This year's International Livestock Congress gave producers a chance to gather together to talk about some of the industries big issues. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association hosts the event that covers a wide range of industry topics from global economic issues all the way to individual efforts toward sustainable production. Martin Unrau is President of the... Read More
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Time to savour that juicy steak, chicken wings and delicious pork tenderloin, because within the next 40 years we're all going to have go vegetarian. That's according to a group of scientists from the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Researchers there point to water usage in livestock production as the main limiting factor of our... Read More
This past week Apple won a patent case against Samsung and was awarded one billion dollars for its troubles. This battle is not over and there will be months and maybe years of appeals, countersuits and more intellectual property lawyers getting filthy rich. In this episode of the AgNerds, Shaun Haney and Peter Gredig discuss... Read More
The 2012 harvest brings grain in the bin and the start of the farm show season focused on the 2013 crop. On September 11, 12, and 13th, Woodstock Ontario will be hosting the 2012 version of Canada's Outdoor Farm show. This years show will feature a full slate of displays and events that are really... Read More
With the high profile stature of celebrities has produced a world where celebrities provide expert opinion on topics they see as "good causes." In this case it was political satirist Bill Maher (I watch the show every week) who tackled the cause of GMO food labelling. One of the guests on the panel Reason.com and... Read More
With the early soybean harvest that is about to take place in Ontario, some growers are considering on getting an early jump on the fall planting of winter wheat. HOLD ON!!!!! Peter Johnson, Wheat Specialist, OMAFRA, has some key points for you to remember before you hook up the seeder and start roaring down the... Read More
Why is it that this topic of global economic recovery will not go away. What is taking so long for the global economy to start roaring again. It was a much more fun time Glen Hodgson, Conference Board of Canada provided RealAgriculture.com with his analysis of the Canadian and global economy. Glen breaks down the... Read More
There are some dismal looking soybean crops throughout parts of Ontario as a result of the extreme summer heat. Late summer rains have provided some relief to those fields but have left producers wondering if it's too little too late. It's not just the heat that's pushed those soybean fields to the brink. The weakened... Read More
There has been a lot of talk about the impact of the drought on the Ontario corn crop, but the fact is that not all of the Ontario crop was hit by the extremely dry conditions. Some areas of Ontario actually received timely rains that, coupled with the high temperatures, will look to give producers... Read More
Do you ever feel like you should of just stayed in bed? We have all had these days. It seems though during harvest some things tend to pile up. In the case of @jeff_elder's tweet, the grain has piled up. No doubt, we have all been here. If you cannot see the below tweet, click... Read More