As we look back on all that has happened in the agricultural commodity markets over the past three years, there's plenty to digest. Depending on where you farm, farmers have felt regret, moments of luck, angst, and joy over decent margins during these turbulent times. The question for me is always, now what? Where do... Read More
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Looking south, overseas, and here at home, the beef market looks steady, good, and, well, not bad. For this week's Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, starts with a recap of what's happening in the U.S., where fed cattle held steady again this week. The wholesale market has peaked, likely, after... Read More
You could almost guess Red Deer, Alta., was set to host Agri-Trade just by looking at the forecast: snow, blizzard conditions, followed by a deep freeze is the basic recipe for just about all the major winter agriculture trade shows. Not easily daunted, RealAgriculture field editor Kara Oosterhuis was on location at AgriTrade this week... Read More
If you're tired of hearing words such as "unprecedented" and "new normal," you're not alone. That said, over time, what is average or normal or expected does change and evolve. Take commodity prices, for example. Over the very long term, the bottom level resistance for wheat futures at one time was $2/bushel. Eventually, that rose... Read More
It's a busy time of year in Ottawa and around the world for ministers and for the official critics, too. John Barlow, Alberta MP for Foothills, spent time in Paris, France, last week attending the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) minister's meeting. Canada's federal ag minister, Marie-Claude Bibeau, chaired the meeting. Now that... Read More
Corn on corn shouldn't be the plan, but when it is, make sure the stalks are baled and returned as manure, says Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson. In this early November episode of Wheat Pete's Word, our host shares insight in to what's causing corn field fires, how much stress tolerance has improved in crop types,... Read More
Under the guise of solving the housing crisis, Ontario's premier Doug Ford is moving to develop over 7,000 acres of prime agriculture land in the province's Greenbelt around the city of Toronto. In exchange, the Ford government says it will set aside over 9,000 acres...somewhere else. MPP for Temiskaming-Cochrane, John Vanthof says the premier's plan... Read More
When it comes to weed control, we can't always wait for the next thing in the pipeline, we need to manage what we have — which sometimes means getting creative. For this edition of the Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jeanette Gaultier of BASF, and Rob Bahry of ADAMA Canada, to discuss clever... Read More
Traditions evolve over time — sometimes a significantly difficult time spurs an increased focus on gratitude, or a record-setting sale price or yield requires a big celebration. When harvest wraps up, whether it's the last acre through the combine or the last calf sold, it's important to step back, reflect, and indulge just a little... Read More
Update, as of Nov. 9: Maple Leaf Foods says it is implementing workarounds to maintain operations at its plants while a team of cybersecurity experts continues to work on resolving the "comprehensive" outage caused by a cyberattack. CEO Michael McCain told investors in a quarterly earnings call on Nov. 8 that all the company's plants... Read More