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Tick Tactics: Understanding and avoiding ticks
It seems that when the spring hits each year, images start showing up on social media asking if a newly discovered arachnid might be a tick. While ticks have been a common sight in Ontario and Manitoba for a while now, they seem to be venturing further west as they travel on migratory birds. Along... Read More
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RealAg Radio: A rail strike update, Canada/U.S friendships, HPAI, and a Beef Market Update, May 24, 2024
Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. Haney is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics, including: An update... Read More
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Beef Market Update: Green grass, shorter supplies, and firing up the grilling season
Rain makes grain, sure, but rain also makes green grass and that makes for a very happy Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange who joins Shaun Haney for this episode of the Beef Market Update. Green grass in many parts of the Prairies is a welcome change compared to the last few years, and... Read More
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Wheat School: Understanding how biostimulants impact yield
There are lots of good things happening as heads emerge in Ontario winter wheat fields. There’s plenty of potential but final yield will likely be determined by how the crop deals with the many stresses it could encounter between now and harvest. What role could biostimulants play in managing those stresses? Could this burgeoning category... Read More
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Pulse School: Herbicide layering makes the most of in- and out-of-season weed control
Controlling weed populations in fields destined for pulse crops is complicated by a few factors, including pulse sensitivity to carryover, poor early crop competition, and herbicide-resistant problem weeds. Sean McKnight, technical marketing specialist for herbicides with BASF, explains in this Pulse School episode how the concept of herbicide layering is an especially useful one for... Read More
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Farming Forward: Exploring the why of cover crops
It seems that everywhere you go right now, farmers are talking about cover crops. Producers across the country are not only using a diverse plant mix to provide feed for livestock, but also as potential solutions to compaction, a lack of nutrient availability, and to address weed issues in their fields. In this Farming Forward... Read More