Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Wheat yield is made up of many yield components ranging from thousand kernel weight to head size and kernels per head. But when it comes to driving higher yields, all those components take a back seat to the number of heads per square metre. It’s the big data point emerging from three years of data. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

There are some problems you just can’t avoid — like ending up with wheat roots in drainage tile after big yields, but every challenge has a solution and it comes down to making hay while the sun shines. No, not actual hay, as we are in the critical harvest period, but if the soil is.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 16, 2024

Canola is an elastic, amazingly resilient plant, but it starts as a very tiny seed and emerges under threat of certain death by very hungry flea beetles. Setting up this crop for great yield is the typical combination of establishment, nutrition, and crop protection, but in this episode of The Agronomists, we dig in to. Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MAY 12, 2024

Global spatially explicit yield gap time trends reveal regions at risk of future crop yield stagnation. For 8 of 10 major crops, yield gaps have widened steadily from 1975 to 2010 over most areas, and remained static for sugar cane and oil palm. Banana seed exchange networks in Burundi – Linking formal and informal systems.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 13, 2024

New on the docket for 2025, CANTERRA SEEDS is excited to share details of the latest canola hybrid, CS3300 TF. RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney spoke with Courtney Welch, Canola Product Manager at CANTERRA SEEDS, to learn more about CS3300 TF and how this hybrid offers farmers key advantages in terms of yield and versatility, particularly in.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

The Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) program for winter wheat has expanded from 43 farms in 2021 to 184 farms across Ontario and a growing number of U.S. In four short years, the program has identified key agronomic and management strategies that consistently drive higher yields for YEN grower participants. states in 2024.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Despite an extremely dry September that played havoc with plant establishment, the winter wheat crop across Ontario appears to be packing plenty of yield potential as it heads into the dormant winter months. RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Wheat Pete Johnson says the crop is not as big as he had hoped estimates peg it between Read More

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 22, 2024

When it comes to choosing soybean varieties how should growers factor seed weight and pod count into their variety selection decisions? When it comes to choosing soybean varieties how should growers factor seed weight and pod count into their variety selection decisions?

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 1, 2023

Understanding each field’s soil is key to maximizing yield potential. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soil School, host Bernard Tobin catches up with Zettler at Luymes Farms at Moorefield, Read More Understanding each field’s soil is key to maximizing yield potential.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 4, 2024

Corteva Agriscience and the Pioneer seed brand are looking to new Z-Series soybeans to deliver agronomic advantages, better disease defence, and higher yields for North American soybean growers. Canadian growers will have access to limited seed from 20 varieties for planting in 2024 — 50 will be available in the U.S.,

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 30, 2023

Strong plant stands can set a soybean crop up for big yields. But difficult spring conditions can leave soybean seedlings fighting to emerge and unable to contribute to the population levels needed to reach yield expectations. Read More Strong plant stands can set a soybean crop up for big yields. Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Bare and sometimes thawed ground has many farmers asking if it’s too early for clover, for frost seeding, for tillage, and for patching in wheat crops. Bare and sometimes thawed ground has many farmers asking if it’s too early for clover, for frost seeding, for tillage, and for patching in wheat crops.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter Johnson to discuss a number of agronomic topics, including: Bent wheat in Alberta; Ontario harvest yields; and, Night time temperatures and development. Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Read More Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio!

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 21, 2024

There are more than a few seeding, fertilizing, and scouting questions to wade through in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word podcast, and that’s exactly how host Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson likes it.

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AgWeb Farm Journal

MARCH 14, 2024

Yield Optimizer is a digital tool that uses independent seed trial data to help farmers make seed selections with guaranteed yield performance. CEO Billy Rose tells how it gives farmers peace of mind.

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Agricultural Biodiversity

MARCH 2, 2025

…though that’s only the first step… Comparing fresh root yield and quality of certified and farmer-saved cassava seed. …to getting quality seeds into farmers’ fields. a traditional African vegetable.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 15, 2024

On this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter Johnson to discuss how the cold snap can impact winter crops in the ground with a lack of snow, soybean yields, seeding rates, and more. Read More Thanks for tuning into this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio brought to you by Vaderstad.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 21, 2023

On this episode of The Sharp Edge, Jantzi and Maizex Seeds agronomist Henry Prinzen dig into the farm’s weed control strategy, which is designed to deliver high-yielding organic. Read More

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Agric4profits

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Seed selection is a critical process in agriculture that significantly impacts crop yield and quality. Choosing the right seeds involves understanding various f

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JANUARY 27, 2025

Stable AND high-yielding? Chromosome-scale reference genome of an ancient landrace: unveiling the genetic basis of seed weight in the food legume crop pigeonpea ( Cajanus cajan ). Sounds like the hard work has been done. Now for the hard work … A chromosome-scale reference genome of grasspea ( Lathyrus sativus ).

