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
Category: Realag Announcements
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
The Western Equipment Dealers Association (WEDA) has announced Kevin Pawlowski as the president of its board of directors. According to a news release, Pawlowski brings 30 years of industry experience to the table. He previously worked as a field representative for CNH Capital (previously Case Credit), and later moved to Farmers Equipment company, a two-store… Read More
My name is Kara Oosterhuis, and I’m RealAgriculture’s newest field editor, covering Alberta and Saskatchewan. You may recognize that mouthful of my last name as I spent some time with the team a couple summers back, chasing CanolaPaloozas, agronomic schools, field days, and everything in between. Most memorably, I put on over 3,500km on my… Read More
Ontario grain farmers dealing with high DON (vomitoxin) levels in their corn crop can now apply for funding to cover DON testing. The Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) has announced a new intake for cost-share opportunities to support DON testing under the Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP). The initiative will support producers whose corn crop or corn products… Read More