As the season changes to fall, the leaves find new colours, football starts, and crops attempt to finish prior to the first hard frost. In a very quick weather change over the last four days, Tuesday morning brought extremely cold temperatures to large parts of the Prairies, from Manitoba, through Saskatchewan, and into Alberta. Night... Read More
Category: Crops
Getting the spray timing right in canola isn’t always easy, particularly when erratic weather leads to uneven crop growth. “Last year, we saw up to four stages of canola in more than one field,” says Liz Simpson, Canola Agronomic Systems Manager with Bayer Canada. “There are a limited number of spray windows for canola, and... Read More
Farmers in New Brunswick are voicing concern over provincial election promises to restrict the use of glyphosate in the province. The popular herbicide has been in election campaign headlines this week, as the provincial Liberal, Green, and People's Alliance parties are pledging to eliminate glyphosate use on public or crown lands if elected on September... Read More
Does southern Alberta ever get wind? Hmm, is rain wet? Leaving bare ground exposed to wind erosion in southern Alberta just doesn't seem like a good idea, says Peter Johnson, host of "Wheat Pete's Word." Johnson and RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney talked through an agronomy problem sent in by a listener earlier this week.... Read More
Something we never want to hear in late August or early September is the F word. No not that one. Frost. Unfortunately, it usually happens somewhere, and this year is no different. Topography, duration and other factors determine how bad the damage is, particuraly in a frost-sensitive crop like canola. Evaluating frost damage takes a... Read More
In agronomy — as with most things in life — it can be important to put things into perspective and to always ask if you're not sure of the answer. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, RealAgriculture's resident agronomist Peter Johnson gives us an overview of Ontario's precipitation, some wheat problem solving (of course), and... Read More
Canadian lentils headed to India are once again facing a steep import tariff after a short reprieve that saw plenty shipped into the massive South Asian market this summer. India's import levy on lentils from all countries except the U.S. has reverted to 30 per cent, plus a 10 per cent tax on that amount... Read More
When it comes to getting ready to combine soybeans and applying a pre-harvest burndown to your crop, there are two parts to the conversation — desiccation and weed control. There are some important things to know about each part and in this episode of Soybean School, Bernard Tobin is here to cover both of them,... Read More
The future of headers is unlikely to continually stretch wider and wider, so what, then, does the header of 10 years from now offer? That's just one of the topics of conversation in this LIVE! segment with Jamie Pegg, general manager for Honey Bee Manufacturing. Listen/watch below for a discussion on why the company went... Read More
The recently released Statistics Canada report projected canola production to decline by 0.4 per cent to 19.4 m tonnes for 2020. Yields are expected to be up, with harvested area down. "In terms of their estimate for production, in our opinion it's a bit on the light side, our estimate is just shy of 20... Read More