For winter wheat growers chasing higher yields, Michigan State University wheat extension specialist Dennis Pennington says one management decision stands above the rest: plant on time. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School, Pennington joins host Bernard Tobin at the C&M Seeds Wheat Wednesday field day in Palmerston, Ont., to discuss how planting date, tiller…Read More
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Flax may be known for turning prairie fields blue, but those flowers are more fleeting than they look. “If you look at a flax field and it's flowering and it's beautiful and blue, those flowers that you see that day are not the same flowers you'll see tomorrow. They last one day,” says Ken Jackle,... Read More
Lupins may still be a relatively unfamiliar crop on the Canadian Prairies, but Lupin Platform Inc. is working to build both the acres and the infrastructure needed to change that. The company has officially opened its first lupin processing plant in Westlock County, Alta., marking another step in what CEO Tristan Choi describes as building... Read More
Tight seeding windows and wet spring conditions routinely test broad-acre producers across the Canadian Prairies, making field efficiency and tendering speed critical to getting a crop in the ground. To cover more acres with fewer stops, equipment manufacturers are expanding cart capacities and redesigning handling systems to keep drills moving during narrow planting windows. At... Read More
A cool start and late-season rain has made for uneven fields that are full of thick, lush, green canola stands, leaving farmers to question if they need to look into swathing more acres than has been the norm the last few years. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, Amber Bell is joined by Jenny…Read More
Can autonomous nitrogen robots outperform a traditional fertility program when the weather refuses to co-operate? That's the question Brucelea Poultry field crops manager Mark McLean is watching unfold as a dry summer puts a unique field-scale trial to the test. In this second episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School series following autonomous nutrient management, Bernard Tobin…Read More
Geopolitical disruptions and infrastructure targets in the Black Sea are causing significant uncertainty in global wheat markets, causing farmers to question how the wheat market is going to play out. In this interview, RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney sits down with Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodity Research to analyze the shifting fundamentals of the global wheat market.... Read More
Internal parasites present a major hurdle for sheep and goat producers, driving up mortality rates and suppressing overall flock productivity across North America. While parasite management includes the use of dewormers, increasing parasite resistance to drug classes has shifted the focus to adopting long-term strategies that includes a genetic component. To unpack what it will... Read More
As canola growers navigate crop potential following an unusual spring, market dynamics and tight supply balances continue to support strong commodity values. Weather disruptions, low carryout projections, and strong demand from the U.S. biofuel sector are shaping the supply and demand landscape as harvest approaches. Jon Driedger of Leftfield Commodity Research says that despite delayed... Read More
On this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, host Shaun Haney sits down with agricultural business management expert Dr. David Kohl to discuss what separates the most resilient and successful farm businesses from the rest. They dive into Kohl’s “two-in-ten” rule, with the idea that in commodity agriculture, farmers may have two great…Read More