As if Alberta’s northern region hadn’t had enough adversity this growing season, social media filled with reports of frost over the weekend. Christi Friesen, a farmer in the province’s Peace Country, tweeted a picture confirming the frost early Saturday morning, writing that the barley and wheat (early milk to early dough stage) were officially hit…. Read More
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In an effort to ensure livestock are being cared for during transport, Ontario-based Transport Genie has partnered with the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) to research best practises on a national scale. Over two years CAHC will test Transport Genie’s innovative smart-sensor technology in real-world conditions, with help from researchers at the University of Guelph,… Read More
It’s Agronomic Monday, and today on the show: Marlin Bohling, markets editor for RFD-TV and Rural Radio SiriusXM channel 147, discusses the downward start to the week, Friday night’s Tyson Foods plant fire in Kansas, and the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates; and, Resident agronomist Peter Johnson talks frost, hail, drought, drowned beans,… Read More
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is out with its monthly World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). It appears as though corn is back as king, with the department forecasting corn production at 13.9 billion bushels — that’s up 26 million from last month’s projection. The first yield forecast of the season, which… Read More
As many producers are aware, there are a plethora of things going on in the global economic sphere… and growing concerns are rising. But how do we understand what everything means? How do we unpack it all? Farm Credit Canada’s chief economist J.P. Gervais joined RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to give a little more… Read More
The board of directors of the Livestock Research Innovation Corporation (LRIC) have named their new CEO. Mike McMorris will take on the new position come the start of September. “Mike’s background in agricultural research, extension, and management has allowed him to build a solid understanding of agriculture, as well as develop a vast network of… Read More
A distinguished professor at Indiana’s Purdue University has modeled the potential implications of finding African swine fever (ASF) in the U.S., finding a range of economic losses, ranging from what he calls “bad to really, really bad.” In the conversation with Shaun Haney from RealAg Radio included below, Jayson Lusk, head of the Agricultural Economics… Read More
As harvest begins across the prairies, Farm At Hand and Agrimatics have come together to make it easier for producers with their farm management system. Rolled out today, the pair of companies will be teaming up to have Agrimatics Libra Cart information quickly uploaded to Farm At Hand’s farm management platform. The Libra Cart software… Read More
It’s Friday, and today on the show, you’ll hear: Top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Sean Finn, Canadian National Railway, joins to discuss the new agricultural advisory council; and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith joins the show to converse, debate and joke with host Shaun Haney. Have feedback on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney… Read More
For the third year in a row, RBC Bank is looking for farmers to enter its Feast in the Field contest. Producers from across Canada who meet the criteria can enter to win a catered five-course meal by celebrity chef, Corbin Tomaszeski in the comfort of their own farm yard for 49 of their family… Read More
A United Nations working group has released its report on climate change and land use. It points to per capita consumption of food, feed, fibre, timber and energy since the ’60s has caused “unprecedented rates of land and freshwater use” with agriculture currently accounting for approximately 70% of global fresh-water use. The Intergovernmental Panel on… Read More
Some grain production analysts are calling for another extraordinary wheat harvest in Argentina, on the back of a record-setting year for 2018/19. “Last season we had a record harvest in our country,” says Javier Preciado Patiño with eFarmNews. “Farmers collected 150 million tons of grain, basically: corn, 55 million tons, wheat, 25 million tons, and… Read More
Both the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP) and Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) are urging producers in Manitoba to list available hay, straw, and alternative feeds in the wake of dry conditions, and lower-than-expected forage and hay yield reports. “Given dry conditions reported across much of the province, we feel that it is important to ensure producers… Read More
First, our thoughts with the farmers impacted by the hail storms this year, then, with host Shaun Haney: Top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; J.P. Gervais, chief economist with FCC Agriculture, joins to talk global interest rate markets, and the U.S.-China trade war; and Jayson Lusk, department head at the Department of Agricultural Economics… Read More
August marks the beginning of the crop year, and for many farmers in Western Canada, it marks a significant anniversary — the removal of the Canadian Wheat Board monopoly in 2012. The Conservatives had two minority governments leading up to eventually winning a majority in 2011. As Gerry Ritz, then federal minister of Agriculture and… Read More