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Over the past 20 years, advancements in corn genetics have helped produce an average yield gain of better than two bushels per acre, per year. What does the future hold for further yield advancement and where might genetic improvement take the king of crops? On this episode of the The Sharp Edge, host Bernard Tobin. Read More

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Food Tank

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

After all, crop genetic diversity is “the very foundation of agriculture,” says Nora Castañeda-Álvarez, Project Manager of Seeds for Resilience at The Crop Trust. Seed saving is how we can regain control over our food production and build resilient local food systems. We must remember: Saving seeds is saving culture.

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Western FarmPress

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

High-yielding peanut farmers agree that having a good rotation, good quality seed and good weather make all the difference with their yields.

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Western FarmPress

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Farmers can get the most out of their seed by using variable-rate seeding and, in some cases, multiple hybrids in one field.

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Western FarmPress

APRIL 5, 2024

Genetic diversity is important when choosing seeds.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 9, 2025

As more producers explore alternative feed ingredients, hybrid rye is proving to be a nutrient-rich, high-yielding, and flexible option that benefits both livestock and farm economics. Hybrid rye is making waves in the North American livestock industry, and for good reason.

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Western FarmPress

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Soybean Corner: Other key factors when deciding seeding rate include planting date and weed pressure.

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Farmers Weekly

AUGUST 21, 2023

Farmers Weekly Yorkshire Wolds grower Mark Ullyott is impressed with the new winter barley variety Caravelle, saying it is the best seed crop of barley he has grown for more than 10 years and he will be growing it again this coming season. The two-row feed variety yielded 8.5-9.5t/ha

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

The 2022 Student Organic Seed Symposium and the 2021 Northeast Organic Seed Conference built robust and lasting collaborations. Maintaining yields and managing production costs. Organic production of crop seeds and transplants. Several OREI plant breeding projects train farmers in organic seed production.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 18, 2024

What’s more, soybeans are proving hardier than first thought, and new research suggests that planting earlier — even before corn or canola — can yield good results. What’s more, soybeans are proving hardier than first thought, and new research suggests that planting earlier — even before corn or canola — can yield good results.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 23, 2023

From variable planting depth to moisture availability at seeding depth or untimely rains that seal some seeds underground — every uneven soybean field has a story. From variable planting depth to moisture availability at seeding depth or untimely rains that seal some seeds underground — every uneven soybean field has a story.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As tar spot continues to spread northeast across Ontario’s corn region, growers are looking to build a better defence against the yield-robbing leaf disease. Read More As tar spot continues to spread northeast across Ontario’s corn region, growers are looking to build a better defence against the yield-robbing leaf disease.

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Western FarmPress

OCTOBER 26, 2023

When it’s time to choose seed varieties and hybrids, yield, data, genetic options, plant performance and more must be kept top of mind.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 29, 2024

Like most crops, a strong, high yielding corn crop depends on what nutrients are in the soil. With corn being a such a big, high-yielding plant, this crop is particularly reliant on a high amount of nitrogen, Read More Like most crops, a strong, high yielding corn crop depends on what nutrients are in the soil.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Every year soybean growers make seed choices based on a host of factors. Many growers target longer-season varieties and an early planting date to try to optimize yield potential and put more bushels in the bin, but. Read More Every year soybean growers make seed choices based on a host of factors. Read More

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Agricultural Biodiversity

JUNE 18, 2024

Cultivating prosperity in Rwanda: the impact of high-yield biofortified bean seeds on farmers’ yield and income. Supporting NUS is going to need the knowledge of farmers… African indigenous vegetables, gender, and the political economy of commercialization in Kenya. …especially women farmers. Up to a point.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 22, 2024

While years ago the choice to go with a specialty oil could mean a yield gap, today, options in the hybrid seed space are plentiful and that yield gap has closed. While years ago the choice to go with a specialty oil could mean a yield gap, today, options in the hybrid seed space are plentiful and that yield gap has closed.

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