September 28, 2025

Where's China? Sluggish soybean market has farmers asking where the buyers are

As soybean harvest progresses, growers are increasingly concerned about a missing player in global trade: China. Scott Metzger, vice president of the American Soybean Association (ASA) and a soybean producer from southern ...

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September 28, 2025

Wheat School: Three advantages of fall weed control

Fall is a busy time on the farm, but if growers can make time for weed control they will get a strong return on their investment. On this episode of the RealAgriculture's Wheat School, agronomist Kurtis Pilkington looks a...

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September 17, 2025

Canola School: Timing, tools, & traits to get more canola in the bin

Harvest decisions in canola often come down to one key question: swath or straight cut? The challenge lies in balancing risk, weather variability, and hybrid traits to ensure as much yield as possible makes it safely into ...

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September 17, 2025

Pulse School: Salinity, soil pH, & other yield limiting factors

Healthy soils are the foundation for productive pulse crops, and understanding what’s happening beneath the surface is just as important as what’s happening above ground. Fall soil sampling, according to Jack Payne, agrono...

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September 17, 2025

Shifting canola trade flows: Australia, China, and & South America's impact on demand

As the largest buyer of canola seed from Canada, China’s actions to restrict imports of Canadian canola seed, oil, and meal carry undeniable weight in the market, and the long-term market implications may be more complex t...

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September 17, 2025

Caught between giants: China pushes Canada to make impossible choices

Philippe Rheault, former Canadian diplomat, sat down with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney for a deep-dive into Canada's position in the global marketplace, what China's trade tactics could mean, and how striking a deal with ...

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September 17, 2025

Soybean School: Measuring the full value of boron & other micronutrients

What are the critical values that soybean growers should be targeting in their fields for micronutrients, such as boron and zinc? That's a question University of Guelph researcher Dr. Hugh Earl is looking to answer in a ra...

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September 17, 2025

Canola School: Fertility planning after a year of extremes

This season’s extreme variability in moisture across the Prairies makes fall soil sampling a crucial step for canola growers, says Jack Payne, agronomy solutions manager with South Country Co-op. Speaking with RealAgricult...

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September 17, 2025

Silage tips for a tough year with Paul Hermans & Olivia Noorenberghe

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Olivia Noorenberghe of and Paul Hermans to discuss the challenges of making silage in a dry or drought year. Watch this RealAgriculture video to fi...

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September 17, 2025

Plant to moisture, spray with strategy: fall wheat advice from Wheat Pete

In this Agronomic Monday conversation on RealAg Radio, Lyndsey Smith catches up with Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to talk planting depth, seeding rate strategy, and how to tackle fall weed control under less-than-ideal condi...

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September 17, 2025

Dropping soil potassium levels could be dragging down yields

As farmers push for higher yields, nutrient management becomes even more critical, especially when it comes to potassium. At Ag in Motion in Saskatchewan, agronomist Lyle Cowell shares why potassium deficiency is a growing...

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September 17, 2025

Health Canada looking to ban in-crop dicamba in soybeans

Health Canada is proposing a ban on "over-the-top" applications of dicamba herbicides in soybeans, following a special review by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) looking at impact of the herbicide on non-target...

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September 17, 2025

Management first: Why acres don't equal excellence in farming

When the going is good, it’s tempting to focus on growth and measure success by the size of your acreage. But is bigger always better? In this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, host Shaun Haney is joined by D...

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