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

JANUARY 14, 2025

Cover crops are all the not-quite-so-new rage and the process of integrating them into current agricultural systems has been gaining ground (pun intended).

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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

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 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

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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Based in Moose Jaw, Global Ag Risk Solutions (or GARS) offers innovative whole-farm, private insurance products to help farmers manage production costs and protect crop profit margins. Hub announced the acquisition on November 5. Read More

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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 19, 2025

Agriculture is forever evolving and so is the business of fertilizer and crop nutrition. Its been 20 years since fertilizer heavyweight, The Mosaic Company, was formed by a merger between IMC Global and Cargills crop nutrition division.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Fertilizer production is not only an economic driver in Canada, but it is also a critical resource for customers around the world, especially in the United States. During the rail strike by CN Rail and CPKC in the summer of 2024, one of the majorly concerned stakeholders was U.S.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S. Also on the list, saysAaron Goertzen, senior economist with BMO, are increased input costs, high crop carryover, lower interest rates, and a more loose labour market. Each of these Read More Lagging productivity, the diving Canadian dollar, precarious U.S.

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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

JANUARY 13, 2025

Manually having to add products into the planter or seed box can slow down progress, but pre-mixing some products, as is the case with some biological products, can decrease efficacy. Indigo Ag has come up with a handy invention that delivers flowable powder biological products Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

Could everyday consumer waste be an effective soil amendment that promotes a healthy microbial soil community and contribute to productive and profitable crops?

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 8, 2025

Bayer and Neste, a producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products, such as biofuels. including Read More

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Biofuel Production Crop 289

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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Crop Technology Production 173

Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Its up to crop protection companies to pursue changes to their product label through Health Canadas Pest Management Regulatory Agency Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 27, 2024

The Canadian fertilizer industry, a key player in the nation’s agricultural productivity, is no exception. Fertilizers are essential to growing healthy crops, but their production is energy-intensive and. Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 28, 2025

Vive Crop Protection has received expanded Canadian registration for AZteroid FC 390. Vive chief technology officer Dr. Doug Baumann says Read More Vive Crop Protection has received expanded Canadian registration for AZteroid FC 390. Canadian potato growers first gained access to fungicide in 2024 to fight rhizoctonia and black scurf.

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Agric4profits

MARCH 25, 2025

Climatic factors like rainfall and temperature show seasonal variations, which are not only essential in determining cropping patterns and systems but also play a vital role in deciding the length of the growing season. In… Read More » Climatic Factors Affecting Crop Production

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

There will be a new biostimulant in the crop production toolbox for row crops in 2025. Syngenta Canada has launched YieldON, liquid foliar biostimulant to help improve productivity in corn, wheat, and other row crops.

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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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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!

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2024

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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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 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.

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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

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

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 10, 2025

Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Matt Makens with Makens Weather for a late winter weather outlook; Dr. Luke Gatiboni with University of North Carolina State on micronutrients role in crop production. Hear from Laura Eastwood in a spotlight interview for KWS Seeds Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 26, 2025

Mother Nature is taking her sweet time in bringing in spring, but slowly but surely we are marching towards putting crop in the ground. For this weeks episode of Wheat Petes Word, host Peter Johnson rifles through several agronomy answers, including: what to do with cover crops that didnt die, why sulphur matters and why Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 23, 2025

Ontario growers are managing their winter wheat more intensively, starting with fertility followed by improved planting practices and crop protection tools to manage disease, according to OMAFRA Cereals Specialist Joanna Follings. The result is a winter wheat yield hovering around 100 bu/ac for the past three years, and an average 4.6

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 13, 2025

In this report from the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., In this report from the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., In this report from the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., Dudley and RealAgricultures Amber Bell discuss the impact that tariffs, commodity markets and 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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Crop Fertilizer Production 308

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

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

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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