April 04, 2025

Corn School: Setting the planter for uniform emergence

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, Huron Tractor technician Turner Sanford notes that failing to set up the planter properly can steal yield in several areas. Find out more on setting the planter properly ...

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April 04, 2025

The Agronomists: Early season pest problems with Tracey Baute & Tyler Wist

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Tracey Baute with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and Tyler Wist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada to discuss early season ins...

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April 04, 2025

Soybean School: 100 bushels & the sulphur connection

At the Ontario Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph’s Ridgetown campus, Dr. Shaun Casteel and Horst Bohner teamed up to share insights on how growers can hit the triple digit yield mark. On this episode of t...

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April 04, 2025

Boots on the ground help manage micronutrients

What’s the best strategy for managing micros like boron, zinc, iron and manganese? Agronomy Advantage agronomist Deb Campbell says micronutrient management can be complex and confusing, but with the right strategy, good ag...

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April 04, 2025

New program needed to pay farmers for impact of China’s tariffs, says Grain Growers of Canada

Check out RealAgriculture's discussion with Kyle Larkin for more on what Grain Growers’ is hoping to hear during the federal election campaign, compensation for China’s tariffs, and more!

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April 04, 2025

The Agronomists: Thriving in the busy season with Terry Aberhart & Joanna Wallace

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Terry Aberhart with MNP AgIntellect and Joanna Wallace with Syngenta Canada to discuss navigating the busy season including time management and organizati...

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April 04, 2025

Wheat School: Seed treatments are like putting a “bunny hug” on seed

What seed treatments do within a plant can be compared to putting on a Saskatchewan ‘bunny hug’ (that’s a hoodie to the rest of us!) over a t-shirt in two degree weather, explains Rory Cranston in this episode of RealAgric...

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April 04, 2025

The solution to sustained cereal variety development may be more obvious than we think

Canadian farmers’ increasing concerns about whether they will be able to continue to get the new varieties they need is warranted. If we want to protect the future of plant breeding in Canada, we need to move past these de...

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April 04, 2025

Corn School: Top 5 calls for planter help

The calendar has turned to April and, if the weather co-operates, corn planting could be only weeks away. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, Turner Sanford returns for Part 2 of our planting video series ...

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April 01, 2025

Corn hybrid DON screening trials 2023 report

Gibberella ear rot concerns the industry because of DON concentrations. It is well known that DON concentrations are highly dependent on interactions among hybrids, pathogens, and the environment. Starting in 2019, the Ont...

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April 01, 2025

Does including wheat in rotation with corn & soybeans increase net returns?

Ontario research has demonstrated that winter wheat in rotation improves corn and soybean yields. But with greater returns on corn and soybean acres, do these yield benefits outweigh revenue reductions from wheat acres? Th...

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April 01, 2025

Relay intercropping in ON: Advancing multi-crop productivity

Multicropping practices like double cropping and relay intercropping hold the promise of increased productivity and profitability through the harvest of two crops per year on the same acres of land. Over the past five year...

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April 01, 2025

Winter canola in March 2025: How did the BIG growth survive a harsh winter?

Warm weather and early planting are some of the factors that contributed to big winter canola plants heading into winter in December 2024. There was a lot of foliage and raised growing points. Did the canola survive the wi...

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