Ben Voss has lived many lives in one: engineer, CEO, global ag-tech leader, and farmer. In this episode of the Truth About Ag podcast, he shares how his career has taken him around the world — everything from orange juice farms in Brazil to dairy operations in Europe — only to circle back to his... Read More
Year: 2025
Alberta Grains has a new chairperson following the election of former chair Tara Sawyer to the provincial legislature in a by-election last month. Scott Jesperson, who farms in the Spruce Grove area, will formally transition from acting chair to chair. Devin Harzler of the Carstairs area will also have the "acting" tag removed from his... Read More
A British Columbia-based agtech company has acquired a California-based soil genomics testing company known as the "23andMe" for soil DNA analysis. Miraterra says it has purchased Trace Genomics' intellectual property, in-market products, and the company's analytical lab in Ames, Iowa. Founded in the Bay Area in 2015, Trace Genomics has been a pioneer in the... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by FP Genetics! On today's episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Ted Oakley of Oxbow Advisors to discuss teaching the next generation about money and understanding wealth and equity for the next generation. Also, don't miss today's product... Read More
What started as a family-run, grass-fed beef operation near Calgary has grown into a thriving direct-market business focused on full-animal utilization. Lorin and Barry Doerksen of Gemstone Grass Fed Beef say that working with the whole animal, rather than boxes of cuts, is both a challenge and a strength. “It’s a lot different than butcher... Read More
A well-known leader and pioneer in the Western Canadian farm equipment business has passed away. Bob Mazer, the longtime president and CEO of Mazergroup, passed away on Sunday, July 6 following a brief battle with cancer. Mazer joined his father in the family's agricultural equipment dealership at Brandon, Man., in 1969 and oversaw the growth... Read More
When it comes to protecting a wheat crop, timing isn’t just everything; it’s money in the bank. A T3 fungicide application is a critical pass that can safeguard both yield and grade, but only if it’s done right. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Amber Bell catches up with Troy Basaraba, technical solutions agronomist... Read More
Netherlands-based sprayer manufacturer Agrifac is opening its first bricks-and-mortar facility in Canada. The company, which has sold sprayers in Canada for more than a decade through Reesink Canada Wholesale, has established Agrifac Canada Inc., headquartered at Saskatoon, Sask. "We are excited to deepen our relationship with Canadian growers and partners," says Steven Koop, Agrifac Canada... Read More
In the final instalment of RealAgriculture’s Continuity Conversations series, host Shaun Haney is joined once again by Derryn Shrosbree, CEO of 33seven, to walk through step seven of a farm transition strategy. This concluding conversation focuses on an unconventional but practical estate planning and diversification strategy: generating wealth from urban real estate, or what Shrosbree... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, guest host Peter Johnson is joined by Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix, as well as Rodrigo Werle and Zaim Ugljic, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison, to discuss precision spray technology, spot spraying, variable rate spraying, and more. This episode of The Agronomists is brought to you by Profitable Practices, Canola... Read More