Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today’s show, Haney discusses: What he learned from talking to farmers during his busy week of travel; Farm management and business planning, Transport Canada regulation changes impacting the future of drone spraying; and, Duane Briand of CANTERRA joins Haney... Read More

Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s edition of the show, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. Haney is also joined for the RealAg Issues Panel with Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture. Don’t miss the RealAg Radio podcast-exclusive... Read More

About 90 per cent of dairy cows will suffer from lameness in their lifetime and each incidence will cost producers an estimated $336, according to Penn State University research. HoofStrong hoof specialist Joey Aldana says lameness isn’t just a welfare issue, it’s also a bottom line issue and there's no silver bullet when it comes... Read More

North American cattle markets have entered a new phase of uncertainty, with prices falling on both sides of the border and growing concerns over demand and trade disruptions compounding the pressure. “This week was a tough one,” said Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this Beef Market Update. “The market certainly has had... Read More

Transport Canada has introduced new rules for medium-sized drones, creating a category for aircraft between 25 and 150 kilograms that can now be flown within visual line of sight with an advanced licence. This eliminates the need for a Special Flight Operations Certificate (SFOC) for operators who stay within the weight limit, replacing what companies... Read More

Strong nodulation and adequate access to soil nitrogen are two keys to a high yielding soybean crop. But what happens when those ingredients are missing from a field’s agronomic recipe? In this case, Ontario agriculture ministry soybean specialist Horst Bohner says growers typically see pale yellow plants that are suffering from nutrient deficiency due to... Read More

Welcome to this Thursday's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today on the show, your host for the day, Lyndsey Smith, talks with: Mark Burnham of Cobourg, Ont.; Fred Grieg of Reston, Man.; Jason James of Drumheller, Alta; Rob Stone of Davidson, Sask.; and, Agronomist with Pioneer Seeds... Read More

There’s growing interest in how cover crops influence soil health and their role in managing diseases, but the biological mechanisms driving those plant-soil-interactions is still a work in progress. Understanding underground interactions is part of new research exploring how different cover crop groups shape the soil microbiome and affect disease pressure in subsequent crops. Dr.... Read More

Biostimulants continue to generate interest among farmers looking for ways to support crop performance and navigate crop stress. In this discussion with RealAgriculture, Acadian Plant Health's Lauren Davis and Dr. Andres Reyes Gaige share on how seaweed-based biostimulants fit into modern production systems and what growers should consider when evaluating them. Acadian Plant Health produces... Read More

Bedding dairy cows in smaller or older dairy barns can be a challenge but Teagle says its compact Tomahawk 6100H bale processor and spreader makes it easier to manoeuvre and work in those spaces. Teagle North American sales manager Jean-Sebastien Beland says the processor is designed for farms where every bit of space counts. In... Read More