Canada’s canola industry is staring down a potential $2 billion loss as China’s preliminary anti-dumping tariffs lock Canadian seed out of a crucial export market. While the federal government’s preliminary response package announced Friday promises longer-term consultations, Rick White, president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), calls the announcement "disappointing." “We just... Read More
Category: Crop Production
Boasting the largest grain cart in the industry, Unverferth’s new Brent 3298 turned heads at Ag in Motion in Saskatchewan. Shawn Berry, territory manager for Saskatchewan and Manitoba, shares the details with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell. Unverferth has come a long way since the early days of 600-bushel carts. “Today, we’ve evolved beyond 600 bushel obviously,... Read More
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has welcomed two new and two incumbent directors to its board. Malcolm Carnegie and Emiley Saunders will join returning directors Rob Stone and Scott Hepworth on the Sask Wheat board, each for a four-year term. Hepworth and Stone are each serving their second consecutive terms. The terms of... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Peter Sikkema of the University of Guelph-Ridgetown (ret.) and Charles Geddes, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada research scientist, to discuss how to kill stubborn weeds, including multi-resistant Canada fleabane, kochia, and waterhemp. Geddes and Sikkema outline the scope of the issue with hard-to-kill... Read More
Harvest decisions in canola often come down to one key question: swath or straight cut? The challenge lies in balancing risk, weather variability, and hybrid traits to ensure as much yield as possible makes it safely into storage. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, BASF technical service specialist Leigh-Ann Harder joins Amber Bell to... Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney today announced a series of new measures for specific industries and sectors most impacted by tariffs and trade disruptions. Several different measures will move ahead, the government said, including those surrounding workforce training, a Buy Canada initiative, and new loan limits for businesses; but for agriculture, it's all about canola. The... Read More
Canada’s seed regulatory framework has been the focus of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's (CFIA) seed regulatory modernization (SRM) review for the past several years. The system is overdue for an overhaul, but the SRM proposal document from the CFIA up for discussion falls well-short of delivering real change, according to Laurin Comin, director of... Read More
Corn silage harvest goals don't typically change from year to year — every September farmers look to optimize feed quality with timely harvesting of the crop at 30 to 40 per cent dry matter to ensure they get the highest energy level possible. But what does change from season to season are growing conditions and... Read More
The July intake of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index included a few questions about grain movement, railways, and Canada’s grain handling system, overall. In this episode of the RealAgristudies Insights podcast, Shaun Haney and Justin Funk break down survey results capturing satisfaction, confidence, and perceived accountability in grain logistics. Of the farmers who ship grain,... Read More
From drones to detailed field studies, researchers are taking a closer look at how weather and geography shape insect pressures in pulse crops. At Ag in Motion in Saskatchewan, University of Saskatchewan PhD student Teresa Aguiar-Cordero shared how her work with lygus bugs, aphids, and grasshoppers could help growers better understand both pests and their... Read More