Mother Nature is taking her sweet time in bringing in spring, but slowly and surely we are marching towards putting crop in the ground. For this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson rifles through several agronomy answers, including: what to do with cover crops that didn't die, why sulphur matters and why... Read More
Year: 2025
In the latest episode of Farm Safety Roundup, host Shaun Haney is joined by Nicole Sherman, health and safety consultant with Workplace Safety and Prevention Services (WSPS), for a timely discussion on staying grounded in an increasingly unpredictable farming environment. With tariffs, volatile markets, and planting season looming, stress levels are high — and that... Read More
Soybeans pack plenty of yield punch. Georgia grower Alex Harrell offered proof of that again in 2024 when he smashed his previous yield record with a new harvest benchmark — a whopping 218 bushels per acre. Yield contests show the genetic potential of soybeans, but what's a realistic goal for growers as they continue to... Read More
There have been many memes created around the adventure that working cattle with family members can hold. Whether that's husband and wife, or kids with their parents, the things said while working cattle are often things that cannot be spoken outside of the corral. This was Dylan Biggs' experience growing up working cattle with his... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Karen Proud, president and adjudicator of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct on the use of the code of conduct; Christi Friesen of Rebellion Farms to discuss the Chinese tariffs on canola; Abbe Pawluk in the latest Pests... Read More
The Manitoba government is welcoming and on board with changes to the AgriStability program announced by the new federal agriculture minister on the eve of the federal election campaign. On Saturday, Kody Blois announced an increase to the AgriStability compensation rate from 80 to 90 per cent, as well as a doubling of the payment... Read More
Understanding what keeps beneficial insects thriving is just as important as what keeps pests at bay, but ideal conditions for parasitoids and predators aren't well understood. Abbe Pawluk used her masters studies at the University of Lethbridge to explore the impact on habitat quality on specific parasitoid wasps to try and gauge if certain types... Read More
A shorter, smaller, more efficient corn plant that stands better and produces less residue and higher yields: it's a lot to pack into a short corn plant, but that's the promise of Bayer's Preceon Smart Corn System. The company has been testing the short stature corn products in test plots for several years and plans... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Tracey Baute with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and Tyler Wist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to discuss early season insect management. On the list: wireworm, cutworms, flea beetles, and slugs; plus we dig in to pre-seeding selection impacts on wheat... Read More
Between trade wars, threats of annexation, and a wild swing in federal polling, there's a lot going on in Canadian politics right now. We asked our RealAg audience on social media what kind of questions they have while we're in the early part of this 36-day federal election campaign. Here are some of the questions... Read More