The governments of Canada and Ontario have committed $20 million to support farmers, food processors, and agribusinesses to sell more Ontario-grown products around the world. The funding comes through the new Market Diversification and Trade Resiliency Initiative that will fund a variety of projects to increase competitiveness for farmers and agribusinesses, and support their expansion... Read More
Year: 2026
Soybean growers have a new tool to help protect seed against nematodes and key soil-borne fungal diseases. Victrato Complete fungicide and nematicide seed treatment from Syngenta Canada includes the novel active ingredient tymirium plus Vibrance fungicide to help protect against major below-ground, yield-robbing soybean diseases including pythium, fusarium, phytophthora, soybean cyst nematode, and sudden death... Read More
RDAR (Results Driven Agriculture Research) has named former McDonald’s Canada executive Jeff Kroll to its board of directors for a one-year term, the organization announced January 20, 2026. Kroll joins the board as a special appointee after a 40-plus-year career with McDonald’s Canada, where he served as senior vice-president and chief of staff. His work... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, guest host Peter Johnson is joined by Dennis Lange of Manitoba Agriculture and Paul Hermans of Pioneer Seeds Canada to discuss soybean seeding rates — what's the optimum rate? How does row spacing play in? Does seed size matter? What about planter vs. seeder? What about tillage, disease, and... Read More
China is re-opening its border to Canadian beef for the first time since 2021, according to Canada's agriculture minister and the Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) "China has restored market access for Canadian beef, lifting the suspension that had been in place since December 2021," says Minister Heath MacDonald, who accompanied Prime Minister Mark Carney to... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! Today on RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney is joined by Peter Johnson of RealAgriculture to talk about how to control and cut costs while managing your operation, plus wind erosion, and getting in the field early.... Read More
This Ag Policy Connection episode features a wide-ranging conversation with Carlo Dade, Director of International Policy at the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy, on the future of Canadian agricultural trade amid profound global change. Dade outlines how Canada has entered a period of generational upheaval in international trade, driven by shifting U.S. policy,... Read More
Managing cover crop residue can prove challenging especially when spring rain, cool soils, and heavy trash collide with planting. On this episode of Farming Forward, we travel to Rose Farms near Mitchell, Ont., to explore the farm family's decade-long journey with cover crops and residue management. On a rainy April morning, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin visited... Read More
The chair of the Senate of Canada's agriculture and forestry committee says he expects issues around agriculture and food will remain prominent in the upper chamber looking ahead to 2026. Agriculture is already appearing much more frequently in Senate debates than a few years ago, notes Senator Rob Black, in the interview above. “In the... Read More
Every year, seed companies release new varieties to help raise the bar for soybean field performance, yield and end-use characteristics. But while those varieties may be new to growers — the first cross that created those varieties likely happened 10 years earlier. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, we head back to Ontario's... Read More