Erin O'Toole has turned to a familiar face from Alberta to lead the agriculture file in his shadow cabinet. John Barlow, MP for Foothills, is back as the Conservatives' shadow minister for agriculture, a position which he previously held while Andrew Scheer was leader of the Conservative Party. "It's great to be back," says Barlow... Read More
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Agriculture ministers from across the country have agreed to five broad priorities, but few details, for the next agricultural policy framework following three days of meetings in Guelph, Ont. The ministers released the "Guelph Statement" on Wednesday, which sets the direction for the suite of federal, provincial, and territorial programs from 2023 to 2028. The... Read More
Where on earth did all this corn yield come from?! Combines in Ontario are rolling through beans and on to corn, and the results are astonishing, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson in this episode of the Word. This week's episode asks that question, plus delves into rust on winter wheat, wheat acres in the ground,... Read More
Crop tours earlier this growing season predicted record corn yields in Ontario, and yield monitors and truck traffic confirm the rumour. Across much of the province, farmers are reporting solid to record-breaking yields — even Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson is having to split-weigh his research plots! Commercial growers are harvesting huge volumes of grain and... Read More
Massey Ferguson has two new round balers on offer, the 1745 D and the RB 4160 P Protec. RealAgriculture's Kara Oosterhuis caught up with Matt LeCroy, marketing manager of hay and forage at AGCO, back in August at Farm Progress Show, to chat about the new round baler and baler-wrapper combo units. The 1745D is... Read More
John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills, Alberta, is back as Agriculture and Agri-Food critic in Erin O'Toole's shadow cabinet. The Leader of the Official Opposition also added food security to Barlow's purview. Barlow had served in the role under previous Conservative leader, Andrew Scheer. Ontario MP Lianne Rood, who previously held the critic role... Read More
Some Ontario hog farmers are still facing marketing disruptions for market-weight hogs as Olymel in Quebec continues to work its way through a significant backlog. Chair of Ontario Pork, John de Bruyn, says that while the majority of Ontario's 5.8 million hogs are processed at one of two federally-inspected plants in the province, about 25,000... Read More
The Ontario Research Centres at Elora is set to begin construction on an $18 million hog research facility, with $3.6 million from Ontario Pork and $14.4 million from the Government of Ontario The new facility will build capacity and expertise at the centre to support research to drive innovation in the swine sector and contribute... Read More
Wood-Bohm and Associates offer strategic consulting services to industry and government in the areas of science based innovations. Dr. Susan Wood-Bohm, recently named Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) fellow, joined Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio to talk about the projects involving greenhouse gas emissions she will be doing at CAPI. "We live in an era... Read More
When it comes to the beef industry and climate, mainstream headlines often paint the two as going in separate directions. The Canadian agriculture sector can feel attacked by policies and messaging, and as Fawn Jackson, director of policy and international affairs at the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA), explains from Glasgow, Scotland at the 2021 United... Read More