October 11, 2024

Corn School: Building a genetic defence for tar spot

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. On this episode of RealAgriculture Corn School, host Bernard To...

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October 11, 2024

Soybean School: Cheating sudden death syndrome

For more insight on managing Sudden Death Syndrome, RealAgriculture Soybean School host Bernard Tobin caught up with Albert Tenuta at a pair of trial locations this summer. On this episode, Tenuta shares field evidence of ...

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September 22, 2024

The Agronomists: Fall weed control with Rob Miller & Tammy Jones

Fall time is the right time to kill weeds, say two out of two agronomists in this fast-paced episode of The Agronomists. Listen/watch as Rob Miller, BASF, and Tammy Jones, Corteva, go tete-a-tete over the how, when, and wh...

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September 22, 2024

Corn School: Managing late-arriving tar spot

OMAFRA's Albert Tenuta has been testing fungicide treatments to control tar spot in his disease nursery at Rodney, Ontario, since 2020. On this episode of RealAgriculture’s Corn School, Tenuta and host Bernard Tobin tour t...

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September 22, 2024

Pulse School: Pea aphids, nesting dolls, & economic thresholds

In this episode of Pulse School, Dr. Sean Prager discusses the signs and symptoms of pea aphids, their developmental stages and how they affect crops in their different stages, potential solutions, as well as on-going rese...

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September 06, 2024

Scab resistance rates high in fresh market potato genetics

Scab is an ongoing concern for fresh market potato producers and a key focus for new variety development. Eugenia Banks, an Ontario Potato Board potato specialist and researcher, said pitted scabs have been particularly pr...

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August 20, 2024

Pulse School: Navigating disease challenges using lupins & faba beans

Faba beans and even lupins offer farmers new options to help manage diseases while also adding diversity to cropping systems. In this Pulse School with Shane Strydhorst, of Alberta Pulse Growers and Pulse Canada, learn abo...

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August 15, 2024

MB cereals fight ergot

Fungal fears sparked by Manitoba’s early season conditions are starting to manifest in some cereal crops. Reports of ergot have been coming into Manitoba Agriculture, according to provincial cereals specialist Anne Kirk. F...

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August 15, 2024

Weed control or cover crops after wheat? Why it makes sense to do both

Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson explains in this clip from the August 12th episode of RealAg Radio, cover crops are not a cure-all, and weed control ahead of covers can be an excellent way to stop tough-to-kill and herbicide re...

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August 15, 2024

Canola School: Clubroot — how much is too much?

Watch the full RealAgriculture Canola School video for more information on what to look for while out scouting, how many plants with clubroot galls are too many, and techniques for reducing the impact of clubroot.

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August 15, 2024

Soybean School: Scouting for fringe weeds maximizes herbicide tolerant technology

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Mike Cowbrough discussess two perennial weeds — yellow avens and northern willowherb — that are tolerant to both glyphosate and dicamba. The populations of both weeds ...

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August 15, 2024

Fall scouting for canola fungus

Canola growers can evaluate levels of sclerotinia in their fields when it’s time to swath the crop and the Canola Council of Canada says that’s the ideal time to scout. A wet start to Manitoba’s growing season raised the r...

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August 15, 2024

Phytophthora’s MB evolution

The worst phytophthora infection that Laura Schmidt of Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers has ever seen was just south of Souris. Phytophthora root rot is a water mould disease and a relative newcomer to Manitoba, affectin...

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