The newly-formed Manitoba Crop Alliance (MCA) has announced the results of its inaugural nomination process, as the group called for farmers to sit on its new crop committees. The MCA was formed on August 1, 2020 following the merger of five provincial commodity organizations that collect check-offs on wheat (spring and winter), barley, sunflowers, corn,… Read More
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Part of the RealAgriculture gang is here in this Wednesday episode of RealAg LIVE! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Ontario field editor Lyndsey Smith, and Manitoba field editor Kelvin Heppner, to discuss carbon tax, (crappy) rural internet, and more. You’ll have to excuse some of our technical difficulties, but listen on and send us… Read More
What a week for agriculture. At this point, with the COVID-19 pandemic in full swing, weeks feel like months in many regards. Our team at RealAgriculture has done a fantastic job of trying to cover all of the angles of this crisis. From pork, to potatoes, and everything in between, farmers are being impacted and… Read More
A gift of 316 acres of agricultural land located near Carstairs, Alta. was donated to Olds College. Valued at $1.2 million, the donation was made on behalf of the estate of Willem Pistra. “Both my parents would be thrilled to know that the farmland will be contributing to research that will improve farming practices in… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with some feedback from Twitter (included below), then: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. RockyTalk – Jim Wood, Rocky Mountain Equipment, joins the show to take a look at Q4 and the machinery business. What does the new legislation for gun control mean for rural Canada? Is it… Read More
The Salford Group is expanding again. This time the Ontario-based tillage, seeding and fertilizer application company has purchased AerWay, well known to farmers for its soil aeration products. Salford Chief Executive Officer Geof Gray says the AerWay acquisition from SAF-HOLLAND Canada Ltd allows the company to “expand our niche tillage product line-up to offer more… Read More
From Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz discussing the sale of the Canadian Wheat Board to Wheat Pete on late seeding in southern Ontario, catch up on what’s happened this week with the latest TWORA podcast: Stay current on what’s happening in Canadian agriculture — listen to the “This Week on Real Ag” podcast every Thursday. Find the… Read More
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