Risk management is the new reality of every feed yard owner and livestock producer. Forward buying your feed barley or corn can really pay off in a rising market. Its just too bad that it is so difficult to try and decipher which direction this market is heading in the next 120 days. At Canada's... Read More
Category: Eastern Canada
At Canada's Farm Progress Show today, I asked Gerry Ritz about Canada's involvement in the TPP negotiations and how it might impact the supply management in Canada of poultry, dairy and eggs. If you cannot see the above embedded audio player, click here
Agriculture is an industry that has been misunderstood by those outside of it. It has at times been maligned, caricatured and left a mystery to the people who rely on it the most. A great deal of that has to do with the individuals involved in farming. In general, farmers are a low key group... Read More
As organizers of Canada's Farm Progress Show put it, their show caters to producers interested in "the big iron". In the spirit of that, a number of new product launches in that "big iron" category took place this week in Regina. One of those new offerings came from Versatile as they showed off their brand... Read More
In case you haven't heard, Canada has finally been accepted into negotiation for membership into the Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP. The members of the partnership and those that are negotiating to get in are all looking for access to bigger markets for their products and economic growth. Canada is truly going to be on the... Read More
Canada's Farm Progress Show, Chairman, Larry Gregga is very excited about the future of Canada's Farm Progress show. With over 800 exhibitors, over 50 internationally based companies, and 1.9 million square feet of trade show space, it has been officially dubbed the biggest in Canada. Jason Stroeve, (aka. @realagvideoguy) talked to Chairman, Larry Gregga about... Read More
This episode of AgriTreks brings us back to the Casa Grande area of Arizona for a look at the most valuable commodity in the desert. Managing the distribution of water is pivotal in such an extreme environment. In an area where water is so valuable because of its scarcity, an industry like agriculture stands or... Read More
Early crop scouting is sometimes passed by depending on the weather and growing conditions. Making scouting decisions by driving by the field in your pick up is not good scouting and can force you into poor decisions on disease and insect control and crop staging. David Townsend, Becker Underwood, provides us with some great quick... Read More
It's always a good thing when you see social media being used in a helpful and constructive way. It's not that a picture of a bacon sundae isn't important to share with the world, it's just that there may be a slightly more beneficial way to utilize the camera on your mobile phone. Take for... Read More
Timing is everything in agriculture, especially when it comes to rain and sunshine. This year in Ontario, that timing on average seems to be right on the money. This growing season around a large portion of Ontario, farmers were able to get a crop in early and watch that crop take advantage of heat and... Read More