The United Nations formally launched the “International Year of Pulses” at the headquarters of the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome today. The international recognition aims to heighten public awareness about the role of pulses — dry beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas — in global food security, nutrition and environmental sustainability. Pulse Canada CEO… Read More
Month: November 2015
Call them tradeshow booth gimmicks or whatever you please but at Agrictechnica 2015 the floor is alive with remote controlled tractors, 3D virtual reality goggles, machinery simulators and farming playstation games. Don’t Miss TechTour LIVE – Register Today It is clear that gaming technology is bringing young and old closer to real life farming. Agritechnica… Read More
Legumex Walker Inc.’s shareholders have voted in favour of selling the company’s special crops business to The Scoular Company and to subsequently liquidate and dissolve LWI. Over 99 percent of the votes counted on Monday morning were in favour of selling the special crops division, while 90 percent said “yes” to winding down the company… Read More
Grain markets can be complex, but there are times when simple economics are all that’s needed to describe a situation. If supply grows faster than demand, then prices drop. “World demand for grains — corn, soybeans and wheat — is up less than 1 percent, while global production is up a little over 2 percent, so… Read More
Farmers and equipment companies from around the world, including 65 Canadian ag manufacturers, are in Hanover, Germany this week for Agritechnica. From robots to tire technology, RealAg’s Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve are capturing what’s new and exciting at the world’s biggest agriculture equipment show. Don’t Miss TechTour LIVE – Register Today!! We’ll have more… Read More
We know we need to get to young people early with messages about agriculture, so they grow up with a reality-based appreciation of what it takes to produce food. But what about “old” people, those the politically correct call “aging” people (which, chronologically speaking, includes everyone)? Admittedly, if life is like a hockey game, aging… Read More
AGCO has set its sights on the utility tractor market and is producing four new tractors to ensure it hits the target. Farmers got their first look at the new Massey Ferguson 2700E series at the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. Warren Morris, tactical marketing manager at AGCO, says the tractors are ideal… Read More
Cattle markets, led by the futures in Chicago, took another tumble this week. “It’s been discouraging, disappointing, but again markets have shown us this this fall, when they make a move, it tends to be pretty violent or erratic,” says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock in this latest Beef Market Update. “We don’t seem to move… Read More
Grain markets this week were mostly lower as complex continued to trade sideways. They faltered on Friday with a strong US employment data report and poor US export sales from last week. US corn sales dropped 22% from the week previous, wheat export sales were down 85%, and soybeans were down 69% week-over-week to a… Read More
The Canadian Agri-Marketing Association held the 2015 “Best of CAMA” awards night in Winnipeg on November 5, recognizing the best in agricultural marketing, advertising and communications. Real Agriculture was honoured to receive several awards, including the prize for best corporate web design. Together with Dow AgroSciences and AdFarm, Real Ag also received the top prize in the special… Read More
In case anybody needs reminding, agriculture is a cyclical business. It’s important to pad the balance sheet during good years to ensure a farm or business remains healthy during tougher times, as parts of the ag industry are experiencing right now. In this “Mind Your Farm Business” episode, we focus on using a balance sheet… Read More
In the run up to Canada’s 42nd election, diverse representation was brought up again and again in leaders’ debates and in campaign promises. Today, the House of Commons has the representation of nearly 40 visible minorities and equal numbers of male and female Ministers. And the topic hasn’t been far from the minds of agricultural… Read More
There’s a new person in charge of the federal agriculture file, as Justin Trudeau tapped Lawrence MacAulay as his new agriculture minister. Meanwhile, John Deere has been in the news with some investments in the area of precision planting, the TPP text has finally been released, and global grain supplies are growing faster than demand… Read More
We know he’s a Liberal MP from Prince Edward Island who was was first elected in 1988. Among other roles, he’s been the Liberal Party Critic for Fisheries and Oceans, Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs, Minister of Labour and Solicitor General of Canada. Before entering federal politics, he was a dairy and potato farmer in PEI,… Read More
A short-line ag equipment manufacturer headquartered near Lacombe, Alberta is adding another Alberta-based equipment line to its business. RENN Mill Center has acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights to Jiffy Agricultural Equipment from ProAll International Manufacturing at Olds. With a product line that includes bale shredders, hay rakes, combine headers and harrow drawbars, Jiffy equipment has… Read More