As sprayers get larger and labour becomes harder to find, improving the efficiency of the spray tender has become just as important as improving the sprayer itself. Laython Ford, territory manager for Western Canada with SurePoint Ag Systems, shows how the company’s Arsenal spray trailer completes the complete spray tender system built around the company’s... Read More
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Extreme volatility and shifting trade policies continue to reshape North American cattle markets. In this week's Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to unpack a tumultuous month for both cash and futures trade. U.S. cash prices finally stabilized near $231 to $232 per cwt following a violent... Read More
Years of direct seeding have brought plenty of benefits to prairie farms, but they've also created a challenge that's becoming harder to ignore. Nutrient stratification—the concentration of immobile nutrients near the soil surface—can leave crops short of key nutrients when dry conditions force roots deeper into the soil profile. During this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola…Read More
As Western Canadian producers navigate tight fall planting windows and unpredictable weather patterns, hybrid fall rye continues to stand out for its high yield potential, natural weed suppression, and expanding market opportunities across the Prairies. Against the backdrop of demo plots at Enchant, Alberta, Shaun Haney caught up with Greg Stamp, seed business manager at... Read More
On this Mind Your Farm Business podcast, host Shaun Haney sits down with Rena Striegel, president of Transition Point Business Advisors, to discuss why farm succession plans fail when families focus solely on transferring assets rather than leadership. They dive into the dangers of the "shadow CEO," the misunderstandings surrounding sweat equity, and why true…Read More
For Dr. Rigas Karamanos, receiving the Les Henry Award this year was an opportunity to reflect on the person whose advice helped shape the way he approached agronomic research throughout his career. Accepting the award from Croptimistic Technology, Karamanos said he was honoured to have his name associated with Henry's, remembering the late soil scientist... Read More
Live from Ag in Motion at the John Deere booth, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout are joined by Deanna Kovar, president of Deere's Ag and Turf Division. Kovar grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, started as a summer intern decades ago, and has since worked her way through nearly every corner of the company.…Read More
Have you been eating more protein lately trying to hit your macros? What about adding cottage cheese to literally every recipe that never called for it? Cottage cheese, and other dairy products, is gaining serious popularity as a high-protein, low-sugar addition to diets, driven by several factors including Glp-1 use in Canada and the U.S.... Read More
Every year, soil compaction quietly robs crop yield from field across North America, yet some of the most effective ways to reduce that loss don't require a major equipment upgrade. On this episode of Soil School, RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson and independent agronomist Greg Stewart discussed where growers should invest their first $10,000 to reduce…Read More
This week on The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Lyle Cowell of Nutrien and Kim Schneider of the University of Guelph to discuss phosphorus fertilizer sources, forms, and uses. Where do certain products fit best? What about time of year? What do we need to know/think about with phosphorus cycling, especially in the... Read More