Virtual reality technology is making it possible to get a close look at a crop without having to set foot in the field. Someday you might not even have to leave the farmyard or office. Using a 360-degree camera mounted on a quadcopter drone and an off-the-shelf virtual reality headset to hold a smartphone, Matt... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
When you give away a million dollars you get people’s attention. That was Pioneer’s plan when it launched its ‘Seed for Life’ promotion in 2015. Earlier this month at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, the company announced that Marc-André Pilon, a farmer from Saint-Polycarpe, Quebec, had won the grand prize of $50,000 worth of Pioneer seed... Read More
Having enough forage on hand for the fall grazing or winter feeding season is sort of like the best time to plant a tree — it should have been planned for a long time ago. But even the best of intentions got waylaid this year throughout much of Ontario because it Just. Didn't. Rain. Many... Read More
Ontario’s focus on the environmental side of farming has just been underlined and intensified, even more. With the midpoint mandate of her provincial government having been reached, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne put pen to paper last week to help guide both new and established ministers on the next part of their journey. Her mission was... Read More
"One day, this will all be yours." If this is the sum total of succession planning you've done as a farm owner, or if, as the son or daughter, you've heard this one too many times with nothing to show for it — the interview below is a must listen. On this episode of the... Read More
Do you inoculate your silage? If not, you could be losing out on added digestibility or leaving the bunk or silo open to added spoilage. In this very first episode of the Beef School, we meet with Dr. Tim McAllister, principal research scientist, ruminant nutrition & microbiology, with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada, to learn more... Read More
Last week, the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities (HUMA) released its report of and 21 recommendations for changes to the Temporary Foreign Workers Program. While the program applies to any industry in Canada, it is largely used by the farming and agriculture processing... Read More
A private member's bill entitled the "Modernizing Animal Protections Act" will receive second reading on September 28, 2016. The bill is set for a vote in Canada's House of Commons late next week. While the off-the-hop goals of avoiding shark harvesting in Canadian waters and shutting down puppy mills seem in line with the title,... Read More
She’s a celebrity who uses her fame to pitch everything from gluten-free diets to colon cleanses. Does any of it work? Should you care? In our first RealAg Bookclub podcast, co-hosts Shaun Haney and Bernard Tobin talk with Tim Caulfield, author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything? to find out what happens when celebrity... Read More
Do you know which crop's straw is the most palatable? If you don't have a TMR, how do you get livestock to eat more straw to stretch those hay supplies? Did you know straw quality can change significantly from year to year? What are the more creative options for feeding livestock? 2016 has not been... Read More