In a diversified operation, things can get very busy. Balancing harvest with the regular duties that accompany any other business that’s an ongoing concern is tough. It’s during those particularly busy seasons that jobs requiring regular follow up tend to be pushed back or forgotten entirely. Bin monitoring is one of those duties that starts… Read More
For producers living in areas with a less-than-stable climate, trying to get in to the field to spray can often mean going out before the sun comes up or after the sun goes down. With current GPS technology, spraying in the dark is one option producers can now utilize more effectively than in the past…. Read More
Canada’s Farm Progress Show was a great opportunity to connect with farmers throughout Saskatchewan, across the west and beyond. As we do at most farm shows we decided to hit the grounds and talk to some of those farmers and ask a number of different questions. This time around, we asked farmers about the state… Read More
In part one of our RealAgriculture Roundtable we discussed with Don Henry of Morris Industries the advantages and the complications that have come from the rise of precision agriculture. This time around we bring up a topic that comes up at almost every farm show where big equipment is involved: How big is too big?… Read More
Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina was a great success for the attendees and the exhibitors. At the end of the show on Friday, The RealAgriculture team huddled at the mobile command center (shaun’s fifth wheel) to discuss the show and take a look at the crazy week that was. We discuss the huge seed… Read More
Risk management is the new reality of every feed yard owner and livestock producer. Forward buying your feed barley or corn can really pay off in a rising market. Its just too bad that it is so difficult to try and decipher which direction this market is heading in the next 120 days. At Canada’s… Read More
As organizers of Canada’s Farm Progress Show put it, their show caters to producers interested in “the big iron”. In the spirit of that, a number of new product launches in that “big iron” category took place this week in Regina. One of those new offerings came from Versatile as they showed off their brand… Read More
Canada’s Farm Progress Show, Chairman, Larry Gregga is very excited about the future of Canada’s Farm Progress show. With over 800 exhibitors, over 50 internationally based companies, and 1.9 million square feet of trade show space, it has been officially dubbed the biggest in Canada. Jason Stroeve, (aka. @realagvideoguy) talked to Chairman, Larry Gregga about… Read More
This week is Canada’s Farm Progress Show in Regina Saskatchewan. Jason, Lyndsey and myself will be at the show capturing all of the highlights for you. We will be writing posts, getting audio and our ever famous videos of everything that happens at the show. Our sponsor for this years show will be Morris Industries,… Read More
Kevin Elmy, Friendly Acre Seed Farms, farms near Saltcoats in east central Saskatchewan. Once again the region is dealing with some wet weather. If Eastern Saskatchewan was to get a major dump of rain, the reality is not a good one for farmers in the area. Farmers in SE and central Saskatchewan have really had to… Read More
The corn and soybeans are off to a great start in Ontario. Some farmers are concerned that spring has gone “too well” and are waiting for everything too balance out. For those farmers that tend to think more positively, the opportunity for yield is very high this year. Ontario farmers have had ideal planting conditions,… Read More
FarmTech 2012 was an incredible success by all measures. It managed to bring together some of the most progressive and diverse farmers from across the West to listen to some of the most innovative and knowledgable people in the industry. With such a diverse and savvy group available to us, we had to take the… Read More
In case you were not aware, Alan Oberg was not the CEO of the Canadian Wheat Board.the actual CEO is Ian White, a very repected intelligent senior executive from Australia. By all accounts Mr. White should not be judged by the recent actions of Alan Oberg and the group of eight. I have heard from… Read More
Last week RealAgriculture.com took a went on a bit of a road trip. We were happy to be part of the Western Farm Progress Show in Regina, Saskatchewan. During that time we got to see a lot of cool new products and talk to a lot of interesting people. One of our favourite things to… Read More
By Shaun Haney Its that time of year that we all take a deep breath. Agricultural tradeshow season is over and now its time to get down to the business of farming. This winter I have been across the country at the majority of the major farm shows. Many of the tradeshow booths are the… Read More