Food prices in Canadian stores have declined for nine consecutive months, dating back to last September, as measured by Statistics Canada’s Consumer Price Index. While the rate of depreciation has slowed since January, Kevin Grier, market analyst and author of the Grocery Trade Review, explains there are two main factors putting downward pressure on the… Read More

Monday’s RealAg Radio podcast, hosted by Kelvin Heppner and Kara Oosterhuis, featuring: Peter Johnson with tips for boosting protein to capture premiums in the wheat market, the impact of the current heat wave on wheat yield potential in Western Canada and the Northern U.S., and his thoughts on the reports of dicamba injury in the… Read More

Surging wheat markets mean there’s plenty of profit potential in high protein wheat, and Peter Johnson has some tips to help you cash in on those premiums. In this episode of RealAgriculture Wheat School, Johnson, our resident agronomist and shameless wheat promoter, shares protein management insights for growers in Western Canada and spring wheat growers… Read More

Mental health challenges on the farm are not restricted to operators, or even their spouses…they affect their kids, too. And that’s one reason the Global 4-H Network Summit has dedicated a session to mental health and awareness when leaders from 70 countries converge in Ottawa this week. On Friday, July 14, the final day of… Read More

You’ve probably seen and heard reports of the impact invasive weeds like waterhemp and palmer amaranth could have on Ontario crops. While these two heavyweights tend to capture the headlines, there’s a host of other invaders also looking to find a home in your fields. At the recent Southwest Crop Diagnostic Day, Ridgetown College, University… Read More

Here’s Friday’s edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Kara Oosterhuis and Kelvin Heppner: With current heatwave, concerns about drought and heat stress are mounting. Kevin Grier chats with Kelvin about the 9-month run of food price deflation in Canada, as well as the uptick in consumer spending on food. John Malott of Hiram Walker discusses… Read More

As we turn the calendar into July, we’re taking a look back at the markets over the last six months. We’ll also offer our expectations for the balance of 2017. In our 2017 Grain Markets Forecast (posted in January), we made several timestamped projections. You can review them here at your convenience. The U.S. Federal… Read More

Producers can, and will, continue asking the age-old rhetorical question about why anyone thinks they are, or would be, insensitive to the environment when (unlike most people) they and their families actually live where they work. And although it’s a valid question, I get a feeling that the way our what’s-in-it-for-me society has evolved, logic… Read More

Ontario Agriculture Minister Jeff Leal, his federal counterpart Lawrence MacAulay and representatives from the University of Guelph and Beef Farmers of Ontario broke ground on Thursday for a $15.5 million Livestock Research and Innovation Centre for beef to be built at the Elora Research Station. The province has committed $12.4 million to the project, with… Read More

Add the EU to the jurisdictions that have approved Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist corn trait. On the heels of Chinese import approval in June, the company says the European Commission authorized Enlist corn for food and feed use on July 4. Dow says the approval “reaffirms its plans to launch Enlist corn in Canada for the… Read More

 

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