Real Agriculture

MARCH 17, 2025

Unlike a railway strike or work stoppage where crop cant move to port, the latest tariff threat by China to impose huge taxes on canola oil and meal risks devaluing the entire crop, saysDean Roberts chair of Sask Oilseeds. That distinction, Roberts says, means Canada needs to move very quickly to remedy the situation and Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

While the number of spray drones sold for use in Canadian farmers fields is climbing, there are still no agricultural pesticides approved for application by drone in Canada heading into the 2025 growing season.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

A trio of investors are bringing together several existing crop-handling facilities in Saskatchewan to launch a new pulse and specialty crop company. Gregor in northeast Saskatchewan, says it has acquired full ownership of specialty crop handler Harvest Milling at Fillmore, in the… Read More Harvest Grain Ltd.,

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 22, 2025

Achieving a final goal yield at the end of the season is an important component in the profitability of a cropping operation, and setting realistic targets can give producers a reference point from which they can Read More What goals should be set for canola yield targets? How have yields been trending? Why is this information important?

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 21, 2025

Harvesting pulse crops that are low to the ground, whether through lodging or because of a dry season, can lead to shatter losses, reducing yield, grain quality and complicating harvest.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Crop dividers mounted on high-clearance sprayers help minimize crop damage by gently splitting plants ahead of the Read More Anyone that had a piggy bank as a child knows very well that pennies can add up quickly. The same principle works when farmers save pennies over the course of thousands of acres the savings add up.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 22, 2025

The microbiomes of animals, on and in crops, and in soil and water are incredibly complex that are intricately interconnected, with each influencing the others in various ways.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

When it comes crop nutrition, the macronutrients dominate the management discussion, and the fertilizer bill. That focus is certainly justified as primary macronutrients nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium play a critical role in ensuring a successful crop.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 20, 2025

While many of the acreage decisions are already made, recent trade turmoil and tariff threats will absolutely factor in to both commodity prices and cropping figures, saysBrian Comeault, co-founder of new market analyst firm Ireland Comeault Lafoy (ICL).

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 13, 2025

Submitted by the Ag Transport Coalition As the world grapples with geopolitical challenges and global economic volatility, Canadas agricultural sector remains one of the countrys key economic pillars.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 30, 2025

Three crop protection products slated for use for the first time in 2025 meet the market access requirements of Ontario grain growers and have been green-lighted for use by Ontario grain industry stakeholders.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

News Article National Association of State Departments of Agriculture CEO Ted McKinney and NASDA staff recently visited the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to learn how satellite technology supports agricultural monitoring and strengthens the need for agricultural data collection. agriculture and rural communities.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

But weather and technology also play a key role in helping growers defend their crops against the foliar disease. But weather and technology also play a key role in helping growers defend their crops against the foliar disease. Genetics and fungicides are the two pillars of disease defence when it comes to yield robbers like tar spot.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

There’s a rich oral history of African rice in Maroon communities, but that doesn’t mean either the traditional knowledge or diversity of the crop is safe. The Invisible Tropical Tuber Crop: Edible Aroids (Araceae) Sold as Tajer in the Netherlands. There might have been two distinct saffron species in ancient Sicily.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Eric Olsen with MNP on the hard conversations about farm financials; Drew Spoelstra, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture on being re-elected to a second, one-year term; Mike Schreiner leader of the Ontario Green Party… Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 6, 2025

When immersed in the world of agriculture where the day-to-day means checking animals, seeding crops, and spending a good amount of time removed from the majority of urban consumers, farmers can sometimes lose sight of how important their work is to the people in larger centres that they feed.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

So is grazing cover crops. How wide should the corn rows be in order to make space for the cover crop? So is grazing cover crops. How wide should the corn rows be in order to make space for the cover crop? But what happens when you put the two together? And is this a profitable way of farming?

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 17, 2025

Knowing the nutrient status of a crop and the soil that it is grown in can give a producer vital information for making management decisions throughout the season.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Drew Spoelstra has been re-elected to a second, one-year term as president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture (OFA). dairy and crop farmer was chosen to lead the provincial farm lobby at an executive meeting following the conclusion of the organization’s annual convention in Toronto this week. “I The Binbrook, Ont.,

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 31, 2025

Whether youre a grower, agronomist, or ag retailer, Westfield, Indiana-based Taranis believes its crop intelligence platform can play a key role in helping make the right crop management decisions throughout the growing season. The foundation of the Taranis program is artificial intelligence (AI).

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Speed and flexibility is everything when a farmer is in the middle of harvest and needing to get grain trucks emptied as quickly as possible.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Grandmothers garden is often the first place that children learn about the benefit of having worms in the soil. They learn from an early age that you dont throw worms away, you put them back into the ground where you found them, says Mike Launer of Annelida Soil Solutions.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Helios is an artificial intelligence-based platform that is aggregating billions of data points to provide a global, real-time view of the climate and economic risks affecting agricultural commodities. This led to the realization that they could use these advances to build a platform to better understand and predict agricultural disruptions.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In this report from the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Associations MicroSmart Deep Dive meeting in Kingston, Ont., In this report from the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Associations MicroSmart Deep Dive meeting in Kingston, Ont., Better together.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 14, 2025

Weather is a central topic in many coffee shop conversations, plays a large role in the success or failure of a crop, and is outside of a wheat growers control. Dr. Brian Beres, senior research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) Read More But that doesnt mean farmers cant at least try and out-maneuver Mother Nature.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 15, 2025

The conditions laid out in the order-in-council are woefully inadequate, according to Grain Growers of Canada, the umbrella organization for 14 national, provincial, and regional crop producer organizations. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 31, 2025

Lower crop prices and sinking margins in 2024 pushed Southwestern Ontario farmland growth into negative territory for the first time in 14 years, according to an annual survey of farmland in the region. Ryan Parker, partner and agricultural appraiser at London-based Valco Consultants, says a 1.43

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NASDA

APRIL 1, 2025

Letter The undersigned organizations wish to emphasize the necessity for a trade policy that supports the growth of American agricultural production and the prosperity of our farmers, ranchers, growers and rural Americans at this time of economic stress in agriculture. Our agricultural economy depends on these three markets.

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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

DECEMBER 29, 2024

Harvest efficiency is essential when it is time to get the crop in, but combine wheel slip on wet or uneven terrain or inconsistent speed adjustments can cost growers time and money. John Deeres ground speed cameras can compensate for this by detecting the crop 28 feet ahead of the combine to constantly measure crop Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Growers use both practices to manage crop nutrients and understanding the nuances of each method plays a key role in ensuring crops have timely access to nutrients, say Read More Whats the difference between a soil test and tissue testing?

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 6, 2025

The national umbrella organization representing Canadas grain, oilseed, pulse and special crop industries is welcoming the North American trade dispute panel ruling against Mexicos restrictions on genetically-modified (GM) corn.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 16, 2025

More than 220 certified crop advisors gathered this week at the annual Ontario Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) meeting in London, Ont. In this interview with RealAgricultures Bernard Read More More than 220 certified crop advisors gathered this week at the annual Ontario Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) meeting in London, Ont.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 3, 2025

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection. Also hear from Corteva Crop Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection. Jack Froese of Winkler, Man.;

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 29, 2025

million agreement to continue wheat breeding programs at the University of Saskatchewans Crop Development Centre (CDC) through 2029. The coalition is a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Alberta Grains. The funding for 2025 through 2029 will support Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Keeping fields clean is job one, especially with less competitive crops, such as pulses or even corn. Is there a better option than in-crop control? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith Read More Keeping fields clean is job one, especially with less competitive crops, such as pulses or even corn.

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