Almost 36 hours after leaving New Zealand, we arrived in Amsterdam at 6:00 am February 25th. We took a train to Rotterdam, then a bus to our hotel where we met up with all of the 2012 Nuffield Scholars. Over the past 3 days, I’ve gotten to know farmers from the UK, Ireland, France, India,… Read More
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Since the 40s, the number of farms in Canada are fewer and larger, a trend that holds every census. But digging in to a layer below that, are all farms getting a bit bigger year-over-year, or what does that dynamic look like? Plus, what factors are driving that average? Al Mussell, research lead at Agri-Food Economic… Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio; we appreciate you being here. On today’s show you’ll hear from: Cedric MacLeod, executive director of the Canadian Forage and Grassland Association; Alana Serhan of PRIDE Seeds with a spotlight interview; Mark Brock, Staffa, Ont. farmer, talks about his Nuffield research project findings on farmer-to-farmer collaboration; and,… Read More
Given the price of land and equipment these days, many farmers see growth or expansion capped by capital limitations. One solution could be to work collaboratively, sharing equipment or human resources, but many Canadian farmers’ first reaction to that is “that will never work here.” To explore why some farmers — like those in New… Read More
How do we recruit the next generation of agriculture employees? Reaching out and attracting new generations and talent into agriculture may be the next challenge facing our industry. Furthermore, as our society has evolved over the years, it seems that each new generation is further removed from agriculture. To explain some strategies to attract these… Read More
Yield stability and income stability — that’s what farmers earn when they invest in regenerative agriculture. That message was heard often throughout the recent Innovative Farmers Association of Ontario (IFAO) annual conference in London, Ont. It’s a tune that more and more farmers are singing as they increase efforts to enhance soil health on their… Read More
The longevity of a business is less about how well it does in the good times, and more about how it fares through the rough patches. A farm being resilient can come in many forms, but usually comes down to the strength of the management team running it and the financial nimbleness of the overall… Read More
It’s a ‘big news day’ today, and the show starts there, with host Shaun Haney and RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse talking the resignation of Andrew Scheer, Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. Then, on the show, hear about: Building resiliency in the family farm, with Ontario pork producer and Nuffield Scholar, Amy Cronin; The new-normal… Read More
Tuesday’s RealAg Radio, with host Shaun Haney: Plenty of ag news to discuss, with Kelvin Heppner, including the tension between Trump and Trudeau, the president’s attacks on supply management (see tweet below), Sonny Perdue’s upcoming visit to the MacAulay farm in PEI, new AEM equipment sales data, Nuffield scholars, & how gangs in Chile are… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show talking cranberry juice, push marketing, and market development. Then: Top Ag News – Yesterday’s emergency meeting regarding the grain-by-rail backlog; the acquisition of farmland in Canada; political sentiment in polls; the pace of NAFTA talks, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; and more on trade. The level of… Read More
Over the last few months, the Conservative leadership contest has thrust a highly emotional issue for rural Canada into the spotlight— is supply management worth keeping or not? If you aren’t aware of the issue, one candidate, Maxime Bernier, is looking to eliminate the system. The rest of the field of candidates have said they… Read More
Syngenta-ChemChina approvals, India’s demand for Canadian pulses, Nuffield Canada’s 2017 scholarships — just some of the topics Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today’s show. The Canadian Dairy XPO kicks off today in Stratford, Ontario, and we check in with Bern Tobin, who’s at the show. We also hear from Garth Donald on agronomic decisions heading into seeding… Read More
“The definition of mentorship is to empower. The meaning of empowerment is to enable, liberate, engage, free and permit. It is the drawing out of the very best in a person without the constraints of expectation or entitlement. Thus, to mentor is to guide the process so that an individual has the power to change… Read More
Crosby Devitt will join the Canadian Seed Trade Association as its new executive director, effective July 27, 2015. Devitt is currently vice president, strategic development for the Grain Farmers of Ontario, where he leads and manages the communications, research and market development departments of the organization. The CSTA says that Devitt was also instrumental in… Read More
This week, Winnipeg, Man., hosted the World Congress on Conservation Agriculture — a three day event that brought together research and extension staff with farmers and industry to discuss the state of conservation agriculture all over the world. Conservation agriculture, a combination of zero-tillage, cover crops, extensive crop rotation and more, looks very different from… Read More