Poor internet access and speed in rural Canada is a major hurdle for many business owners, farmers included. To address this infrastructure shortcoming, Xplornet has announced its plan to spend $500 million over the next five years to boost 5G wireless access to those who don’t live in a city. “We have made unprecedented investments… Read More
For anyone that’s ever done an agriculture diploma or degree, there’s likely a course that elicited groans when you’d see it on the schedule. For some it’s likely communications, for others maybe statistics, but for many it’s soil science. That was the case for Marla Riekman, which is ironic, given that she now serves as… Read More
Will strip tillage find a home in Ontario soybean fields? AGRIS Co-operative agronomist Dale Cowan certainly believes there’s a fit. Last June on RealAgriculture Soybean School we visited Cowan in a field of strip tilled soybeans near Mount Brydges, Ont., where Cowan’s brother, Larry and Larry’s son, Chris, of Chimo Farms, had created an integrated strip till program… Read More
Lukáš Jurek’s father came to Canada from the Czech republic in 1996 to look at a new innovative technology – storing cattle feed silage in plastic bags. Jurek Sr. liked what he saw, bought the technology, adapted it to European conditions and, in 1998 Euro Bagging was born. The company has since established itself in… Read More
The 2019 Herbicide Resistance Management Webinar is your chance to learn about herbicide resistance best practices and innovations from industry experts. Join us on March 20th. Please note that the webinar will kick off at 8:00 am MST. Click here to register now and reserve your spot. Hosted by Shaun Haney, Founder of Real Agriculture, you’ll… Read More
New Inferno Trio Herbicide offers unprecedented burndown weed control in wheat. This spring, Arysta LifeScience Canada will launch Inferno Trio Herbicide for use in spring wheat. The new product will be available in limited supply this year, and be widely available by 2020, according to Trent McCrea, Arysta LifeScience Portfolio Marketing Manager for Canada. Inferno… Read More
At a time when farmers are hammering out final crop plans, ranchers and feedlot operators are also looking ahead to ration formulations ahead of the first new-crop harvests. To get a sense of western feed markets, RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney invited Jim Beusekom, president of Market Place Commodities Ltd., on stage at the recent TechTourLIVE… Read More
Grain markets were able to climb off the lows this week as some bullish factors have started to come into play, as well as some technical relief. To start off, after the largest funds’ net short position since January 2018 helped test new contract lows last week, corn prices have picked up their socks a… Read More
It’s the last day of Tech Tour LIVE and today’s RealAg Radio show is recorded in front of an audience at Red Deer, Alta. Host Shaun Haney opens the show with an thoughtful monolog on Canada’s relations with China. Guests on the show include: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day;… Read More
Ottawa has announced up to $31 million in funding to aid in the prevention of African swine fever (ASF) ending up in Canada. The funding will be used to add twenty-four detector dog teams over a span of five years at border and customs crossings. This will bring the total amount of detector dog teams… Read More
Some risks are out of our control, and as we know all too well, weather is a big one in the agricultural industry. However, there are some risks that are actually in our control. Consider the risks that Boeing has dealt with this week. With the crash of the Boeing 737 Max in Ethiopia, Boeing… Read More
It’s an unfortunate reality for many farmers — the very frightening possibility of activists targeting them on their private property, where their homes are, where they care for their livestock and raise their children. Last weekend, Ontario dairy farmers were left shaken when activists trespassed on private property, entered barns without permission, and reportedly, even… Read More
Kubota Corporation has announced a partnership with Winnipeg-based Buhler Industries Inc to bring a new, high-horsepower series of tractors to the Canadian and American markets. “Our in-depth understanding of the realities of Canadian agriculture and the needs of our customers has always been at the core of what we do,” says Bob Hickey, president of… Read More
It’s day three of TechTourLIVE and today’s show is recorded at Lethbridge, Alta. Guests on the show include: Al Maier, from Corteva, explains wireworm management; Jessika Guse has the top ag news stories of the day; Brian Beres from the Lethbridge Agriculture and Agri-food Canada research station discusses ultra early wheat seeding research; and, Jim… Read More
The province of Saskatchewan is looking for creative ways to connect a regular Joe (or Jane) to a land owner to get permission to access land. While attending and speaking at the Saskatchewan Association of Rural Municipalities (SARM) convention, Premier Scott Moe announced this Innovation Challenge. The challenge comes after changes to The Trespass to… Read More