Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney. Haney is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, to discuss the top lessons learnt at the Manitoba Agronomy Conference and reflecting on 2022 overall. We will also hear a couple clips: one with Bern Tobin and… Read More
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In theory, variable rate (VR) technology should result in more efficient use of a farm’s resources, whether that’s a lower fertilizer bill, improved crop uniformity, or other potential benefits. So why, since most seeding tools are capable of using prescription maps, are adoption rates of VR not higher? And will we see a new wave… Read More
Technology is continuously changing, and along with that is how we implement said technology on farms. For this edition of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Garth Donald of Decisive Farming, and Caleb Niemeyer of Woodrill Ltd, to discuss variable rate applications for seed and fertilizer. This episode of The Agronomists is brought… Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show features a “virtual on-location,” sponsored by Decisive Farming powered by Telus Agriculture. You’ll hear: Garth Donald, manager of agronomy at Decisive Farming for a product spotlight; Blair Rutter, ag policy analyst, on the impacts of carbon taxes on grain transportation and how it funnels down… Read More
It’s another special show today, with RealAg Radio recording at Canada’s Farm Progress Show at Regina, SK. Today on the show you’ll hear: Top Ag News with Jessika Guse; Garth Donald, Decisive Farming, on making management decisions in a drought; Pulse Canada’s Gordon Bacon on market issues and diversification; and Cherilyn Nagel on crop conditions,… Read More
Canada’s Farm Progress Show (CFPS) is well underway, and, with it, a much-needed rain for southern Saskatchewan, where crops are struggling. “Probably the first thing that I’ve seen in a long time is our first seeded crops are actually our worst looking crops, and our last seeded crops look fantastic,” says Decisive Farming’s Garth Donald,… Read More
By Garth Donald, Dynagra Well as we grind through one of the toughest harvests in a while there seems to be one thing that keeps coming up is…. €œwhat is left for nutrients in the soil?€ I have been on combines in the last three weeks and some of the yields are unbelievable and proteins… Read More
By Garth Donald, Dynagra So how important is a pre-seed burn off? That question gets asked to me and others in the industry all the time. It can be one of the most important things when it comes to certain weeds and density of weeds. Let€™s start with a favourite of most farmers in Alberta,… Read More
By Garth Donald, Dynagra As we move into the 2010 growing season crop plans are being finalized and growers are looking for what is going to make them the greatest return. Information is a great tool to help make decisions on the farm and a way to get that information is through some of the… Read More