Cover crops can keep soil and nutrients in place, suppress weeds, and fix nitrogen, but they can also use too much water or create a mess of rotting plant material if not terminated properly. On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kevin Elmy with Cover Crops Canada, Jim McComb with... Read More
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Understanding when a crop is most vulnerable to stress is key to maximizing yield potential. While corn is most susceptible to stress at pollination and cereal crop yield is highly sensitive to stress in the early stages, the most critical period for both making and breaking yield in soybeans occurs late in the growing season.…Read More
Planning for the growing season isn't just about seed choices and fertilizer rates — penciling in and choosing crop protection products is crucial to protecting yield and quality. That said, just because a product is approved for use doesn't automatically mean farmers have the all-clear to use it, depending on the crop's destination. Greg Bartley,... Read More
When the fulfillment stats come in as poorly as they did for railcar numbers from February, it's understandable that grain farmers and grain companies were not terribly pleased with rail performance. However, fulfillment numbers don't tell the whole story, says David Przednowek, assistant vice president of grain movement for CN Rail. Przednowek says that a... Read More
Sprayer updates from John Deere will help farmers save input costs, reduce crop damage and help the bottom line, the company says. At Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Deere rolled out a series of updates for its sprayer lineup, including new See & Spray Select variable rate technology and AutoTrac automation and ExactApply improvements. In... Read More
Variable rate strategies can make a big difference when it comes to optimizing inputs and maximizing yield potential, but any VR strategy needs good data to draw from. To know how much of a difference a variable rate strategy is making requires counting plant stands and comparing those to pre-set targets, says Derek Rude, vice-president... Read More
Ag in the Classroom Canada has a new leader at the helm, and she’s hitting the ground running. Denise Schmidt, a well-known name in Canada’s agriculture industry with a strong background in the seed sector, has been announced as the new executive director for the national organization. Speaking with RealAg Radio’s Shaun Haney, Schmidt shares... Read More
It is the first warm day of spring and the smell of a good ribeye steak on the barbecue wafts in from an open window. That familiar scent might make your mouth water, but what truly defines the best-tasting beef? Is it the breed—Angus, Hereford, or Charolais? The feeding system—grass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? Or does... Read More
In this 26th episode of The Truth About Ag, Evan Shout sits down with Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture, to talk about the journey that took him from small-town Alberta to becoming one of the most trusted voices in Canadian ag media. Shaun opens up about his early days growing up in Picture Butte, how... Read More
Tyler Fulton, a cow-calf producer from Birtle, Man., is the newly-elected president of the Canadian Cattle Association. Fulton steps into the role at a critical time for Canada's integrated beef supply chain with the U.S. — an issue he sees as the most pressing facing the sector, given that half of Canada’s beef production is... Read More