Have we reached the point where glyphosate should not be applied alone at pre- or post-harvest? It's a stunning thought, isn't it? In this fifth and final installment of the When Weeds Won't Die series, Real Agriculture's editor, Lyndsey Smith, asks Dr. Hugh Beckie this very important question. His answer? You'll have to listen below... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
The 2015 planting season has arrived — this week’s ag news update includes a look at seeding progress, the latest on avian influenza in Ontario, how the high price of bacon is hurting pig prices and more: Check back every Thursday for our weekly farm news review. Find previous episodes here. Subscribe: iTunes |... Read More
The growing season is a busy one but once in a while some unexpected free time will bust its way into your itinerary. So what do you do? Like me, many of you likely struggle more with free time than with a full calendar of appointments or to do's. Here are some thoughts on some... Read More
Welcome to an occasional series here on Real Agriculture — where we ask three farmers or ranchers four questions about their business, production and next steps. This first column features three Ontario sheep producers (you'll have to ask them if they want to be called shepherds): Colleen Acres, of Maple Meadow Farms at Osgoode; Chris... Read More
When you have livestock, you have scouring stock. Or, at least that’s how it seems some years, when any spare time you thought you might have is spent mixing, smelling and tubing warm electrolytes. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg (the podcast), we hear about calf scours from Cody Creelman, a large animal veterinarian... Read More
We’re about to flip the calendar to May, and, perhaps surprisingly, soil moisture is becoming a bit of an issue for those rolling in the fields, says Peter Johnson, in this week’s Wheat Pete’s Word. What can you do about soil that’s drying out too quickly? Well, you’re doing to have to adjust planting depth... Read More
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has announced its intent to eliminate use of antibiotics also used for humans from its U.S. broiler flocks by the end of September 2017. “Given the progress we’ve already made reducing antibiotics in our broilers, we believe it’s realistic to shoot for zero by the end of our 2017 fiscal year. But... Read More
Whether it’s the 30 percent increase in oat acres expected in Western Canada this year, the news that one of the largest millers in the world won’t accept oats treated with glyphosate, or the underlying trend lower in the entire cereal crop complex, there’s plenty of uncertainty to go around in the oat market right... Read More
Zero should be every farm's goal when it comes to number of injuries or accidents during seeding — how do you make that a reality? Tractors, trucks and seeding equipment across the country are starting to roll for #plant15, and with another busy season comes an elevated risk of injuries and fatalities on farms. Unfortunately,... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario is asking the province of Ontario to extend past key planting dates the consultation period regarding new neonicotinoid regulations. "This request is within the spirit of the rules for the Environmental Registry consultations," says GFO. The registry's own website says, ‘Some proposals may provide more time (e.g. 60 days or 90... Read More