Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

Leaf twisting, burning, cupping, or crinkling — those are just some of the signs that a crop may be suffering from herbicide injury. Why do herbicides cause crop injury? Read More Leaf twisting, burning, cupping, or crinkling — those are just some of the signs that a crop may be suffering from herbicide injury.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 11, 2024

The number of Ontario certified crop advisors (CCA) continues to swell as the provincial organization reports that its membership now boasts 669 agronomists who carry the designation.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

James Hammerton is looking for innovative ways to increase crop production efficiency. first appeared on The Sharp Edge in 2020 to share how he uses a stripper header to harvest and prepare wheat fields for double crop soybeans. Read More James Hammerton is looking for innovative ways to increase crop production efficiency.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Putting cover crops to work on Randy Tkachyk’s farm means keeping soil covered, growing winter feed for cattle, and providing grazing opportunities for those cattle well in to the fall. Tkachyk grows a diverse cover crop mix on his farm near Sundown, Man., Tkachyk grows a diverse cover crop mix on his farm near Sundown, Man.,

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 17, 2023

When it comes to growing a high yielding crop, nitrogen can be one of most prominent nutrients for crop growth and yield potential. Read More When it comes to growing a high yielding crop, nitrogen can be one of most prominent nutrients for crop growth and yield potential. As Wes Anderson, vice president of. Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

After record-breaking yields in 2022, Manitoba endured some dry summer growing conditions to produce a good crop with most growers harvesting above-average yields, reports Manitoba Ag pulse and soybean specialist Dennis Lange. In Ontario, the crop emerged well despite dry. In Ontario, the crop emerged well despite dry.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 12, 2024

Diversity pays dividends in crop production but researchers, agronomists and farmers really don’t have a good grasp of how and why different crops impact each others in the rotation. University of Guelph crop researcher Dr. Dave Hooker is never shy to champion more diverse rotations.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 28, 2024

The Field Crop Development Centre, established in the late ’70s, has a new home and a new name — Western Crop Innovations. The rebranded non-profit organization, with funding from the Alberta government, will be focused on agriculture research and crop development.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Cover crops can be a non-starter in dry areas of the Prairies — or are they? A lack of moisture is definitely a concern when working to establish cover crops, however, over the long term, farmers Derek and Tannis Axten of Axten Farms at Minton, Sask., are finding covers build soil water holding capacity. That’s. That’s.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Farmers Weekly Dorset grower Andrew Fry is growing oilseed rape for the first time and is hoping for a good yield from his new break crop. There is also £100/ha of government financial support for using a companion crop and no insecticides.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Cover cropping is a rare practice for much of North America’s Great Plains, as a general lack of moisture has limited their use on a large scale. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t producers using cover crops successfully in rotation. Read More

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 24, 2023

After an unseasonably wet harvest this year, farmers in some parts of the country are seeing next year’s crops rotting under floodwater. NFU deputy […] The post Farmers demand government action as crops submerge appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Food Politics

MARCH 20, 2024

The post Genetic modification of basic food-and-fuel crops: basically all appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. And half the corn is used to fuel automobiles. Monoculture, control of the food supply, and lack of biodiversity, anyone?

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Bayer’s new CEO says the company’s management is evaluating whether to spin off its crop science division as part of a company-wide restructuring process.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Potato farmers on Prince Edward Island have increased their use of cover crops dramatically over the last five years. PEI farmers have been measuring the growth and impact of cover crops through participation in Living Lab — Atlantic, a four-year innovation project on the island that involves researchers and industry stakeholders.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson says the 2022/23 crop is a perfect example of how winter wheat can absorb multiple agronomic and environmental blows and still get off the mat to deliver a big yield punch. When a field of winter gets knocked down, don’t count it out. On this episode of RealAgriculture Wheat School, Johnson.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 3, 2024

It’s a hard truth but a good one to remember when hesitating on pricing some crop or booking inputs. It’s a hard truth but a good one to remember when hesitating on pricing some crop or booking inputs. Read More The market doesn’t care about your feelings.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 21, 2024

The big corn Ontario crop of 2023 is doing what analysts suspected it would to cash prices — and it’s not a rosy picture. Read More The big corn Ontario crop of 2023 is doing what analysts suspected it would to cash prices — and it’s not a rosy picture. Phil Shaw, market analyst and farmer from Dresden, Ont.,

