I’ve got to give her credit — Trish Sahlstrom, a vice-president of A&W, recently walked into a room of beef farmers in Saskatchewan to talk up her company's ‘Better Beef’ campaign on beef produced without hormones. It’s a good niche to sell beef, but as I’ve said before, framing it as ‘Better Beef’ is where... Read More
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Warning: This post contains graphic images. We've long known the dangers of baggy clothes, jewelry and long hair around power take offs and augers, but even acknowledging the other dangers associated with jewelry, a great many of us have worn earrings or rings around the farm, when perhaps we shouldn't have. When crawling up and... Read More
In this episode of the Corn School, PRIDE Seeds' market development agronomist Ken Currah takes a look at corn development stages, starting with tasselling and moving through development, to help growers evaluate maturity and yield potential. By tracking hybrids from pollination to the black layer stage, Currah shows how growers can assess each hybrid's adaptability…Read More
The RealAgriculture team roster expands by one later this month, as seasoned agriculture broadcaster Kelvin Heppner joins the team as field editor from his home base at Altona, Manitoba. A well-recognized voice by farmers, Kelvin has spent the last six years as the agriculture programmer and on-air personality for Golden West Radio (mainly CFAM -... Read More
Shaun Haney and Debra Murphy discuss this week at RealAgriculture.com. Rhett and Lyndsey took the week off to take care of some very important things. Lyndsey moved to Ottawa and Rhett vanished from the world. Shaun, Jason, and Debra held down the fort for the team and had a great week. In this RealAg this... Read More
We've all seen it: a grain bin lid that's perpetually blowing open, or a rope that has completely frayed. It's hard to ignore, as we all know the importance of keeping grain protected from weather and predators. So the argument ensues. Who will be the one to crawl up the ladder? And how many more... Read More
Grains started the month of August with a little oomph as the tension between Russian and the rest of the Western world continues to build. Moscow is building up its military resources on the eastern Ukrainian border, signed a five-year oil deal with Iran, announced a one-year ban on the import of various agricultural products... Read More
Hiring an aerial applicator means fewer tracks in the crop and often a quicker spray application, but spray planes are not miraculous, says Tom Wolf. In fact, they deal with a lot of the same challenges as their well-grounded counterparts. Related: Spray Tips with Tom Wolf — Ep. 8: Measuring Spray Coverage In this episode... Read More
There's certainly a lot going on in the world economy, with ongoing discussions around the Comprehensive Economic Trade Agreement (CETA), mandatory Country of Origin Labelling (mCOOL), and Russia's response to recently imposed sanctions. But what does the future look like for global growth, in general? For next year, it looks good. At least according to... Read More
At up to 10.5mph planting speed, the Tempo planter from Vaderstad will certainly get the job done in a hurry. The unique seed meter operates through a system of checks and balances to eliminate double seeding, while working quickly enough to keep up to the incredible ground speeds. Check out more of our 2014 coverage... Read More