Update: Citing the Conservative Party of Canada’s support for supply management as one of his reasons, Maxime Bernier announced on Thursday afternoon that he has left the party with the intention of starting a new federal conservative party. Delegates are arriving in Halifax for the Conservative Party of Canada’s policy convention where there will be… Read More
Month: August 2018
David Marit is no stranger to agriculture, having grown up and lived on the farm his entire life. Marit recently took over the position of Minister of Agriculture for Saskatchewan, after the unfortunate news that Lyle Stewart had to step down due to cancer treatment. “They’re massive shoes to fill,” Marit says. “The best advice… Read More
What’s with this late season rain in Ontario, and what will the impact be with crops in grain- and pod-fill stages? With soybean harvest around the corner, we’re starting to hear more yield estimates or predictions, and the focus is shifting to seeding plans for this fall. On this week’s edition of the Word, our… Read More
On Wednesday’s show, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news, with Kelvin Heppner, including new packaging for animal crackers (seriously), possible progress on NAFTA negotiations, and reported details about tariff war compensation for U.S. soybean growers. Rocky Talk — Chad Moskal of Rocky Mountain Equipment on combine optimization and how the settings are important not… Read More
Harvest is an exciting time as we see the hard work of the growing season pay off, but it started on a somber note for the friends and family of Brian Williams — a farmer at Milestone, Sask. who passed away last week. Milestone Mayor Jeff Brown says it’s a tough time for the small… Read More
Spring wheat yield and protein reports are starting to come in as combines are rolling across the prairies. All spring and summer the reports from the field have been about variability. This continues into harvest, says Dwight Nichol of DLN AgVentures at Gravelbourg, Sask: “It’s variable. It’s the same here as it is across the… Read More
Because blackleg has been around for a long time, it often doesn’t get the attention it deserves. So we’re shining the spotlight back on this old foe in this episode of Canola School, with Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Warren Ward and RealAgriculture Saskatchewan field editor Dale Leftwich. They cover the continued importance of… Read More
On Tuesday’s show, with host Shaun Haney: similarities between farm succession planning and trade talks — both require clarity for progress top ag news with Kelvin Heppner, including a NAFTA update, Outback Guidance sale, grain elevator fire in Crystal City, and more Conservative associate shadow ag minister John Barlow on whether supply management will come… Read More
Manitoba Beef and Forage Initiatives (MBFI) celebrated the opening of the Learning Centre at its Brookdale Farm north of Brandon on Tuesday. Coinciding with the ceremony, the federal and provincial governments announced $2.85 million to support MBFI’s research over the next five years. MBFI is a partnership between Manitoba Agriculture, Manitoba Beef Producers, Ducks Unlimited… Read More
The time is now for the federal government to take action and help livestock producers affected by dry conditions with a tax deferral program, according to Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS). Lewis notes feed shortages are top of mind for most producers and there’s plenty of uncertainty right now if… Read More
A U.S. District Court in Nebraska has ruled in favour of Farmers Edge in a counterclaim case launched by Farmobile — the latest development in a legal dispute between the two agtech companies. Back in May, the court dismissed Farmers Edge’s claims in a trade secrets lawsuit against Farmobile related to technology used for gathering… Read More
Circle H Farms took home the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association’s The Environmental Stewardship Award (TESA) from the Canadian Beef Industry Conference (CBIC) in London, Ont. last week. Located near Brandon, Man., Brian and Sonja Harper were recognized for their work transforming their farm since acquiring the property in 1990. “What set the Harpers apart in their focus… Read More
Farmers and area residents rallied to bring water to volunteer firefighters battling a grain elevator fire in Crystal City, Man. on Monday. The fire, which started in the late afternoon, destroyed a wooden Paterson Grain terminal, as well as a hardware and farm equipment business a block away, Cudmore Bros, in the small south-central Manitoba… Read More
Talking with your family about farm succession needs to happen sooner rather than later, emphasizes Darrell Wade, president and founder of FarmLife Financial. Wade’s key message at the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in London, Ont., was to start the succession conversation early. As he explains in the video below, his family didn’t, and when a… Read More
On Monday’s show, with host Shaun Haney: Crystal MacKay of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity joins Shaun to discuss the role farmers play in building public trust in agriculture in light of recent events in the news and on social media Trish Meyers of Federated Co-op, based in Saskatoon, on variable crop conditions and… Read More