Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

As far as averages go, the 2024 harvest season is chugging along around the average for most provinces. Some farmers are fully caught up with what’s ready, even though early indications were for an earlier than normal harvest. But like most averages, the number doesn’t tell the whole story.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 8, 2025

Farmers know where their combines struggle when it comes time to harvest, and concaves can contribute to these struggles through inefficiencies and grain damage. When Thunderstruck was designing their new Razors Edge Concave that launched at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta.,

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Agricultural Biodiversity

FEBRUARY 2, 2025

Trees, terraces and llamas: Resilient watershed management and sustainable agriculture the Inca way. Afro-Indigenous harvests: Cultivating participatory agroecologies in Guerrero, Mexico. There might have been two distinct saffron species in ancient Sicily. Another way of recovering traditional knowledge is by reading ancient texts.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 16, 2024

In Episode 14 of the Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert discuss this year’s challenging harvest, from managing unpredictable weather to empowering the team through cross-training and delegation. Read More

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 29, 2025

Citrus production has emerged as a significant global agricultural industry, driven by the cultivation of diverse varieties such as oranges, lemons, and grapefruits. Renowned for their nutritional value, citrus fruits also play a vital role in the global economy through extensive export networks.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for. Read More A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Farming 278

Real Agriculture

JULY 25, 2024

Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More Farmers are looking for two things during harvest: efficiency and a clean sample. Read More

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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

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.

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Harvester Harvesting Harvest Crop 290

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

In Episode 22 of The Truth About Ag, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout chat with Leah Olson, vice president of customer experience and operations at Brilliant Harvest Inc. With a background in agriculture and manufacturing, Olson has led companies through major transitions, turnarounds, and sustainable growth.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 5, 2023

Farmers Weekly This week’s Photo of the Week comes from 14-year-old aspiring photographer Noah, who has captured the harvest progress beautifully. His brothers and father run an agricultural contracting business and have recently taken on a 49ha (120-acre) farm.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Acre 246

Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 4, 2024

For fall of 2024, commodity markets are moving ever so slightly against seasonal trends and are actually edging higher ahead of the coming corn harvest. For fall of 2024, commodity markets are moving ever so slightly against seasonal trends and are actually edging higher ahead of the coming corn harvest. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Weather is one of the many, but main, factors that determines yield outcomes at harvest. While farmers can’t make the rain fall or the sun shine, there are plenty of things that can be done to mitigate the stress that a… Read More Weather is one of the many, but main, factors that determines yield outcomes at harvest.

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 23, 2024

This was the topic of a recent event, “Harvesting Solutions: Aligning NBSAPs and NDCs for Climate and Biodiversity Benefits,” held on the sidelines of COP16 in Cali. The post Harvesting Solutions: How Food Systems Can Unlock Progress on Climate and Biodiversity appeared first on Food Tank.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Read More Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Read More Seed corn harvest in southern Ontario typically gets underway in early September. Why so early? Why so early?

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Josh Linville with StoneX on the fertilizer markets; Charles Baron with FBN on using AI for agronomy; Bergen Nelson with John Deere on harvesting technology to ease pressure on the operator; and, Hear a spotlight interview with… Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio.

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Food Politics

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The bottom line: 30% of harvested acres is devoted to corn, and another 30% to soybeans. This is industrial agriculture at a glance. Regenerative agriculture anyone? The post US industrial agriculture at a glance appeared first on Food Politics by Marion Nestle. These, of course, are largely genetically modified.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Fall conditions in Ontario are quite dry and that has some growers wondering if the wheat is OK. More farmers are also perhaps getting a little carried away with fall field work, because, well, there’s time and dry conditions to do some! To discuss what’s going on with the wheat crop, why it’s always the.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Capacity and flexibility are both important when it comes to choosing an auger that will help speed up moving grain at harvest. The Brandt 1345 B Series U-Trough, featuring a 13-inch U-trough, nearly doubles the capacity of a standard round-tube auger.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 18, 2024

New Holland is redesigning and restyling its line of forage harvesters. Up front, farmers will notice a renewed version of New Holland’s UltraFeed grass pickup on its range of FR forage harvesters for 2024. The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o, The UltraFeed will be available in working widths of 3.o,

