Real Agriculture

JANUARY 7, 2025

These forms of soil movement are costly from a soil health, farm productivity, and environmental standpoint, however they are not the largest erosion risk to a field. These forms of soil movement are costly from a soil health, farm productivity, and environmental standpoint, however they are not the largest erosion risk to a field.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Pulses, such as peas, lentils, chickpeas, and faba beans, can be an excellent addition to a crop rotation as they fix their own nitrogen and even leave some for the next crop. The crops do have serious challenges, however, including aggressive root rots and diseases that can decimate yields, especially in wetter years.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 22, 2024

With a 90-foot boom for fertilizer, crop protection products, and seed, the Salford Group’s new AB640 applicator has the capability to cover 22 per cent more ground per pass compared to traditional 70-foot applicators. Salford application equipment product manager Gavin Held notes that the new. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 28, 2024

Soil tests are one tool for determining fertilizer needs of a particular field, but several other factors impact the overall productivity of any soil zone, regardless of nutrient level.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 8, 2024

says there are management lessons learned in wheat that apply to corn production, too. says there are management lessons learned in wheat that apply to corn production, too. Paul Sullivan, of Sullivan Agro near Kinburn, Ont., It all comes down to managing stress at key points in the growing season. Looking to the Great Lakes.

Yield 331

Yield Production Crop 331

Real Agriculture

APRIL 16, 2024

Designing and executing an on-farm field trial can be incredibly valuable for informing changes in production practices, but it’s key that the trial be designed to deliver solid data. There’s no data better suited to a farm than data derived FROM that farm. To tackle what it takes to get the most out of on-farm. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 23, 2024

On this episode, the trio talk about: Current and future uses of spraying technology in farming production; The mysterious but Read More Its the very last episode of The Agronomists for the 2024 season and host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter Wheat Pete Johnson and Ray Dowbenko to discuss the top agronomy stories of the year!

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S. Each of these Read More Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S. Each of these Read More Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S. Each of these Read More

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Carryover Agriculture Agriculture Marketing 270

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Kelp has been used by ranchers in coastal areas for decades as a feed additive. This nutrient-dense sea vegetable is a great source of micronutrients and some farmers who feed it also make anecdotal claims, such as reduced incidence of pink eye and healthier cattle.

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Cattle Production Livestock 278

Real Agriculture

APRIL 4, 2024

Drift is the unintentional aerial movement of plant protection products away from the intended target. Several organizations have come together to offer farmers in Ontario support in reducing the risk of off-target pesticide application through the Be Drift Aware campaign. Read More

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Crop Yield Pesticide Yield Crop 325

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 29, 2023

If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right? If you’re cleared to fly a drone, spraying product with a drone is easy peasy, right? Actually, that’s a myth. Actually, that’s a myth. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The USDA will roll out its latest production report this coming Monday, and farmers and analysts alike are hoping it provokes some market action to the upside. Read More The USDA will roll out its latest production report this coming Monday, and farmers and analysts alike are hoping it provokes some market action to the upside.

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Grain Marketing Production Crop 299

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

Whether you are talking equipment, agronomy, daily management tasks or livestock production, AI is a staple in any discussion. Whether you are talking equipment, agronomy, daily management tasks or livestock production, AI is a staple in any discussion.

Agriculture 268

Agriculture Agriculture Livestock Production 268

Real Agriculture

JULY 10, 2024

While traditional small plot research is imperative for testing new crop varieties, product efficacy, and evaluating individual management practices, there hasn’t always been an easy route to take small. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JULY 15, 2024

Funded projects focus on protecting animal and plant health, strengthening production systems, Read More The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance, a collaboration between the provincial government, the University of Guelph, and Agricultural Research and Innovation Ontario (ARIO), will use $7.2

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Turns out, it’s not just building organic matter that adds to this dynamic — growing high yielding crops is also key part of nutrient cycling and productive soil. Turns out, it’s not just building organic matter that adds to this dynamic — growing high yielding crops is also key part of nutrient cycling and productive soil.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 26, 2024

Product or service claims should be accurate, on that most people would agree. Read More Product or service claims should be accurate, on that most people would agree.

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Agriculture Agriculture Production Farming 283

Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

With a working speed of seven miles per hour, John Deere is touting its new Coulter Chisel (CC) Series tillage implement for its ability to run fast and make farmers more productive. At the Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin took a tour of the CC Series with Michael Porter, Deere’s go-to.

