It's that time of year when commodity organizations are holding district meetings and director elections. Farm group leaders and staff are always looking for new ways to get farmers out and to boost participation in the process of deciding how check-off dollars should be spent, including the process of deciding who should sit on their... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
A farm consulting company that grew from one person in Red Deer, Alberta 17 years ago to a network of over 200 specialists today has been sold to one of the heavyweights in the precision agriculture and geospatial business, as Trimble announced Tuesday it is buying all the assets of Agri-Trend. Agri-Trend’s network includes more... Read More
Alltech and Masterfeeds today announced that they have entered into a share purchase, where Alltech will acquire 100 percent of Masterfeeds Inc's outstanding shares from Ag Processing Inc. The combined company will see over $2.1 billion in annual revenues and "become one of Canada's largest animal nutrition offerings." "This is a crucial time in agriculture,... Read More
Not all booths at Agritechnica provide the most highly technical of products. Sometime innovation comes from the simplest of ideas. Fortschritt introduced RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve to the Silage Compactor at the Agritechnica show in Hannover, Germany. One of the interesting features of this product is the packers look and feel like train... Read More
The United Nations formally launched the "International Year of Pulses" at the headquarters of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization in Rome today. The international recognition aims to heighten public awareness about the role of pulses — dry beans, peas, lentils and chickpeas — in global food security, nutrition and environmental sustainability. Pulse Canada CEO... Read More
Call them tradeshow booth gimmicks or whatever you please but at Agrictechnica 2015 the floor is alive with remote controlled tractors, 3D virtual reality goggles, machinery simulators and farming playstation games. Don't Miss TechTour LIVE - Register Today It is clear that gaming technology is bringing young and old closer to real life farming. Agritechnica... Read More
Grain markets can be complex, but there are times when simple economics are all that’s needed to describe a situation. If supply grows faster than demand, then prices drop. “World demand for grains — corn, soybeans and wheat — is up less than 1 percent, while global production is up a little over 2 percent,... Read More
Farmers and equipment companies from around the world, including 65 Canadian ag manufacturers, are in Hanover, Germany this week for Agritechnica. From robots to tire technology, RealAg's Shaun Haney and Jason Stroeve are capturing what's new and exciting at the world's biggest agriculture equipment show. Don't Miss TechTour LIVE - Register Today!! We'll have more... Read More
We know we need to get to young people early with messages about agriculture, so they grow up with a reality-based appreciation of what it takes to produce food. But what about “old” people, those the politically correct call “aging” people (which, chronologically speaking, includes everyone)? Admittedly, if life is like a hockey game, aging... Read More
AGCO has set its sights on the utility tractor market and is producing four new tractors to ensure it hits the target. Farmers got their first look at the new Massey Ferguson 2700E series at the 2015 Farm Progress Show in Decatur, Illinois. Warren Morris, tactical marketing manager at AGCO, says the tractors are ideal... Read More