada and the Northern U.S. Around 6,000 Concord drills were built, with around 2,000 sold in Canada, but the name disappeared on new seeding equipment after Concord Inc. was bought... Read More
The Canadian International Grains Institute (Cigi) has announced its new board of directors as it adopts a new funding model and board structure with the end of the temporary check-off that followed the end of the Canadian Wheat Board's single desk in 2012. The three prairie province wheat commissions — the Alberta Wheat Commission, the... Read More
The agriculture community is full of very strong-willed, independent people that excel at what they do. We also take pride in helping each other out. But the fact remains that farmers and ranchers fall short on identifying and discussing the need for help when it comes to mental health. One of our industry's greatest strengths…Read More
In Canada we do not talk about biofuel production like they do in the United States. I attend many farmer meetings across the country and rarely do I hear talk on the agenda or in the hallways about ethanol or biodiesel production in Canada. In the U.S. ethanol production is a major user of the... Read More
Monday's edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Kelvin Heppner, featuring: Trent Meyer of SeedMaster and Dot Technology Corp describing the DOT Power Platform — the new autonomous multi-use machine they're unveiling this summer. Horst Bohner of OMAFRA on whether rolling soybeans can boost yields Mario Tenuta of the University of Manitoba on nitrogen fertilizer placement... Read More