When it comes to getting ready to combine soybeans and applying a pre-harvest burndown to your crop, there are two parts to the conversation — desiccation and weed control. There are some important things to know about each part and in this episode of Soybean School, Bernard Tobin is here to cover both of them,... Read More
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The future of headers is unlikely to continually stretch wider and wider, so what, then, does the header of 10 years from now offer? That's just one of the topics of conversation in this LIVE! segment with Jamie Pegg, general manager for Honey Bee Manufacturing. Listen/watch below for a discussion on why the company went... Read More
Farm management and cropping practices can be complimentary to a livestock operation. Making use of all the months of the year can be quite the challenge, but Chris McLaren, of Larenwood Farms near Drumbo, Ont., has managed to do just that by integrating a cereal rye into his rotation. In this episode of The Sharp... Read More
Sudden death syndrome (SDS), caused by a fusarium species in soil, needs cool and moist conditions to thrive. It also needs an entry point, and soybean cyst nematodes (SCN) make those for the pathogen in roots of soybean when they attack the crop. Effectively managing SCN, therefore, is just one part of the puzzle in... Read More
It's a great day to talk grain markets, because, hey, the funds are in and the numbers are looking good! And so we kick off this RealAg LIVE! segment with market analyst Wendy White of Viterra. From where the good news on crop prices is coming from, to supportive moves in canola exports, and on... Read More
Today's LIVE! segment features J.P. Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada, and our illustrious host Shaun Haney to talk all about farm economics, Canada jobs numbers, and the latest analysis on global trends and interest rates. Tune in every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday at 3 pm Eastern on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube or Twitch, for... Read More
Welcome back to the LIVE! segment, featuring an interactive 30+ minutes of the latest and greatest on any number of topics. To kick off this week's line up, host Shaun Haney is joined by Shane Thomas, with Farmer's Edge, to talk about all things precision ag adoption, venture cap investments, see-and-spray technology and much more.... Read More
AGCO is releasing the FendtONE operator's interface to North American growers with the introduction of the Fendt 700 Gen6 Series tractors. The FendtONE interface is a complete redesign of the operator station, featuring up to three large display screens. Drivers can each customize the tractor's operation to their own preferences. There are now more customizable... Read More
Have you ever wondered just exactly how your corn develops in the cob? Understanding how corn makes a cob, successful kernels, and packs in starch can be a key component of an agronomic plan. "This top part is the tassel, and that is the male part of the plant," says Sara Meidlinger, market development agronomist... Read More
As many soybean growers are well aware, soybeans have a unique ability to biologically fix their own nitrogen (N) in a symbiotic relationship with the bacteria, Bradyrhizobium japonicum. Inoculant containing the bacteria can either be applied on the seed or to the soil at planing, and then as the crop is putting on vegetation and... Read More