Whether it’s chickpeas, fabas, lentils, or peas, proper nodulation is key to ensuring a healthy, nitrogen-fixing pulse crop, and it all starts early in the season. Achieving that happens pre-seeding, with proper inoculation. But what happens if nodules don't form? In this episode of RealAgriculture's Pulse School, Shane Strydhorst of Pulse Canada and Alberta Pulse... Read More
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The calendar is sliding into the dog days of summer — and grills across the continent are working overtime. That's good news for cattle markets, and to break down the cash prices, cattle movement, and inventory, we've got host of the Beef Market Update Shaun Haney with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. In... Read More
Fungicide application timing has a way of sneaking up on growers and custom applicators. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, BASF Canada agronomist Ken Currah says with hotter days in late June and early July, the crop can advance rapidly and growers need to be ready to apply fungicides as soon as Canada... Read More
While inflation fears and tariff threats have dominated headlines, the real forces shaping agricultural markets may lie elsewhere, says Arlan Suderman, chief commodities economist with StoneX. In a one-on-one interview with Shaun Haney, host of RealAg Radio, Suderman described 2025’s economic performance as unexpectedly stable. “The economy as a whole is fairly resilient right now... Read More
It's pretty safe to say that the evolution of electric fencing has been a game changer when it comes to giving farmers and ranchers cost-effective, flexible solutions for rotational grazing, riparian protection, and keeping wildlife out of bale yards. While putting up an electric fence sounds like a straightforward process, there are a lot of... Read More
As of today, Canadian agriculture has generally avoided the brunt of the tariff escalation with the U.S. going back to early March, but the canola seed market is a notable exception where tariffs remain a challenge, with harvest approaching. While around 70 per cent of canola seed used in Canada is produced domestically, approximately 25... Read More
It's time for the Friday Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. They discuss several topics, including: Canada's economic performance; If Carney will get a deal with Trump (spoiler... Read More
Our world is increasingly digital — communication, data collection and analysis, remote monitoring and sensing — you name it. That also means farming is increasingly digital, too. But what does that actually look like in practice? What benefits or savings does digitial ag offfer? And at what cost? Building off the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute... Read More
Tar spot has been ramping up across Ontario ever since the leaf disease was first spotted in the province back in 2020. Visual signs of the disease — tar-like speckling on the upper surface of corn leaves — typically show up in early to mid July and growers need to be ready to tackle this... Read More
Winter wheat is typically one of the first grain harvests of the year, and getting the combine tuned up to get to work is a summer job that can sneak up on many growers. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, University of Guelph-Ridgetown College professor and combine mechanic TJ Poehlman looks at what needs... Read More