In 2024, the Ontario Agricultural Hall of Fame (OAHF) will induct Bert Andrews, Ron Bonnett, Bill Gray, Grant Howes, Verner Toews and Tina Widowski. The new OAHF nominees have had a significant impact on agriculture in the province with their influences including agricultural education and lobbying for farm tax reform to farm organization leadership; the… Read More
Category: Announcements
Saving honey bees from ongoing population declines will be the focus of the new Luckevich Pinchin Honey Bee Research Centre, set to open at the University of Guelph in 2025. A groundbreaking ceremony was held this week to kick off construction of the $16-million centre. The new facility is billed as an upgrade to the… Read More
Much of what we do at RealAgriculture is simply connecting dots — between different pieces of information and people and experiences — in an attempt to create a clearer picture of our world and the big issues in farming, ranching, and food. Creating that clearer picture often requires looking to the past to understand where… Read More
We’ve got exciting news for our Saskatchewan listeners and podcast subscribers! Beginning Saturday, March 11, 2023, you can hear RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney at 4 pm Saskatchewan time on 650 CKOM Saskatoon and 980 CJME Regina! RealAg on the Weekend is a one-hour, agriculture-focused radio show featuring the issues, people, and… Read More
Long-time contributor Bernard Tobin is now a full-time member of the RealAgriculture team. The Newfoundland native, who grew up on a dairy farm just outside St. John’s, has had a seat on the RealAgriculture bus for more than 10 years, but he’s always lent his talents to other media and communications projects as well. Over… Read More
Back in November, SeedMaster launched a contest where a canola grower in Western Canada would win everything they need to grow a whole quarter section of canola. The winner of the contest, announced on RealAg Radio, is Ken Krywko of Sturgeon County, Alberta. As part of the winning package, Krywko, who farms with his sons… Read More
As we well know, there’s a lot that goes in to growing the “perfect” crop. SeedMaster Manufacturing has decided to show they are up to the challenge, creating a contest where a canola grower in Western Canada will win everything essential they need to grow a whole quarter section of canola. Dubbed the “160 Acres… Read More
Hey, I’m Atley Hamlin and I am proud to say I am the newest addition to the RealAgriculture team! I grew up throughout the Canadian Prairies, spending my childhood at my parents’ home at Olds, Alberta. Growing up. I enjoyed playing basketball with my dad and brother, and enjoyed doing pretty much anything with my… Read More
Stability and sustainability are two key factors that FuelPositive is looking to provide farmers through their on-farm, green ammonia production system. By definition, green ammonia is 100 per cent renewable and carbon free, which, as we look ahead to farming practices, checks two sizeable boxes in the way of production. Although green ammonia may satisfy… Read More
We’ve added to our RealAgriculture team! Meet Paige Holmquist, our first-ever team member dedicated to our social media streams and community engagement. Paige was born and raised near Kinistino, Saskatchewan, on the family farm raising purebred simmental cattle. She currently lives on a farm by Beatty, Sask., with her fiancé Scott, as they work to expand… Read More
Regina is set to welcome a new flax straw processing facility that looks to be a win-win business model as it allows producers a solution to flax residue and also will create oversea business opportunities in the way of biomass fuels. Prairie Clean Energy is the company behind the facility and Brita Lind, chief marketing… Read More
Firefighters in Ontario and Quebec will receive additional training when it comes to farm safety, risks and rescue, thanks to a $45,000 donation from G3 to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s (CASA) BeGrainSafe program. Safety on the farm should always be centre stage but regardless of experience and precautions taken, accidents do happen and we rely… Read More
RealAgriculture and Agri Studies are excited to move forward with the next stage of their partnership: the RealAgristudies Insights Panel. When we need to understand the latest innovation, we go to scientists and engineers. When we need to understand legislative changes, we go to politicians for answers. When we want to know what farmers think…… Read More
In an effort to strengthen local food supply chains and to capitalize on the ever-growing plant-based food industry, Protein Industries Canada announced their investment into the collaboration between the food and beverage company, Oat Canada and a global leader in plant-based ingredients, Roquette. The partnership will work towards creating new dairy-alternative products which utilize oat… Read More
Hi there! Nice to meet you. I’m Brittany, the newest member to join the RealAg news team. I was born and raised in southern Alberta, however, I’ve happily called west central Saskatchewan home for the past four years and look forward to being the Saskatchewan field editor for RealAgriculture. I grew up in Alberta with… Read More