Physical challenges used to be the toughest obstacle facing farmers. But thanks mainly to automation and other forms of technology, that’s no longer the case. Still, there’s a sense of stress and anxiety on many farms, even though food production should be getting easier. Why is that? Well, a few theories exist, starting with isolation.... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
Grains finished the last full week of trading in September in the green thanks to some unfavourable weather conditions in Europe and Asia, and better-expected-export numbers for U.S. sales. While crop progress reports in North America continue to show that things are ahead of schedule & crop quality is relatively decent, some good buying strength... Read More
In the world of media, as elsewhere, all good things come to an end. This month, Lyndsey Smith decided to move on to another phase of her career. We are going to miss you Lyndsey for many reasons, but we wanted to share some of them with the entire RealAg community through this little tribute... Read More
It’s estimated as many as 5,000 people transition out of the Canadian Forces each year. Most of them are between the ages of 28 and 35, and they’re looking for a meaningful career as they enter civilian life. At the same time, finding skilled employees is consistently one of the top challenges across Canadian agriculture... Read More
Society as a whole, including agriculture, is experiencing a trend toward the use of more autonomous machines that can communicate amongst themselves and optimize their own activity using “big data” analytics. That might sound like a whole lot of high-level tech lingo, but it raises serious questions for farmers on the ground: will there come... Read More
From harvest to winter weather expectations to TransPacific Partnership trade talks, catch up on what’s been happening in Canadian agriculture with our weekly ag news podcast: Poll: What Makes a Great Provincial Agriculture Minister? Subscribe: iTunes | Android | RSS
New Holland has upped the ante on its Forage Cruiser line for model year 2016. The line has five models, with the smallest (the FR480) listed at 476hp and the top model (FR850) at 824hp. The line has seen the replacement of the engines in the smaller models, now Tier 4B compliant with ECOBlue He-eSCR... Read More
Harvest is in full swing in Ontario, high-moisture silage pits are seeping (you need to act on this!), winter wheat planting is underway, weakling cover crops may be stronger than you think, and big thanks for your valuable feedback! All that and more in this week‘s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word. The Highlights For the... Read More