Year-over-year, farmers aren’t necessarily more concerned about inflation; however, a large majority of those who answered the latest RealAgristudies survey on the topic feel strongly that government policy has contributed to inflation. The survey, which wrapped September 8, 2023, of over 500 farmers from across Canada, took the pulse not only on how farmers feel… Read More

Getting timely access to a veterinarian can be challenging for many livestock farmers. It’s not only a problem for Canadian farmers: a shortage of veterinarians is being felt around the globe, as farmers across the U.S., the UK, and Australia struggle to find health care for their animals, says Dr. Colin Yates, CEO of a… Read More

Successfully securing funding for a new zero-till drill or a nitrogen-saving fertilizer treatment feels good, but one-off payouts to farmers as a funding model for advancing agriculture in the big picture is short-sighted, says Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist. Johnson is firmly on the side of funding big-picture research and extension. And for… Read More

Clubroot is a costly disease of canola, and one that requires an integrated approach to prevent its spread and the potential yield loss that comes with an infected field. Tom Ernst, Senior Research Associate with Corteva Agriscience, explains that a collection of best management practices combine to create an overall strategy for minimizing clubroot’s impact…. Read More

On this weekend’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: John Barlow, Shadow Minister of Agriculture for the Conservative Party of Canada on the upcoming start of parliament; Greg Cherewyk with Pulse Canada on pulse trade trouble with India; and, Results from the RealAgristudies’ inflation survey specific to Western Canada. Thoughts on something we talked… Read More

Happy Friday! Thanks for tuning into the RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio. Lyndsey Smith is in the host seat today and will be joined by RealAgriculture’s Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney! They are also joined by Meagan Murdoch of H&K Strategies to discuss a number of topics, including: Trudeau admitting that things aren’t great… Read More

Agritechnica, the world’s largest agricultural tradeshow for machinery and innovation, is set for November 12 to 18 in Hanover, Germany. Organizers of the biennial international equipment event postponed the 2021 show during the pandemic, but 400,000 visitors are expected to tour the show later this year at the Hanover fairgrounds as 2,600 exhibitors return to… Read More

There are few things as talked about between farmers as the weather. For a huge part of the Prairies, most conversations revolve around moisture, and as we very quickly approach the fall season many farmers are thinking ahead to snowfall expectations. There are many weather and moisture prediction methods out there, but even meteorologists will… Read More

Do you mark weather events such as fog or hoar frost on the calendar as predictors of what’s to come? Do you track down caterpillars to measure their stripes as an indication of the winter ahead? Does a fall full moon bring frost? Unlike most people, the weather has a profound impact on the livelihoods… Read More

Cool, wet conditions have Ontario growers wondering when soybeans will mature and whether the crop can escape the impact of fall frosts. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, host Bernard Tobin catches up with Horst Bohner, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soybean specialist, to discuss what needs to happen in… Read More

Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has named Ashley Honsberger as its new executive director, effective October 9, 2023. Andrew Graham, the current ED, will retire after a celebrated career spanning 43 years, 33 of those with OSCIA. He served as executive director at Soil and Crop for more than eight years. Honsberger has… Read More

 

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