COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdowns, distancing, and cancelled learning events have had a profound impact on so many. Our food systems, food processing, and focus on local economy may be forever changed by this pandemic. Marty Seymour, director of industry and stakeholder relations with Farm Credit Canada, joins our host Kara Oosterhuis for today's LIVE!... Read More
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If better seed singulation, metering, and depth control improve uniformity of wheat emergence, growth, and crop canopy, will that add up to more grain in the bin? That's a question that was asked back in September and that Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson and Joanna Follings have been striving to answer. In this Wheat School episode... Read More
You sent some soil samples away, whether it was from your own farm or on behalf of a farmer, and now you have the results. How do you begin to fully understand the results? What you do with the results can make or break some (expensive!) decisions. For this episode of The Agronomists, Ryan Benjamins... Read More
Welcome back for this 2021 season of RealAg LIVE! To kick off the New Year, we're talking planning, planning, and more planning when it comes to corn acres in the year ahead. To get the goods on what main areas to focus on — from hybrid selection and trials, to resistance management, overall agronomy, and... Read More
Whether you're an experienced soybean grower, or are looking to get into this interesting leguminous oilseed crop, there's always something to learn. In this episode of Soybean School, we take a look back at the past year's soybean season in Manitoba — what went right, what went wrong, and what kind of knowledge we gleaned... Read More
Corn rootworm, manure, and soybeans — farmers don't often hear those three words in the same sentence but we've come to expect the unexpected in 2020. With growing resistance to corn rootworm traits in Ontario, many farmers who typically plant continuous corn will look to control the pest by expanding rotations to include soybeans. But... Read More
For many, December is a time to reflect, to really sit back and look at what the previous months looked like. What were the highs? What were the lows? Despite 2020 being the year it was — and one I certainly won't forget in my lifetime — it was also a whole lot of fun... Read More
When it comes to planting soybeans, is spring tillage necessary? Can no-till soybeans handle the challenge that a cool, wet spring and heavy corn residue can throw at them? With 2020 in the books, it's time to dig into some harvest data and find some answers to these questions. On this episode of Soybean School,... Read More
When we say "knowing your numbers" in agriculture, there's knowing the basics, then there's the level of today's guest. In this RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Kristjan Hebert, farmer at Fairlight, Sask., with a CPA and a firm background that helps him increase revenue for his farm and for others. RealAg LIVE!... Read More
The new AGCO Challenger MT800 track tractors could be considered the MT700's "big brother," with lots of options and upgrades. There's different sizes and options for models and the new series builds on the success of the MT700s. Joining Bernard Tobin to break it all down is David Soliday, AGCO senior tactical marketing manager. "From... Read More