Since walking away from a nearly-done deal with the United States in late August, the U.S.-led trade war with Canada has escalated to retaliatory tariffs implemented by Canada, and more threatened tariffs by the U.S. This week, the Prime Minister is in Europe, laying the foundation for closer ties with the European Union, a move... Read More
Year: 2026
Thanks for tuning in to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Nufarm. On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Matt Makens of Makens Weather to unpack the impacts of the forecasted El Niño weather system, Tyler Gullen of Nufarm for a spotlight interview, and Sean Speer of The Hub... Read More
Harvest '26 is officially underway, and yield reports are rolling in alongside some crucial fall agronomy questions! On this episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson breaks down high phosphorus prices and whether you can cut back rates, early soybean and edible bean yields, and why proper water management makes all the difference. Have... Read More
Soybean growers could soon have five herbicide-tolerance options in a single trait stack as Bayer Crop Science prepares to introduce its new Vyconic technology. At Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont., Bayer Crop Science agronomic solutions lead Adam Pfeffer joined RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin to discuss the technology, which Bayer expects to begin introducing in... Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled a major new tax incentive on Tuesday at the inaugural Canada Investment Summit in Toronto. The "Productivity Mega Deduction" would allow 100 per cent immediate expensing on the majority of capital investments on a permanent basis. The Mega Deduction expands on the temporary "Super-Deduction" introduced in Budget 2025, which was... Read More
Diesel prices are hitting record-highs increasing cost pressure across Canadian agriculture at a crucial time. Gas prices are not rising as quickly — what's happening? Driven primarily by international refining bottlenecks rather than domestic crude supplies, Patrick De Haan, petroleum analyst with GasBuddy, says several factors are causing diesel prices to surge past $2.50 to... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, Lyndsey is joined by Patrick de Haan of GasBuddy for a diesel price outlook, Tim Darragh of Bayer for a spotlight interview, Ag Minister Heath MacDonald on the FCC Agri-Food Project Finance Fund, and Rob MacDonald of BASF... Read More
Welcome to another episode of the How Could I Know? podcast with co-hosts Patti Durand and Chris Corbett of Brightrack Consulting! On this episode, the hosts sit down with Bryan Maynard, farmer and co-owner of Farmboys Inc., located in Tyne Valley, Prince Edward Island. Maynard discusses employee and farm management, leadership, and the importance of... Read More
This week on The Agronomists, guest host Peter Johnson is joined by Dennis Pennington of Michigan State University and Jonathan Zettler of Fieldwalker Agronomy to talk winning with winter wheat and how variety choice, population levels, seeding date, row spacing, and weed control set the winter wheat crop up for success. The Agronomists is brought... Read More
Farm Credit Canada (FCC) paid a $50 million dividend to the Government of Canada in the 2025–26 fiscal year, marking a sharp drop from the $690 million dividend paid in 2024–25. However, the cash transfer from the Crown agricultural lender back into federal coffers is expected to rebound to $300 million in 2026–27. The figures... Read More