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 28, 2024

Real Agriculture agronomist Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson says it’s not as bad as 1996 when fusarium decimated the provincial winter wheat crop, but growers will. The beast is back! Read More The beast is back! Read More The beast is back! Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 10, 2025

Growers looking to capture more crop at harvest will have two new combine header options from John Deere for the 2026 harvest season. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, the company showcased a three-piece hinge draper reel system and an 18-row corn head.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. Read More CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. Read More CLAAS is celebrating 50 years of Jaguar self-propelled forage harvesters. In this report, CLAAS. In this report, CLAAS.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 21, 2024

A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for. Read More A new AI- powered app by Brilliant Harvest is working to fill the communication gap that younger generation-led farm businesses are looking for.

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Harvester Harvesting Harvest Farming 242

Food Politics

MAY 14, 2024

The headline caught my eye: FDA Publishes Landmark Final Rule to Enhance the Safety of Agricultural Water Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a final rule on agricultural water that represents an important step toward enhancing the safety of produce. Testing pre-harvest agricultural water.

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Farmers Weekly

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

This year’s costly and difficult harvest has prompted farmers to consider different options to growing crops such as wheat and barley after these struggled […] The post Farmers turn to wildflowers and bird cover after costly harvest appeared first on Farmers Weekly

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 25, 2023

What does black electrical tape have to do with protecting your state of mind at harvest? For Megz Reynolds, during a particularly bad harvest, covering up the yield monitor with it was a small boundary she set to help ease her mind and focus on the task at hand. It may seem small, but small things. It may seem small, but small things.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 9, 2023

When looking at any pesticide label there should be three words that make you stop, think, and mark the calendar: pre-harvest interval. The pre-harvest interval — PHI — is the minimum time necessary between application of a product and cutting the crop, either by swathing or straight-cutting.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 7, 2023

Not without controversy, applying glyphosate prior to harvesting a crop can help with crop and weed dry-down. If done too early, while the plant is still moving nutrients up into the kernels, a pre-harvest pass can cause glyphosate residues in the resulting grain.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In today’s episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson to discuss: an update on the eastern soybean and corn harvest, fall nitrogen application, soil sampling, and much more! Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio. Read More

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Daily Yonder

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

A poignant and repeated question from @NYFarmer on X is to ask why New York City does not have an annual agricultural show like Paris. For the last half century the Paris International Agricultural Show draws farmers, breeders, producers, and a heady mix of industry and institutional players from across France and its territories.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The harvest, of course! The harvest, of course! Whats the difference between a natural system and a farming system? Does that mean we can go back to nature? Oh, what a great question, and one that Peter Wheat Pete Johnson tackles on this final episode of the 2024 calendar year. Does that mean we can go back to nature?

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 18, 2024

High-capacity combines are finding a fit in edible bean fields as growers look to cover more soy, corn, wheat and edible acres with fewer machines, and also take advantage of their gentler grain handling capabilities. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Edible Bean School, host Bernard Tobin rides along with Fred Van Osch of Van Osch.

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Harvester Harvest Harvesting Acre 317

Food Politics

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The USDA announced the latest data on the US agricultural system in a press release. billion (up 16%) Farms with sales of $ 1 million or more: 105,384 (6% of all farms); they sell three-fourths of all agricultural products. It summarizes the highlights: Number of farms: 1.9 Farms with sales of $50,000 or less: 1.4

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2025

A bountiful harvest in the fall is great for a growers pocketbook, but it can also lead to an increase of straw residue that needs to be dealt with come spring.

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Agric4profits

JANUARY 29, 2025

Pineapple Production has become a significant agricultural activity worldwide, offering a rich source of vitamin C and other nutrients. This fruit’s production process involves various stages, from planting to harvesting. … Read More » Pineapple Production and Post-Harvest Techniques

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

On this episode, host Shaun Haney is back from Germany and is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss: Autonomy to help dealing with labour issues; Yields and quality concern in the corn harvest; and, Enough corn for an on-farm grain dryer. We will also hear a. We will also hear a. Read More

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Harvester Harvesting Harvest Grain 262