A lot is happening in the beef business right now, but we're going to start off this week's edition of the Beef Market Update with what is top of mind for many producers: revenue. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says the U.S. cash trade has been steady this week, but it follows on... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
AGCO has introduced its latest harvesting solution, the AutoDock header docking system, for Fendt IDEAL combines. AutoDock is the industry's first automatic system for connecting and disconnecting combine headers, without having to get out of the combine, says the company. It eliminates the job of manually lifting and attaching or detaching drivelines, which, as anyone... Read More
Canadians generally like their steaks less well done than Americans, according to new survey results released by Abacus Data. With grilling season around the corner, the polling firm Abacus Data, which is known for its political research, asked 1,500 Canadians how they like their steak in a survey conducted in late March. The majority of... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) and Bioenterprise, Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together to advance Ontario innovation in the agri-food industry. The MOU means the organizations will collaborate on information sharing, finding solutions to critical grain industry problems, and impact assessment and viability analysis of new... Read More
The Canadian Seed Growers' Association (CSGA) has released their latest strategic plan, the first since the organization's decision in late 2020 to not join Seeds Canada. The business plan, developed by six working groups and led by the board of directors, identifies three main priorities for CSGA. These priorities are: Assuming additional responsibility in delivering... Read More
After a 30 month negotiation period between the longshoremen and their employer, as of April 13, there is a partial strike at the Port of Montreal. Greg Northey, vice president of corporate affairs with Pulse Canada, says the negotiations really picked up last summer when there was a total of 15 strikes, with one that... Read More
Effective April 13, Cargill's protein facility at London, Ont., will wind down and temporarily idle processing due to COVID-19 impacts on the community. The poultry processing facility says as they work in partnership with the union, employees will receive a weekly guarantee of 36 hours of pay, as they reinforce the importance of adhering to... Read More
As equipment begins to roll across the fields, and new inventory arrives on-farm, the sales numbers start rolling in as well. The latest data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) is showing a rather large increase in Canadian sales. The highest increase is in the less than 40 HP range 2WD tractors. The category... Read More
As compensation for market access granted under the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), the federal government has announced two programs to benefit chicken, turkey, egg, and hatching egg producers. The Poultry and Egg On-Farm Investment Program will dole out $630 million over a decade to farmers through on-farm, cost-share projects. Based on... Read More
Monday really is all things agronomy here at RealAgriculture! Thanks for coming along for the ride. On tonight's primetime episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by guests Ken Currah of BASF, and Greg Stewart of Maizex Seeds. The trio tackle many of the key issues that are required to get the corn... Read More