Year: 2025

Bayer and Neste, a producer of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and renewable diesel, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to jointly scale winter canola as a biomass-based feedstock for renewable products, such as biofuels. Within the collaboration, the companies will develop a winter canola ecosystem in the Southern Great Plains of the U.S, including... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Tyler Schau with AgMarket.net on what he expects from the markets in 2025; John Barlow, Shadow Minister for Agriculture, on the meeting he was at in Iowa, what he discussed with U.S. counterparts, as well as an update... Read More

New technology is top of mind in this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, hosted by Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson. Between Green Lightning, a plasma technology that essentially is trying to replicate what happens in the atmosphere as lightning strikes to create nitrogen to create N on-farm, and a biological process coming out of Australia... Read More

While there's money to be made in a market boom, crops still need to be priced into a falling or fallen market. Deciding on when to make those sales can be much more stressful in a deflationary period, but there are factors to watch in the coming months that may present pricing opportunities into small... Read More

Farmers know where their combines struggle when it comes time to harvest, and concaves can contribute to these struggles through inefficiencies and grain damage. When Thunderstruck was designing their new Razors Edge Concave that launched at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., they wanted to create a concave with a bar spacing that allowed for maximum... Read More

In Episode 20 of The Truth About Ag, Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout welcome Kip Tom, an Indiana-based agricultural leader whose career spans decades of hands-on experience, consulting, and innovation. From starting his journey straight out of high school on the family farm to being considered for roles within the U.S. government, Kip brings a... Read More

Ingredion Incorporated says it is ceasing operations at its pulse crop processing facility at Vanscoy, Saskatchewan, as of this week. The facility, which Ingredion acquired with its takeover of Verdient Foods Inc. in 2020, produces protein concentrates and flours from peas, lentils, and faba beans. In a Jan. 6, 2025 filing with the U.S. Securities... Read More

Richardson International will have a new chief executive officer for the first time in nearly three decades. Hartley Richardson, chair of Richardson's board, announced the appointment of Darwin Sobkow as incoming president and chief executive officer of the Winnipeg-based multinational grain and food ingredient company on Monday. Sobkow will replace Curt Vossen, who is retiring... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesdays with Lyndsey edition on RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Nick McRoberts with Winston Wilmont on what happens now for the Liberals and our Canadian Parliament following the Prime Minister resignation; Nic Dubuc, Quebec farmer, discusses the new John Deere autonomy rollout at CES in Las... Read More

Much of the focus of soil conservation practices emphasize decreasing the movement of soil by wind and water erosion. These forms of soil movement are costly from a soil health, farm productivity, and environmental standpoint, however they are not the largest erosion risk to a field. That honour belongs to tillage erosion — the act... Read More