Heading into the busy seeding season, today's RealAg LIVE! guests want to make sure you're ready for the growing season ahead. Jan Morse of Loveland Products and Candice Robinson of Nutrien Ag Solutions join host Shaun Haney for a full discussion of Loveland's Atlas XC, a biocatalyst product to aid in the availability of phosphorus... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The group that has proposed the voluntary code of practice for grain farms across Canada has decided to adjust its timeline and hold another round of consultations in the fall of 2021. Consultations on the Responsible Grain draft code formally began in November 2020. Farmers participating in online or telephone consultation sessions over the past... Read More
We're getting to the time of year where the days are starting to get longer. By no means are we at the point of panicking to get seed plans solidified, but it's never too early to start planning for #Seed20 or #Plant20. Joining Kara Oosterhuis for today's LIVE! is Tom Greaves of Pitura Seeds, a... Read More
From yield results, to clover benefits, and on to potash, this week's Word is full of the regular fare you're used to. But new for this week is something you've probably never heard before — a song and a name for Pete's pick-me-ups. Checking in with neighbours, ultra early seeding, and barley fertility are all... Read More
The federal government plans to introduce draft regulations for its national greenhouse gas offset system in the next few weeks. Originally announced in the 2019 federal budget, the intent is to establish a framework for generating carbon offset credits, which can then be sold to help others meet their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets. The... Read More
Two provinces and thousands of kilometres apart, farmers Dean Toews and Mark Brock run surprisingly similar strip-tillage systems. The benefits are similar too, even with substantially different soil types and weather conditions, as these farmers share on this episode of The Agronomists. From lessons learned, to equipment choices and fertility management, learn more about the... Read More
Covering all the countries and the fertilizers they produce — from Moroccan, Russian, U.S., Canadian, even Belrusian — Josh Linville, of StoneX, extensively covers the fertilizer markets in this RealAg LIVE! Don't forget to tune into RealAg LIVE! every weekday at 3pm E, 1 pm M on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Twitch! SUMMARY Linville graduated... Read More
Farmers in Alberta will see a significant reduction in their crop insurance premiums for the 2021 growing season. Announced January 25 by the Alberta government and the Agricultural Financial Services Corporation (AFSC), a 20 per cent reduction will save farmers more than $55 million on their crop insurance premiums this year. Minister of Alberta Agriculture... Read More
After a year of building, prototyping, and delivering services to select customers and partners, the Omics and Precision Agricultural Laboratory (OPAL) has been launched by the Global Institute for Food Security (GIFS) at the University of Saskatchewan (U of S). OPAL was founded by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, the National Research Council of Canada, and... Read More
We know that phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) are needed in soybeans to achieve those high yields. But what's the right soil test level of each of these macronutrients, what happens when there's too much or too little, and how does that level affect soybean yield? To answer these questions, RealAg's Bernard Tobin is joined... Read More