The idea isn't new — non-stop round balers have been toyed with for years by manufacturers — but its one that has yet to be perfected. In 1986, Claas unveiled the Rollant Rapid 56, a non-stop round baler with a pre-chamber. In 2012, Krone unveiled the Ultima, a commercial, non-stop baler/wrapper. Now, Vermeer, along with... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
A coalition of North American meat and livestock organizations is keeping its legal options open as it attempts to have U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) rules repealed. According to the industry, COOL is costing Canadian cattle and hog producers around a billion dollars per year. On Friday, a group that includes the Canadian Cattlemen’s... Read More
Nuffield Canada has announced the recipients of its scholarships for 2015. Three individuals will receive $15,000 to study a specific agricultural issue while traveling internationally for a minimum of 10 weeks. The 2015 scholarship recipients are Becky Parker of Picton, Ontario, Greg Donald of Kensington, PEI and Colin Hudon of Rosser, Manitoba. Starting in February... Read More
The following is a written version of the audio above, though the audio provides sound clips and interviews from the tour itself (recommended). Over 200 journalists from 37 countries met this September for the annual IFAJ congress in Dyce, Scotland, a suburb of the booming granite city of Aberdeen. The theme this year was innovation,... Read More
What does the future of Canadian agriculture look like to you? Farm Management Canada wants to know, and if you're willing to submit a short video that makes your case, you could win a trip to the 2014 Agricultural Excellence Conference, all expenses paid. The Agricultural Excellence Conference is a one-of-a-kind event that brings diverse... Read More
I've often heard travelling farmers suggest their peers ignore the customs declaration form that asks whether or not you've recently visited a farm or are returning to one. The fear, is, of course, that the customs staff might waste your time with needless questions, disinfecting of boots and so forth. I've never paid much heed... Read More
There was mud, rain, green corn, Japanese beetles, more rain, and oh-so-many demos — that’s right, Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show is in the books for another year, and it was a great one. As always, Real Agriculture’s founder, Shaun Haney, and its editor, Lyndsey Smith, took some time at the end of the show to... Read More
With no major production challenges anywhere in the world, grain and oilseed prices have fallen to levels we haven’t seen since 2010. So how low can they go? That’s the question Frayne Olson, crops economist and marketing specialist at North Dakota State University, tries to answer in the interview below. Looking at historical charts for... Read More
The 2014 Ontario corn crop went in the ground over the course of nearly six weeks — a hardly ideal scenario. While some lucky farmers in the far south were planting before May, most didn't have the opportunity until mid-May and still more long after that. Coupled with a cooler than average summer, and farmers... Read More
Grains this week fell significantly as harvest pressure starts to hit full tilt in the North American markets. Most of the northern half of North America and parts of Australia are experiencing some cold weather, which has the bulls frothing to see prices move higher, but the trend continues to head lower as bears are... Read More