Cow comfort has become a priority for dairy farmers around the world. For Italian cow comfort specialists Agricow, inspiration for many of the company’s products comes from the Canadian dairy industry and its long-standing focus on animal care. At the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, Ont., RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin spoke with Agricow marketing manager Vittoria... Read More
Year: 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced the creation of a new advisory committee on Canada-U.S. economic relations leading up to the review of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade deal this summer. The 25-member committee includes several people who work in agriculture or have agriculture-related backgrounds, including the following individuals: Michael Harvey: executive director of the export-focused Canadian... Read More
Cargill’s new canola processing facility in Regina is officially up and running. The crush plant, first announced in 2021 with a price tag of $350 million, has capacity to process one million metric tons of canola annually. "We are consistently receiving deliveries from farmers, and will continue to ramp up operations in the months ahead,"... Read More
As planters and air seeders begin to roll, a different kind of groundwork is being laid in Ottawa. Bill C-273, the Facilitating Agricultural Regulatory Modernization Act—or simply, the FARM Act, is a new private member's bill aimed at speeding up approvals of new seed, feed, pest control, fertilizer, and veterinary products in Canada. The bill... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kim Brown of Manitoba Agriculture and Peter Sikkema, professor emeritus of the University of Guelph-Ridgetown, to discuss yield loss, time and effort spent on dealing with herbicide resistant weeds, and, of course, the mounting costs of different or more products required to... Read More
Welcome to Agronomic Monday on RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! Today on the show, Lyndsey is joined by: Troy Basaraba of Bayer Crop Science, to talk wild oats in wheat; Dr. Steve Li of Auburn University on Drone Spraying ; Loralee Orr of Corteva on 100 years of Pioneer; Nikki Burnett of Lallemand... Read More
I'm not much for gambling — $2 show bets at the track and raising sheep is about all the risk I can stomach. So, if you were to ask me to put money down on how the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) plans to move forward with traceability changes, I'd probably say 'pass.' When I... Read More
With wet spring weather limiting fieldwork and keeping planters parked across Ontario, it’s easy for anxiety to build as the calendar edges closer to May. But research suggests there’s still plenty of time to get corn in the ground without sacrificing yield or returns. In this episode of Corn School, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin speaks with... Read More
Stepping outside your comfort zone isn’t easy, but avoiding it can make challenges feel far bigger than they really are. Leaning into discomfort, rather than pushing it aside, can be the difference between staying stuck and moving forward. At the Advancing Women’s Conference in Calgary, Alta., Kimberly Lyall of Solutionary Leadership encouraged farmers and industry... Read More
Effective disease management is crucial to maximize the yield potential of your pulse crops. Jimmi-Lee Jackson, a customer solutions agronomist with Bayer, highlights the importance of first pass applications, and best practices to achieve effective disease control and resistance management. According to Jackson: “A strong first application is critical since it’s the only one that’s... Read More