With spring just around the corner, the Manitoba Government has released its first report for the 2019 flood outlook. According to Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler, the risk of major spring flooding in the Red River Valley in 2019 is high. “Early forecasting data shows that we expect to see major flooding along the Red River, with both the Red River… Read More
The latest Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) report is out, and it suggests Canadians are purchasing fewer two-wheel-drive tractors. The report released last week was for the month of January, 2019. Sales for two-wheel-drive tractors were down by 14.6 per cent for machines with under 40 horsepower. There was also a dip for tractors with in… Read More
The Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) competition is held each fall in conjunction with Toronto’s Royal Agriculture Fair, allowing youth to speak up on a topic near and dear to their hearts. The event will be held November 2, 2019. This year, competitors have the option of speaking about one of the seven topics… Read More
The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Association (OFVGA) held its 160th annual general meeting last month and with it came the election of its new chair and vice chair. Bill George Jr., a grape grower in the Niagara region, will take over the position from Jan VanderHout, a greenhouse grower who has served as chair for the past… Read More
Manitoba’s Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) passed a series of resolutions at its 35th annual general meeting held last month at Winnipeg, Man. Approximately 200 KAP members were on hand to see Bill Campbell acclaimed as president of the organization, while Jill Verway and Mitch Janssens will remain as vice-presidents. During the meeting, 17 resolutions were… Read More
It seems there is a growing trend to either remove corn syrup from a list of ingredients, or make sure consumers know it has never been there. But, why? What exactly is corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup? “Kernels of corn have a hull around the outside that’s quite fibrous, and on the inside… Read More
Taking the risk out of grain storage Deciding to store grain and waiting for the markets to pick up can be a stressful decision. Farming sometimes feels like risk after risk, with nothing helping farmers work towards a really great crop and an excellent profit. Storage is one of the risks that traditional crop insurance… Read More
If you live in the west, chances are you’ve either tried or thought about adding soybeans into your rotation. With seeding just around the corner, Kristen MacMillan, research agronomist with the University of Manitoba, spoke to farmers at this year’s Crop Connect conference held at Winnipeg, Man. Included in her talk were two main topics: one, … Read More
It was quite the week at Commodity Classic in Orlando but the week all began with the Bayer AgVocacy Forum. The day and a half conference featured all aspects of agriculture production from beef and grain producers, to urban farmers, to technology companies pushing the envelope of food technology. The event was attended by agricultural… Read More
Flipping the calendar at this time of year is less about leaving something behind and more about looking ahead — in this case, it’s on to planting and seeding. For areas of the southern U.S., time is already ticking and wet conditions are holding back planting, even while farmers in Ontario and parts of the… Read More
On Monday, Alberta Pork released a correction to its announcement from last week about a third and fourth case of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv). The third case, announced in the early afternoon on Friday turned out to be a false positive; however, the fourth case, announced in the evening still stands meaning there’s now three… Read More
Grain markets this week were mostly lower on a technical sell-off and a lack of bullish headlines to push things higher. After starting the week out in the green, the complex flipped the calendar into March on some fresh multi-month lows. Digging in corn prices, were the best performer, only losing about 10 cents in… Read More
It’s Friday, and if you’re lucky enough to be down in Orlando, Florida, for Commodity Classic, well lucky you, and if you’re like most of us, you’re still stuck in the cold north, also known as Canada. For today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney and news lead Jessika Guse cover all the top ag… Read More
If you talk about big picture stuff at the very face-to-face kitchen table, your family is far more likely to successfully navigate the farm transition from one generation to the next. Dr. Tom Deans, author and intergenerational wealth expert, says that when business owners (looking at you, farmers!) visit the topic early and often with… Read More
Look for speedier tracked combines this fall as Camso brings its Conversion Track System – CTS High Speed — to Case IH combines across North America. After successfully launching CTS High Speed on John Deere S Series combines, Camso announced earlier this month at the National Farm Machinery Show at Louisville, Kentucky, that the track system will be… Read More