When I started the #farm365 project on January 1, 2015, I couldn’t have imagined that simply taking a picture a day from around the farm would generate so much interest from the media, from consumers and from my fellow farmers. Looking back over last year, I thought I’d share my 5 biggest surprises: Surprise 1... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Commodity prices continue to trade flat to lower as Chinese stock market losses continue to weigh heavy on broader markets, including commodities, forcing broader optimism for global economic growth to fade. All grain values are lower in the first few weeks of 2016 but with some notables being the front month contracts for oats below... Read More
SaskCanola launched the premier of a 30 minute documentary today, at Crop Production Show in Saskatoon. It's hoped the film, titled License to Farm, will motivate farmers to join conversations about food, and become advocates for the industry. “It is crucial for the future of agriculture in Canada that industry members – particularly farmers –... Read More
It’s the year of pulses in more ways than one. We’re covering all the Crop Week and CropSphere events in Saskatoon this week, including the buzz about lentils and peas, the unveiling of Versatile's retro look and the premiere of a short film on maintaining ag's social license. A new report shows greenhouse gas emissions... Read More
It's hard to believe that a mere century ago, Canada was still in the process of installing phonelines. In fact, in February of 1916, Montreal and Vancouver were connected by telephone for the first time ever, a feat that took over 6700km of circuit. The first flip phone appeared 80 years later, followed closely by... Read More
In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture and host of this weekly podcast, answers questions around wheat management, cover crops and manure. Plus, we should probably talk about that Wheat Pete-ism suggesting buckwheat isn't a real crop... Have a question for Wheat Pete? Call 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email... Read More
For the better part of the last two decades, commodity markets have become accustomed to demand growth from China supporting prices. Whether it was iron ore from Australia or soybeans from the U.S., sales to China grew year-over-year. However, it's becoming increasingly likely that those days are over. Headlines over the last few week to... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario is heading back to court to fight another round in its court battle to contest the province’s new seed treatment regulations. GFO will be in court on March 9th. "We are pleased that the Ontario Court of Appeal has agreed to hear our case and to move quickly on the issue,"... Read More