For winter wheat growers chasing higher yields, Michigan State University wheat extension specialist Dennis Pennington says one management decision stands above the rest: plant on time. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Wheat School, Pennington joins host Bernard Tobin at the C&M Seeds Wheat Wednesday field day in Palmerston, Ont., to discuss how planting date, tiller…Read More
Year: 2026
Flax may be known for turning prairie fields blue, but those flowers are more fleeting than they look. “If you look at a flax field and it's flowering and it's beautiful and blue, those flowers that you see that day are not the same flowers you'll see tomorrow. They last one day,” says Ken Jackle,... Read More
Last week, John Deere called the bottom of the agriculture market cycle during its earnings call, with its president and CEO saying ,“As we look ahead, we continue to believe 2026 will mark the bottom of the current ag equipment cycle." It will take some time to know whether Deere & Co. called it right,... Read More
By Gunter Jochum There are moments when leadership requires standing your ground. There are also moments when leadership requires staying at the table. Canada has now suspended trade negotiations with the United States, ushering in new 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods and another round of retaliation. Thankfully, much of agriculture... Read More
Lupins may still be a relatively unfamiliar crop on the Canadian Prairies, but Lupin Platform Inc. is working to build both the acres and the infrastructure needed to change that. The company has officially opened its first lupin processing plant in Westlock County, Alta., marking another step in what CEO Tristan Choi describes as building... Read More
Monette Farms is facing a previously unpublicized hurdle in its restructuring effort, as court documents show the Saskatchewan Crop Insurance Corporation (SCIC) seeking a payment of $1.9 million to maintain the large farm's 2026 crop insurance coverage in Saskatchewan. The Monette group of companies—one of North America’s largest farming operations—entered creditor protection in April, owing... Read More
This has been a very unusual year for canola production, says Tim Darragh, Canola Technical Strategy Lead for Bayer Crop Science. “It was super wet in some areas, extremely hot in Manitoba and many canola production areas got off to a late start this past spring. There were many challenges getting the crop established –…Read More
The political word of 2026 seems to be affordability—based on the high weight that it currently carries with consumers facing higher grocery prices and basic cost of living. Not all affordability solutions are easy, and that is especially true when it comes to beef. On Friday morning President Trump announced via Truth Social that he... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research on the wheat and canola markets, and Jenna Rae Seward of Cronkhite Ag on swathing! Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host... Read More
The U.S. has imposed 50 per cent duties on around $28 billion of Canadian goods, after both sides failed to reach a deal ahead of President Trump's Friday night deadline. Prime Minister Mark Carney recalled Canadian negotiators from Washington late Friday (Aug. 21), saying Canada will match the tariffs dollar-for-dollar. "Last-minute changes in the U.S.... Read More