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Food Politics

JANUARY 11, 2024

But I had no idea food crops were also being grown to make diesel fuels—until I saw this tweet/post: I went right to the source: Renewable Diesel Feedstock Trends over 2011-2022 The growth in renewable diesel production capacity in the U.S. The post Food crops for biodiesel? Another reason to question using soybeans to make fuel.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 13, 2023

The federal and Saskatchewan governments have announced a change to crop insurance offered by Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) to allow more acres of low-yielding crops to be redirected to help livestock producers.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Farmers Weekly Plant breeders have welcomed proposals by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for a new streamlined, science-led approach to regulating gene-edited crops in England. Until recently, it was […] The post FSA unveils streamlined approach to gene-edited crops appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 22, 2024

Dave Hooker with University of Guelph-Ridgetown on crop rotations; Leon Pratchler with HumaTerra on the roll of biologicals can play when improving soil health; Plus, Read More Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Farmers Weekly

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Farmers Weekly Relay cropping winter wheat and soya beans in one season could be worth at least £605/ha (US$300/acre) more for a US farmer in Indiana compared with just growing mono soya beans in the same field.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 23, 2024

Cover crops are not magic. It’s important to first understand the goal of using a cover crop and then measuring up each species and season to see if it’s a match. Farmers from east to west are using cover crops to accomplish several things: reducing erosion, cycling nutrients, fixing nitrogen, and fighting weeds, but that.

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Food Politics

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Specialty Crops Sector. The launch of the Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative will provide $65 million for projects that will help the specialty crop sector increase global exports and expand to new markets. Specialty crop exports totaled $24.6 The post USDA’s “Specialty Crops.”

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Farmers Weekly

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Any spare time was used for planting crops. The stubble turnips have taken a pounding […] The post Farmer Focus: Battling slugs as crops take a pounding appeared first on Farmers Weekly Farmers Weekly It feels like the main focus for the past couple of weeks has been battling slugs.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

Farmers are buying more crop inputs online than they were five years ago, however what’s considered “buying online” might surprise you. Read More Farmers are buying more crop inputs online than they were five years ago, however what’s considered “buying online” might surprise you.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MAY 10, 2024

Great to see a couple of my former bosses recognized for their exceptional contributions to the conservation on crop diversity.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 30, 2023

Statistics Canada (StatsCan) released the model-based principal field crop estimates report earlier this week. Read More Statistics Canada (StatsCan) released the model-based principal field crop estimates report earlier this week.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Farmers across Ontario are facing concerns over the level of toxins that could be in this year’s corn crop, due to wet conditions in-season and through this fall. Many farmers have not-so-good memories about 2016 and 2018 and the levels of deoxynivalenol (DON) that was present in the corn crop. Early testing results at the.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Several companies across the plant-based value chain have partnered to develop new artificial intelligence technology that is expected to improve the quality of Canada’s protein crops and ingredients. Read More

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 30, 2023

Export markets keep a keen eye on whether imported crops meet specific tolerance for disease, toxins and pesticide residues, and MRLs play a key role in facilitating trade and establishing the ground rules for global market accessibility. The ability to stay within maximum residue limits (MRLs) can make or break a grain deal. Earlier this.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

The federal government will be contributing up to $11,017,979 million to Pulse Canada for a new pulse crop research cluster under the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership — the five-year framework that started in 2023. “I’m happy to.

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NASDA

MARCH 8, 2024

General Comments NASDA sopports USDA’s efforts to enhance the competitiveness of specialty crops through a suite of administrative and statutory programs – collectively referred to as the SCCI. NASDA believes the SCBG program must be flexible and state-driven in order to be nimble, locally responsive, and efficient.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It’s been a long process, but Canada is nearing a final decision on the use of gene editing in crop development. Read More It’s been a long process, but Canada is nearing a final decision on the use of gene editing in crop development. Read More

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 21, 2024

Higher-yielding corn crops, with less downed corn, have changed the way beef specialists are recommending crop residue stocking rates.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

Farmers Weekly There can’t be a better sign than this for a future wheat crop. It’s lovely to see photos of cropping, after harvest dominated the galleries for a good couple of months with some stunning pictures. This rainbow overseeing wheat drilling in Ocle, Herefordshire was captured by George Williams.

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