Add Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show to the list of events that will not be taking place in-person this year. The farm show was slated to be held September 15-17, 2020 at Woodstock, Ontario. On Monday, organizers for the Glacier FarmMedia-owned event said they are not moving forward with an in-person show this year due to… Read More
If you’re listening in from the United States, we want to wish you a good Memorial Day Monday! For the rest of you…it’s still a great Monday, as it’s time to talk all things agronomy! On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: Breanne Tidemann, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) in Lacombe,… Read More
Fresh off of one of the biggest barbecue weekends of the year in Canada and headed into another in the United States, the cattle market is paying close attention to retail sales and the effect on prices throughout the supply chain. At the same time, processing capacity has started to return following slowdowns and shutdowns… Read More
Heading in to the weekend like…wow, it’s hot in Ontario, beauty in Manitoba, and raining in Palliser’s Triangle. What did we do to deserve this? But we can’t get to the weekend of seeding and planting without this RealAg Radio, however. On this show, you’ll hear: The top ag news with host, Shaun “I keep… Read More
Exports are so important to the Canadian beef industry, and early 2020 was shaping up to be a record year for global demand. Then, COVID-19 happened. Statistics Canada recently released the January to March numbers for Canadian beef exports, and as Brenna Grant, manager of research services for CanFax, explains, there is evidence of COVID-19… Read More
The cattle and beef industries have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. To answer some of the timely questions this RealAg LIVE! edition features Fawn Jackson, director of government and international relations at the Canadian Cattlemen’s Association. In the video below, host Shaun Haney and Fawn discuss: Domestic and U.S. cattle processing, where things… Read More
Canadian-developed autonomous field unit DOT has made its debut in Ontario, beginning with a commercial fertilizer application in Chatham-Kent. This first autonomous unit is owned by Haggerty Creek and contributes to operator efficiency, says Chuck Baresich, general manager of Haggerty Creek. “The operator can be answering calls and providing service to customers while the machine… Read More
It’s the Thursday edition of RealAg Radio — so you know what that means! It’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today’s panel, you’ll hear: Daryl Tuck of Alta.; Daryl Fransoo of Sask.; Jeff Elder of Man.; Ken Schaus of Ont.; Scott Persall of Ont.; and Billy Beaudry of Que. Also, you’ll hear the… Read More
The federal government has been criticized for its handling of China both diplomatically and on trade. That said, Canada is a tiny country economically, and it’s rather difficult to throw weight around when you don’t have it. Dr. Gordon Houlden, director of the China Institute at the University of Alberta, says that some of China’s… Read More
Paterson Grain says it has shipped the largest-ever grain train on the Canadian Pacific Railway (CP Rail) network. According to the company, the train consisted of 167 new high-capacity hopper cars, and carried 16,313 metric tonnes of grain from Paterson’s Foothills Terminal in Bowden, Alta., to the Alliance Grain Terminal in Vancouver. Paterson reports the… Read More
Today’s RealAgRadio line up includes: Brenna Grant, manager of research services for CanFax, to explain beef export numbers in light of the U.S. president’s comments about cattle imports; Gordon Houlden, director of the China Institute with the University of Alberta, on all things China and Canada; and Host Shaun Haney has the top ag news… Read More
Which crop has the biggest price upside? Where will canola acres land? Do I really need to know my cost of production? Brian Voth, transplanted Manitoban and president of IntelliFarm Inc., is our latest RealAg LIVE! guest, and he fielded all sorts of questions. (Check out the full video/discussion below) Let’s start with canola! And… Read More
The very word “sustainability” can be a bit of a lightning rod within agriculture. What is it? What does it really mean? What value does it have? Carlo Dade, with the Canada West Foundation, says that there is real value in the term and the practices to achieve sustainable production, but that Canadian agriculture is… Read More
Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, says the producer group’s recent social media and radio campaign is aimed at getting the federal government’s attention and at pushing Ottawa to quit stalling on making improvements to business risk management tools, so that these programs can address shortfalls and challenges in the industry. Reaction… Read More
While announcing the details of the new Coronavirus Food Assistance Program to assist livestock and grain producers, U.S. President Donald Trump dropped a shocker on the North American cattle industry. “I read yesterday where we take some cattle in from other countries, we have trade deals. I think you should look at terminating those deals,”… Read More