In Ontario, it’s not enough to just kill weeds. Now, you can publicly shame them, too. Farmers with an axe to grind against the most intrusive vegetation species in their fields are being invited to cast an e-ballot in the 2016 version of Ontario’s Worst Weeds. This survey is designed to highlight farmers’ weed concerns... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
As the Canadian Dairy XPO enters its fourth year, the upstart dairy industry show is making moves to attract more producers and exhibitors. The show attracted about 10,000 people when it launched in 2013. Local dairy producers have embraced the show, says CDX General Manager Jordon Underhill, “but what we’ve seen is an increase in... Read More
Grains ended the month of January making up some gains from the tough losses that they started the year off with. Some bullish acreage and weather news helped get some of shorts in the wheat market covered, pushing the complex actually up almost 2% on the futures boards! Rounding out the complex, corn continued to... Read More
Put down your popcorn, buckle your seatbelt and hold on as Real Agriculture’s Bernard Tobin and Peter Johnson rip through a 2016 Corn School preview. What’s up for Corn School 2016 on Real Agriculture? Where will we go? What will we cover? Who will you see? You’ll get it all in three minutes. The 2016…Read More
Grain prices today are okay (thanks to the weak Canadian dollar). Crop yields last year were decent. Livestock prices are not what they were, but they're not in the tank. Supply management looks to be secure for the time being. The Wheat Board is gone. COOL has been repealed. We don't have a grain transportation... Read More
It's the week of FarmTech in Edmonton. We head to the Northlands to hear some highlights from Debra Murphy, as well as to KAP's meeting in Winnipeg for a panel of farm leaders from the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and prairie general farm groups discussing the need to "maintain social license" — here's this week's... Read More
This week at FarmTech we had the unique opportunity to talk to Terry O'Reilly, the host of CBC's Under the Influence. Terry wowed the crowd with his insightful look at the power of storytelling. After the keynote, I heard a surprising number of RealAg fans sheepishly mention that they listen to CBC radio. Now, it's... Read More
With planting season around the corner, markets are starting to focus on acreage expectations, looking for answers to questions like "how high will lentil acres actually be in Western Canada and the northern US?" But while there's plenty of talk about pulses, there are also questions to be answered about 2016 wheat and canola production,... Read More
In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture and host of this weekly podcast, shares highlights from the FarmSmart and YieldSmart conferences, Ag Days in Brandon, as well as answers to several specific questions on thin wheat stands, manure management, under-seeding with red clover and more. Have a question for Wheat Pete? Call... Read More
Farmers are often urged to tell their story, to share their perspective on what happens on farms, but what does that look like? Most producers tend to enjoy growing crops and raising livestock — storytelling isn't usually on the list of skills required to be a farmer. Speaking at FarmTech in Edmonton on Tuesday, author... Read More