Canada's largest agricultural co-op is receiving a $150 million injection of capital from Rabobank and three Quebec-based investment funds — an investment it says will help mitigate the effects of COVID-19. Rabobank Capital, Fonds de solidarité FTQ, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Fondaction are investing $150 million in Sollio Cooperative Group... Read More
Category: Crop Production
The company responsible for a significant share of the behind-the-scenes distribution of crop inputs in Canada has decided to restructure its agriculture business across the country. Univar Solutions informed customers this week that it will sell and ship its existing inventory, and end purchasing and accepting marketing letters from suppliers for the agricultural market in... Read More
Tar spot has moved through the U.S. Midwest, into Michigan and Wisconsin, and now officially calls Ontario home. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs' plant pathologist Albert Tenuta has seen the evidence in a field near Ridgetown, Ont., and there are also reported sightings of the corn leaf disease in Lambton and Essex... Read More
Kainai Forage — the forage export business owned by the Blood Tribe in Alberta and Indigena Capital — has announced it has secured a $15 million long-term finance facility with Farm Credit Canada, and an operating line of credit with Bank of Montreal. The company says proceeds from the credit facilities will expand Kainai Forage's... Read More
BASF Agricultural Solutions has committed $100,000 towards updates to the crop breeding facility at the Crop Development Centre (CDC) at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) at Saskatoon. The updates will reduce cycle time and increase early generation selection on new crop varieties, including pulses. This funding is announced in conjunction with the 25-year anniversary of... Read More
The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) have been joined by two other eastern Canadian grain groups, to put further public pressure on the federal government to make adjustments to the AgriStability business risk management program. The three grain groups have launched an online and radio campaign claiming that Canadian grain farmers are going out of... Read More
It's the last day of September, and we figured we'd end it off with a bang! Today's guest on RealAg LIVE! is really live in studio with host Shaun Haney — Dr. Ross McKenzie. McKenzie is a retired researcher and soil scientist with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry, and one of the original go-to's when Haney... Read More
It might be very dry in Ontario, but that means the crop can come off quickly and we can get the 2021 wheat crop locked and loaded. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson has answers to seeding pinch points on meeting soil fertility needs, a few scouting tips on new and old... Read More
Fixed and flex soybean varieties can have a great fit on your farm depending on the soil type and row spacing. Last year RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin, and Pride Seeds agronomist Matt Chapple discussed fixed and flex corn varieties. In this episode of Soybean School, the two are back in the field looking at how many... Read More
Case IH is announcing the launch of Case IH VX — a virtual platform for producers to see the latest equipment and technology from the comfort of their own home. The program will offer producers an opportunity to discover agronomic solutions, with anything from crop production to harvesting, and high-horsepower tractors to hay tools, the... Read More