It's time for a fun — ok, they are all fun, but even more fun than usual — episode of The Agronomists. It's time for a free-for-all, featuring questions from you, the audience! Tonight's episode is fuelled by host Lyndsey Smith, and guests Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, RealAgriculture's resident agronomist, and Jeremy Boychyn, agronomy research... Read More
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Throughout corn harvest, much attention is paid to test weight as the crop works through the combine, into the bin, and off to market. But does test weight really matter? On this episode of The Sharp Edge, Maizex Seeds agronomist Greg Stewart explains why he believes growers would be better rewarded if they focused on... Read More
Splitting nitrogen in a corn crop can increase profitability and benefit the environment, but to be successful on both counts growers need to keep a sharp eye on the weather. That's the conclusion drawn by University of Guelph researchers Tasmia Kabir, Aaron Delaporte, Joshua Nasielski, and Alfons Weersink after looking at 19 years of weather... Read More
Our coverage of Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois continues with a look at New Holland's BigBaler 340 High Density. Jordan Milewski, senior brand marketing manager at New Holland says the new packer model product has a three-foot by four-foot chamber size, with a newer rotor design. As a non-cutting product he says it is... Read More
Fendt's Vario 300 Gen4 Series tractors are a compact, powerful, built-to-order piece of machinery. "Brand new to North America, excited, excited, excited to bring this tractor here," said David Soliday, senior marketing manager of tractors at AGCO, at the 2021 Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois. There are four different models on offer from Fendt,... Read More
Using cover crops in a grain rotation can help achieve several goals: decreased soil erosion, decreased loss of nutrients off the field, increased weed suppression, and more. The research suggests that incorporating cover crops in to a grain farm increases crop yield, too. To discover how the tool can be used — yes, even in... Read More
If grain moving is on the task list, there have been some updates to GSI's VersaLoop Conveyor line-up, showcased at Farm Progress Show recently at Decatur, Illinois. "The first that you see right here behind me, is the drive-over hopper," says Greg Trame, director of global product development for GSI. "This allows us to turn... Read More
Clubroot has been confirmed in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba, and can cause yield losses between 30 and 100 per cent. Sanitation, crop rotation, using resistant cultivars, and managing susceptible weeds are all useful strategies in the clubroot toolbox to mitigate infection, but what other strategies are there, and how effective are they for controlling clubroot... Read More
From simply leaving a check strip to replicated trials, field-level data collection and analysis can be overwhelming. For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jenn Sabourin of Manitoba-based Antara Agronomy, and Aaron Breimer of Deveron, based near Chatham, Ontario. The three talk about field trial set up, data collection, and... Read More
Earlier this year, when C & M Seeds hosted its 30th anniversary wheat industry day, the company asked RealAgriculture to do something pretty cool. C & M asked RealAgriculture to share what the last several decades of the wheat industry in Ontario has looked like, and how it has evolved to where it is today.... Read More