July 25, 2024

Good demand expected for Canada’s two biggest crops

There should be good demand for Canada’s two biggest crops this year, an economist says. Stephen Nicholson, global sector strategist of grains and oilseeds for Rabobank, said the U.S. hard red winter crop is big and gettin...

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July 25, 2024

The Agronomists: Compaction causes and rescue fertility with Peter Johnson & Marla Riekman

For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture and Marla Riekman with Manitoba Agriculture to discuss compaction impacts, avoiding compaction, how nutrients are impact...

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July 25, 2024

Canola School: Why testing matters for clubroot, blackleg & verticillium stripe

Knowing what disease pressure is present or confirming one disease over the other is a key part of a canola disease managment plan. Disease testing is one option to be considered when out scouting. Clubroot, blackleg. and ...

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July 25, 2024

Soybean School: Progress in the fight against phytophthora root rot

New developments in testing are expected to provide soybean growers with valuable information to fend off yield-robbing root rot caused by the water mould known as Phytophthora sojae. Find out more on the testing from this...

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July 23, 2024

Canola School: Heat blast's impact on final yield

For the reproductive phase of canola, temperatures above 27 degrees C can cause heat blast. As Justin Nanninga, from Neeralandia, Alberta, explains in this Canola School, heat blast is most costly during those first two we...

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July 23, 2024

Soil School: What's the value of wheat straw?

RealAgriculture agronomist Peter Johnson says there’s no better time to talk about soil health than during wheat harvest. On this episode of Soil School, catch up with Johnson in a freshly combined wheat field near Stratfo...

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July 23, 2024

Cargill passes halfway mark on Regina canola crush plant construction

Cargill says it has passed the halfway mark on construction of its new canola processing facility located in the Global Transportation Hub west of Regina, Saskatchewan. The facility, which is designed to process one millio...

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July 18, 2024

Winter wheat finding a home in Maritime potato rotations

There are about 85,000 acres of potatoes on Prince Edward Island and every year an increasing number of those acres are planted to winter wheat after potatoes are harvested in September and October. Find out more on this r...

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July 18, 2024

Russia now sells more peas to China than Canada

Russia has officially displaced Canada as the top exporter of peas to China. Canada once had a 95 to 97 percent market share but has dropped to 44.6 per cent, compared to Russia’s 49.1 percent. Read more on the shift from ...

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July 10, 2024

May-June sees low pest pressure in Southern ON

A mild winter increased concerns about increased pest pressures for spring and early summer, but according to several agronomists, harmful insects have not been a widespread issue. In the southwest, pest pressure is minima...

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July 10, 2024

Tomato virus prompts race for resistance

Tomato breeders are racing to breed resistance to the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. It emerged first in Israel in 2014 and has since spread to Europe, North America and Asia. Find out more on the virus from this Farmtar...

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July 10, 2024

Canola School: On-farm research bridges the gap between small plots & farm implementation

In this Canola School, Kaeley Kindrachuk of SaskCanola discusses the importance of doing replicated, randomized field-scale trials on producers’ farms. Watch the video for more information on how on-farm research in canola...

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July 10, 2024

Corn School: Managing corn like wheat for higher yield

Why on earth should corn growers take a page out of wheat growers’ handbook? Paul Sullivan of Sullivan Agro near Kinburn, Ontario, says there are management lessons learned in wheat that apply to corn production, too. It a...

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