Longtime CEO of 4-H Canada, Shannon Benner has made the decision to step down from the position. Benner, who has led the organization for over a decade, will leave on September 22, 2023, to become the executive officer of the Girl Guides of Canada. During Benner's time with the organization, a complete re-organization was undertaken,... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
AGCO has unveiled a new 30-foot model for its Fendt Momentum planter line. The Momentum planter is now offered in 30- to 60-foot machines with liquid and dry fertilizer systems, and in 12- and 23-row configurations with 30- and 15-inch spacing, respectively. The all-new 30-foot Fendt planter also provides high capacity for seed and fertilizer,... Read More
A version of this article was first published at NDSU.com. It has been edited for clarity and length. As drought conditions continue across Western Canada, there are many parts of the U.S. that are in the same situation. Cattle ranchers are especially seeing the impacts of drought, as cows are very quickly moving home and... Read More
Planting winter wheat on time is the most cost effective way to increase winter wheat yields in Ontario. That's the key message Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs cereals specialist Joanna Follings has for growers as winter wheat planting gets underway in the province. "Timely planting is so so critical to optimizing your... Read More
Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) says its disappointed with the ruling handed down by a dispute settlement panel on September 5 regarding New Zealand's challenge of Canada's dairy import rules. The dispute panel sided with New Zealand on two key issues in the decision, agreeing that Canada’s pooling system for allocating dairy tariff rate quotas... Read More
Farm Management Canada has opened nominations for an award that was established over twenty years ago to honour those that have made an extraordinary contribution to developing and promoting new and positive change in agricultural business management practices and expertise in Canada. Individuals or groups can be nominated for the 2023 Wilson Loree Award, if... Read More
The governments of New Zealand and Canada are both claiming victory in a dispute settlement ruling on the way Canada administers dairy market access under the CPTPP trade deal. The dispute panel sided with New Zealand on two of the country's main complaints, agreeing that Canada's pooling system for allocating dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs)... Read More
How does farm drainage work and why is it important for agriculture? Those are the first two questions we'll tackle on Talking Tile, a new RealAgriculture video series designed to share insights on Ontario farm drainage. In the months ahead, we'll look at everything from the impact on yield to how farmers can maintain their... Read More
We know that agriculture plays an important role in both greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sequestration; however Dr. Joy Agnew of Olds College of Agriculture and Technology says we are missing half the picture when it comes to measuring agriculture's overall carbon footprint. "There's the emissions side, which everyone seems to be talking about and... Read More
The Ontario Agriculture College (OAC), at the University of Guelph (U of G) has announced a new master's program, focused on plant agriculture. Scheduled to start in Fall of 2024, the program — housed in the Department of Plant Agriculture — will address the demands of employers in the private and public sectors who are... Read More