October 15, 2025

Great Lakes YEN yields big bushels in 2025

The Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) has hit a new milestone in its efforts to unlock the potential of winter wheat production with the winner of its 2024-2025 competition harvesting a whopping yield of 182.6 bu...

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October 15, 2025

Cash advance support for canola growers projected to be worth only around $35 million

One of the federal government’s main support measures to date for canola producers affected by China’s tariffs is projected to cost Ottawa — and save farmers — roughly $35 to $36 million over the next two years. Read more ...

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October 15, 2025

Seed order time & insecticide seed treatment considerations

As seed orders are being finalized, it’s a good time to reassess whether insecticide seed treatments are truly needed. A comprehensive 4-year study led by Dr. Jocelyn Smith at the University of Guelph – Ridgetown Campus ev...

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October 12, 2025

Winter wheat starter response

Using starter fertilizer can be an effective way to apply fertilizer but what is the most effective rate and product to use. This trial evaluated liquid versus dry fertilizers, different rates of fertilizer, and broadcast ...

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September 28, 2025

Where's China? Sluggish soybean market has farmers asking where the buyers are

As soybean harvest progresses, growers are increasingly concerned about a missing player in global trade: China. Scott Metzger, vice president of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and a soybean producer from southern ...

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September 28, 2025

Wheat School: Three advantages of fall weed control

Fall is a busy time on the farm, but if growers can make time for weed control they will get a strong return on their investment. On this episode of the RealAgriculture's Wheat School, agronomist Kurtis Pilkington looks a...

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September 17, 2025

Canola School: Timing, tools, & traits to get more canola in the bin

Harvest decisions in canola often come down to one key question: swath or straight cut? The challenge lies in balancing risk, weather variability, and hybrid traits to ensure as much yield as possible makes it safely into ...

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September 17, 2025

Pulse School: Salinity, soil pH, & other yield limiting factors

Healthy soils are the foundation for productive pulse crops, and understanding what’s happening beneath the surface is just as important as what’s happening above ground. Fall soil sampling, according to Jack Payne, agrono...

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September 17, 2025

Shifting canola trade flows: Australia, China, and & South America's impact on demand

As the largest buyer of canola seed from Canada, China’s actions to restrict imports of Canadian canola seed, oil, and meal carry undeniable weight in the market, and the long-term market implications may be more complex t...

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September 17, 2025

Caught between giants: China pushes Canada to make impossible choices

Philippe Rheault, former Canadian diplomat, sat down with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney for a deep-dive into Canada's position in the global marketplace, what China's trade tactics could mean, and how striking a deal with ...

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September 17, 2025

Soybean School: Measuring the full value of boron & other micronutrients

What are the critical values that soybean growers should be targeting in their fields for micronutrients, such as boron and zinc? That's a question University of Guelph researcher Dr. Hugh Earl is looking to answer in a ra...

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September 17, 2025

Canola School: Fertility planning after a year of extremes

This season’s extreme variability in moisture across the Prairies makes fall soil sampling a crucial step for canola growers, says Jack Payne, agronomy solutions manager with South Country Co-op. Speaking with RealAgricult...

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September 17, 2025

Silage tips for a tough year with Paul Hermans & Olivia Noorenberghe

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Olivia Noorenberghe of and Paul Hermans to discuss the challenges of making silage in a dry or drought year. Watch this RealAgriculture video to fi...

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