In late March, the RealAgristudies Insights Panel asked six questions regarding fertilizer supply, supply on-farm, and sentiment regarding fertilizer sanctions. Over 450 participants answered those questions during the week the survey was posted, and here to analyze the results are Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture, and Justin Funk, managing partner of Agri Studies. Haney and... Read More
Category: Crop Production
When it comes to insect pests, most of us feel quite strongly about them. Wireworms are no different; they are an insect we love to hate. To talk about all things wireworms, we go to our experts, and this time, we have three! Join in for the fun and informative session on all things wireworms... Read More
Over the past few years the phrase "unprecedented times" has been used often and for good reason. There has been a continual domino effect of global events that has put a unique strain on many things, especially global trade. The result is that change isn't coming — it's here. As a country, Canada needs to... Read More
In February, the seed industry participated in a three-day Seed Summit over the course of three Mondays. The summit brought together the entire value chain to discuss and answer some questions that have been top of mind between seed sellers and buyers, including what it means to meet the needs of producers. RealAgriculture founder and... Read More
If there's one thing clear in Canada's Emissions Reduction Plan, it's that very few things are completely clear. Take for example what agriculture is expected to deliver in emissions reductions. It's either a reduction of one percent, as listed on page 90, or an increase of one per cent as listed on page 219. Or... Read More
As the ground thaws and the daylight hours get longer, many in the grain market had their eyes out for the annual United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Prospective Plantings report on March 31. And there were some surprises in the report. U.S. corn acres were estimated at 89.5 million acres, which is down 4... Read More
Have you zeroed your row units? It's one way to help ensure the corn planter is planting at the same depth across the entire implement and the field. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Corn School, Kearney Planters sales and customer care specialist Jay Curtis shows why zeroing row units is important and how to do... Read More
Spraying fungicides from within the canopy is a more efficient method of achieving good crop coverage, as compared to trying to penetrate the crop from above. That's the idea behind the Beluga drop hose — technology developed in Germany by Agrotop, and now distributed by Greenleaf Technologies in North America. RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin caught up... Read More
There are so many questions surrounding nitrogen management this spring, and for good reason. Nitrogen is darn expensive and might be hard to come by in the coming weeks. For this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson covers questions about split application N, N stabilizers, N credits and making the most of... Read More
As farmers contemplate a multitude of variables heading into this growing season, crop prices are favourable, indeed. Favourable does not mean stress-free by any means. With commodity prices hovering high for numerous crops, many farmers have yet to pull the trigger on locking in prices with the optimism and hope that those numbers will continue... Read More