The Canadian Grain Commission recently announced upcoming changes to tolerance levels for Ergot, Sclerotinia and Fusarium. The new levels will help create uniformity and simplify assessment. “These grading changes are not only uniform between Eastern and Western Canada, they also ensure Canada’s grain continues to uphold its reputation for quality and safety." said Elwin Hermanson,... Read More
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The weather and the provincial election campaign are heating up in Ontario. With just over two weeks to go before the vote, party leaders are looking to rural Ontario — and the agriculture and food sector — for votes to win power in Ontario's fractured and dysfunctional political landscape. Can Premier Kathleen Wynne relegate the... Read More
Thirty years ago, a woman in a leadership position in the agriculture industry would have been incredibly novel. A generation ago, it would have been surprising to see a woman in a sales position with an agriculture company. Today, women fill or have filled nearly every role within agriculture, from farmer, to sales person, to... Read More
Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz announced the renewal of the Canadian Agricultural Adaptation Program (CAAP) today. Over $50 million will be available for agricultural investments from 2014-2019 as a part of the renewal. "Our Government remains committed to helping Canadian producers adapt to emerging challenges and market realities," said Minister Ritz. "The renewed CAAP program will... Read More
In the last episode of Saik's Agri-Treks, we toured Carnaval celebrations in São Paulo and Rio De Jainero and the statue "Christ the Redeemer." We also learned of Carnaval's significance to the favelas, where many of the samba schools are formed. Favelas are areas typically located on the periphery of large cities in Brazil, where... Read More
If you can't see the embedded player above, click here to hear this interview. It's that time again — when Lyndsey Smith and Debra Murphy finally remember to do a wrap up of the week that was on Real Agriculture! Lucky listeners are in for a serious treat this week, as Smith and Murphy spend... Read More
Good planting conditions and favourable weather in the U.S. has led to corn prices dipping slightly over the last week. Corn joins wheat prices on the downtrend all thanks to a bearish global picture. Old crop soybean prices have popped recently, hitting 11-month highs as crush margins and meat prices in China are improving while... Read More
As May ticks away, farmers in Ontario continue to wrestle with difficult planting conditions. In this episode of the Agronomy Geeks Ontario podcast, Bernard Tobin and Syngenta agronomic sales manager Shawn Brenneman discuss the pace of #plant14 and the decisions farmers are facing. As of May 21, Brenneman estimates that 40 to 50 percent of... Read More
When it comes to nutrition, it’s safe to say modern farmers are diet conscious about their animals. Farm animals have a whole industry looking after their best interests. Professionals such as animal nutritionists make sure livestock don’t make bad nutrition decisions. How many humans can say the same? Granted, that option’s mostly taken away from... Read More
There seems to be a stigma around exercise in many rural communities: if you're working hard, you won't need to run (making those who do actually appear lazy). Perhaps it's a belief stemming from our ancestry. Farmers worked the land on the end of a rough plough, threshed and stooked with little help from machines... Read More