Production 278

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 3, 2024

has acquired the HyTech Production LTd. Bayer CropScience Inc. canola treating and packaging facility located at Coaldale, Alta, effective November 1. “As

Processing 299

Processing Production Crop Seeding 299

Real Agriculture

APRIL 21, 2024

Everyone in agriculture is focused on productivity and profitability, and so Food Water Wellness. These days, the Canadian Federal Government and multinational food companies are investing hundreds of millions to support BMPs on Canadian farms. Here’s the thing, nobody knows your operation better than you do. Read More

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Farming Farming Food Production 345

Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Leaping off of the second day of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute’s event focused on ag policy and sustainability, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney tackles benchmarking; environmental, social, and governance (ESG) pressure; and driving change on this episode of the Ag Policy Connection podcast!

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 25, 2024

This year, the spending mood at the conference was more subdued overall, with the focus shifted away from biological products and on to measuring carbon emissions. This year, the spending mood at the conference was more subdued overall, with the focus shifted away from biological products and on to measuring carbon emissions.

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Real Agriculture

MAY 15, 2024

Some farmers want it fine and others prefer a coarse product, but everybody wants dry sawdust, says Pat Liew, business development director of Ecostrat, which markets the cow bedding to farmers across North America. What are dairy farmers looking for when they source sawdust bedding for their cows?

Marketing 299

Marketing Production Livestock 299

Real Agriculture

JUNE 19, 2024

High heat, humidity, and direct sun are key to crop production, but can be potentially deadly to farmers and farm workers. High heat, humidity, and direct sun are key to crop production, but can be potentially deadly to farmers and farm workers.

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Food Politics

OCTOBER 3, 2023

It looks like at least half the products on shelves carry warnings of excessive salt, sugar, saturated fat, or calories, or artificial sweeteners. One of the regulations says that if a product aimed at children requires a warning label, it cannot display cartoon characters. Here’s what I saw.

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Food Politics

DECEMBER 20, 2023

DO NOT LET YOUR KIDS EAT THESE PRODUCTS! The FDA inspected the plant in Ecuador where cinnamon apple sauce is made; the amounts of lead were shockingly high. It is not required to test products for lead and neither are manufacturers. products too. This also points to the need for strengthening the FDA.

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Food Supply Chain Production Manufacturing 325

Real Agriculture

MAY 17, 2024

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The company says that buying Bourgault positions Linamar to increase its market position as it now possesses a full lineup of products in the. Linamar’s existing agricultural brands include harvesting specialist MacDon and tillage and crop nutrition expert Salford. Read More

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Harvest Harvester Harvesting Marketing 344

Real Agriculture

AUGUST 30, 2024

The United States is joining Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay as the fourth country in the world to give the green light to production of biotech or genetically modified wheat in the coming years. Department of Agriculture has approved cultivation of Bioceres Crop Solutions’ HB4 drought-tolerant wheat technology, as of August 27, 2024.

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Cultivation Technology Production Crop 264

Real Agriculture

JANUARY 14, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio broadcasting from the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Sask., brought to you by FMC Pre-School! brought to you by FMC Pre-School!

Crop 284

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 18, 2024

New Zealand’s government is ramping up its dispute with Canada over market access for dairy products.

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Marketing Production Agriculture Agriculture 306

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The grain market doldrums arent a demand problem, but a production problem but that production success is cold comfort for farmers looking for a bump in crop prices to reward those extra bushels, says Jody Lawrence, founder of Strategic Trading Advisors. Farmers are and should be very proud of the great work theyve done Read More

Grain 254

Grain Marketing Production Crop 254

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Sulphur is an essential nutrient required by all crops for optimum production, says Karl Wyant, director of agronomy for. Sulphur is an essential nutrient required by all crops for optimum production, says Karl Wyant, director of agronomy for. Read More

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Yield Crop Yield Crop Production 235

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 11, 2024

Maple Leaf Foods has chosen an old, familiar name for the pork production business it plans to spin off as a separate publicly-traded company in 2025. The new, independent pork company will be called Canada Packers Inc. “We are thrilled to launch Canada Packers as the new name for our future independent pork company,” said.

Food 298

Food Production Poultry Livestock 298

Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Dall explains that the CoAXium wheat production system offers farmers Read More Effectively controlling grassy weeds in a grass crop is always a challenge, and one that Dan Dall, regional commercial manager for the U.S. Dall explains that the CoAXium wheat production system offers farmers Read More

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Seeding Production Crop 274

Food Politics

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Notably, firms also need to properly evaluate their cleaning and sanitation practices, schedules, and procedures before releasing product. EWG sampled 73 products from three popular brands: 58 non-organic, or conventional, baby foods and 15 organic. No pesticides were detected in any of the 15 organic products.

Pesticide 337

Pesticide Food Manufacturing Production 337

Real Agriculture

MAY 21, 2024

Up for discussion was sustainable global trade that encourages efficient production practices, as well as focusing on protecting herds from animal diseases, such as foot-and-mouth and lumpy. Read More

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