Artificial intelligence fine-tunes fertilizer applications for berry & citrus crops

Variable rate technology has been slow to establish on a broad-scale in agriculture, but there is always more to learn about the technology and its applications. Arnold Schumann is a researcher and professor with the Unive...

Edible Bean School: Finding a fit for adzuki beans

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Edible Bean School, host Bernard Tobin discussed adzuki end uses, market opportunities and agronomics with Hensall Co-op’s origination manager Wade Bickell and field marketer Barry Ca...

The Agronomists: John Heard, Peter Johnson, & Greg Stewart on managing N losses

Managing nitrogen fertilizer is a balancing of economic considerations, yield goals, and environmental implications. With both increased fertilizer prices and scrutiny on N fertilizer emissions, this episode of The Agronom...

The Sharp Edge: Stripping cereal rye into corn production

2022 canola seasonal summary

There was roughly 36,800 acres of spring canola insured by Agricorp in 2022. Compared to 2021, planted acreage across Ontario was similar. Roughly 10,600 acres of winter canola was seeded the fall of 2021 and insured by Ag...

Wheat School: Strategies for record-setting winter wheat

Ontario set a new record for average winter wheat yield this year at 99.7 bu/ac. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School, Peter Johnson takes a look at the condition of the 2023 crop, one he says could break th...

Slow corn movement out of ON weighs heavily on planned deliveries, basis

Discrepancy shows up in wheat ending stock estimates

Agriculture Canada is forecasting 6.2 million tonnes of all wheat ending stocks. The USDA is substantially lower at 4.17 million tonnes. That is a critically important difference because ending stocks are highly correlated...

The Agronomists: Soybean seed trouble & corn disease with Horst Bohner & Albert Tenuta

For this episode of The Agronomists on RealAgriculture, guest host Bernard Tobin guides guests Horst Bohner and Albert Tenuta, both with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (OMAFRA) on an exploratio...

Wheat Pete's Word: Raking corn, header wagons, really ultra early wheat, & maturity versus yield

What does triticale have to do with reduced soybean yields? What’s the payoff to longer season hybrids? And why on earth would someone rake up corn?! Watch this RealAgriculture episode of Wheat Pete’s Word for all these an...