Wheat Pete's Word: The little harvest, plotting the year ahead, & a bin check

In this first Wheat Pete’s Word of 2021, host Peter Johnson has some key reminders (check those bins!) and answers to some of the top agronomy questions from the last growing season. He also shares about a successful “extr...

Farm transition planning web portal debuts

Farm Management Canada, (FMC) along with Farm Credit Canada (FCC), MNP, and the Canadian government, are announcing the debut of farmtransitionguide.ca. The brand-new bilingual web portal connects farm owners and hopeful f...

Glyphosate-free labelling on the rise

Data from SPINS, a market research company, shows that the market for glyphosate-free products has reached US$204 million — an increase of 58.2 percent, year over year. Read more on the labeling from this Western Producer ...

U.S. investigates blueberry imports from Canada

Taking root: Management options for Bt-resistant corn rootworm on ON farms

This webinar features OMAFRA specialists who provided an update on Bt-resistant corn rootworm, the impact on cropping systems and feed supplies, mitigation strategies to reduce the impact of Bt corn rootworm resistance, an...

Rolling the dice on a new hybrid? Evaluate your farm first

Wheat School: Will precision uniformity deliver on yield?

If better seed singulation, metering, and depth control improve uniformity of wheat emergence, growth, and crop canopy, will that add up to more grain in the bin? That’s a question that was asked back in September and that...

Mexico to ban GM corn by 2024

2020 corn seasonal summary

In March 2020 Statistics Canada estimated Ontario farmers intended to plant 2.3 million acres of grain corn, 10% higher than the 5-year average seeded acres of 2.1 million acres. Read more on the season for corn from this ...

Soybean School: Lessons from the 2020 growing season

Upward market momentum, dessert hummus, soybeans buying corn acres, & Dickens — a LIVE! with Neil Townsend

The grain markets show no sign of slowing down however, and that’s got some wondering how much steam some of these markets have, and what’s up with new crop prices? To dig in to that, occasional RealAg LIVE! host Kara Oost...

Soil School: Putting a value on cover crops and soil health

On this episode of Soil School, Laura Van Eerd, professor of sustainable soil management at University of Guelph, discusses results from long-term cover crop trials she’s been conducting at the Ridgetown campus.

Soybean School: Lessons learned from 2020 spring tillage

When it comes to planting soybeans, is spring tillage necessary? Can no-till soybeans handle the challenge that a cool, wet spring and heavy corn residue can throw at them? With 2020 in the books, it’s time to dig into som...