Year: 2025

While every bag of certified canola seed in Canada comes with a base seed treatment, what exactly does that protection include — and is there value in going beyond the basics? The answers to these questions are ones that Anique Josuttes, technical marketing specialist with BASF, seeks to explore in this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by: Michael Harvey with Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance on Canada and U.S. trade; Derryn Shrosbee with 33seven Continuity Planning on if you are leaving a legacy or creating a liability; A clip from the latest Pests & Predators episode with... Read More

Representatives from the five parties that held seats in the House of Commons prior to the federal election campaign are set to debate key agricultural issues on Thursday. The Canadian Federation of Agriculture's Agriculture Leaders Debate will be broadcast online on April 17 at 5:00 p.m. EST, in both English and French, with the English... Read More

Financial services company StoneX has announced a US$900 million deal to acquire R.J. O'Brien, North America's oldest futures brokerage firm. (All funds in U.S. dollars). The agreement would see StoneX acquire RJO for $625 million in cash and approximately 3.5 million shares of StoneX common stock. StoneX will also assume up to $143 million of... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture's in-house agronomist, Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson to discuss a number of important topics including: ROI on fertilizer decisions; Terminating oats in a cover crop; and, Erosion risk differences. Plus, hear a clip with Anique Josuttes of... Read More

John Deere will add new automation, digital and machine updates to its 2026 model combines that the manufacturer promises will deliver efficiency, crop insights and ease of operation across a variety of harvesting conditions. In this report from Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Bergen Nelson, John Deere go-to-market manager for harvesting equipment, says the updates... Read More

Tires used in farming have advanced over the past two decades to offset surface compaction from increasingly heavy machines, but the benefit of new tire technology still hinges on proper inflation pressure. "We've reduced our contact pressures, which is good for surface compaction. The other thing that we're seeing is better tractive efficiency — that... Read More

Strategies to Protect Yield and Enhance Crop Resilience Cold stress is a major environmental factor that can negatively impact a plant’s growth and development and jeopardize crop productivity. While seeding at ideal temperatures is the best practice, cool temperatures are often a reality at seeding time for most Canadian farmers. Cold tolerance, or crop tolerance... Read More

Corn and soybean growers know all about the different threats their crops can face throughout the season. One of the harder threats to spot is disease. From pre-planting to harvest, diseases need to be dealt with in order to protect yield potential. So while it’s important to make sure all the equipment is operating smoothly,... Read More

Chris Mansiere, an agronomic solutions manager with Bayer, wants to broadcast the message that herbicide resistance is something that just about every grower in Western Canada is dealing or will grapple with at some point. "I think in the last weed survey, there was 70 per cent of fields that have a resistant weed in... Read More