Firefighters in Ontario and Quebec will receive additional training when it comes to farm safety, risks and rescue, thanks to a $45,000 donation from G3 to the Canadian Agricultural Safety Association’s (CASA) BeGrainSafe program. Safety on the farm should always be centre stage but regardless of experience and precautions taken, accidents do happen and we rely… Read More
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RealAgriculture and Agri Studies are excited to move forward with the next stage of their partnership: the RealAgristudies Insights Panel. When we need to understand the latest innovation, we go to scientists and engineers. When we need to understand legislative changes, we go to politicians for answers. When we want to know what farmers think…… Read More
In an effort to strengthen local food supply chains and to capitalize on the ever-growing plant-based food industry, Protein Industries Canada announced their investment into the collaboration between the food and beverage company, Oat Canada and a global leader in plant-based ingredients, Roquette. The partnership will work towards creating new dairy-alternative products which utilize oat… Read More
Hi there! Nice to meet you. I’m Brittany, the newest member to join the RealAg news team. I was born and raised in southern Alberta, however, I’ve happily called west central Saskatchewan home for the past four years and look forward to being the Saskatchewan field editor for RealAgriculture. I grew up in Alberta with… Read More
RealAgriculture is looking for an energetic and enthusiastic team member who can capture information and insight from the agriculture industry to create a variety of clear, concise, and engaging audio and video posts. That’s right, we’re looking for someone who is passionate about agriculture and the agri-food industry, who thrives in a fast-paced work environment,… Read More
You may have noticed a change on RealAgriculture this past week, as we’ve introduced a registration portal for some of our content. First things first: this is a registration portal, not a paywall. As has been the case since this company began, there is no subscription fee to access the long list of schools, news… Read More
September is for back-to-school and new beginnings, and here at RealAgriculture, we promised a return to our LIVE! Q&A program in the fall. And here we are, on the cusp of a federal election, rolling out what you can expect for this next season of livestreaming. On Friday, September 10th, tune in at 3 pm… Read More
(Lethbridge, AB) April 6, 2021 – RealAgriculture is excited to announce the signing of a second three-year broadcast agreement for RealAg Radio on SiriusXM Rural Radio Channel 147. Launched in the fall of 2016, RealAg Radio is Canada’s only daily national agricultural radio program. Hosted by Shaun Haney, the show features interviews and discussions covering current… Read More
I frequently hear from RealAg readers and listeners saying “I’m not in my truck to hear the radio show everyday.” There are many ways to consume RealAgriculture content, and RealAg Radio is no exception. It can be confusing as I rattle off all the different ways you can listen and interact on the show, so I… Read More
Worldwide agriculture equipment manufacturer AGCO has announced a new drop tube kit for the RoGator AirMax Precision R1/R2 application system. “The new drop tubes expand the versatility of the AirMax Precision R1/R2, already the most accurate pneumatic fertilizer system in the industry,” says David Fickel, AGCO’s tactical marketing manager for application equipment. “Now operators can… Read More
The Canadian Dairy XPO (CDX) has announced that its 2020 event, originally scheduled for April 1 and 2 and subsequently postponed, has now officially been cancelled. A statement from CDX says the final decision to cancel the Stratford, Ont., dairy industry showcase “was ultimately made by government and health officials with significant parameters around large-scale… Read More
The College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan recently announced its newly appointed dean, Dr. Angela Bedard-Haughn. Raised on a mixed farm north of St. Brieux, SK, Bedard-Haughn recalls helping her father in the pig barn and weeding rows of shelterbelts, typical of a farm upbringing. After receiving an undergraduate degree in… Read More
Editor’s note: We are thrilled to welcome Lara de Moissac to our team at RealAgriculture. And in true RealAg fashion, we’re putting her to work right away! You can reach Lara by email [email protected] and on Twitter @ldemoissac. Hello! My name is Lara de Moissac and I am excited to be the newest addition to… Read More
RealAgriculture and Agri Studies are pleased to announce a new partnership focused on better understanding today’s farmer. In combining RealAgriculture’s state-of-the-art media platform, along with Agri Studies’ rich history of agriculture-focused marketing research, these two industry leaders will form RealAgristudies. “The purpose of RealAgristudies is to give today’s farmer a voice,” says Shaun Haney, founder… Read More
I wouldn’t change my life as a seed analyst for anything! It has been 30 years of learning, opportunity, challenge, drought, excess, and although sometimes lonely, it has been above all a path I was meant to take. Starting out in 1989, never in my wildest dreams would I have ever seen the friendships, the… Read More