New Holland has upped the ante on its Forage Cruiser line for model year 2016. The line has five models, with the smallest (the FR480) listed at 476hp and the top model (FR850) at 824hp. The line has seen the replacement of the engines in the smaller models, now Tier 4B compliant with ECOBlue He-eSCR... Read More
Category: Livestock
It’s an interesting market for beef producers. While fed cattle are still struggling to find their market low, feeder animals are well above last year’s prices. And cow/calf producers may be feeling relieved, but will good margins be enough to persuade herd expansion? We hand Shaun Haney a bar of soap for this mid-September edition... Read More
Update: A decision from the WTO on Canada's COOL retaliation plan is expected on December 7. The Canadian government is making its case to the World Trade Organization this week on why should be allowed to impose C$3.1 billion per year in retaliatory tariffs on U.S. exports in the dispute over country of origin labeling... Read More
From Calgary, this week's ag news podcast includes updates on harvest, the beef market, a new tool aimed at increasing grain market transparency and the latest announcements from McDonald's and Glencore:
North America's largest chain restaurant has pledged to source all of the eggs for its nearly 16,000 restaurants in Canada and the U.S. from cage-free chicken farms. McDonald's announced today that it will completely transition to cage-free or "free-run" eggs within the next 10 years. “Our guests increasingly tell us they appreciate the efforts we... Read More
Where were we just one year ago? The Canadian dollar sat at 92 cents U.S. and cattle prices were at all-time highs. Those price levels have since been passed, to everyone's surprise, but the dollar has taken an absolute beating in just a year's time. Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock, joins RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith for... Read More
The Ag-Info Centre’s Barry Yaremcio joins Debra Murphy to talk about some of the things to monitor when accepting and feeding an out-of-area shipment of hay. It’s been a difficult year for Alberta farmers. Dry conditions throughout the growing season led many who typically have enough feed, to buy elsewhere. Others received generous donations. And,... Read More
The Ontario Sheep Marketing Agency (OSMA) is warning sheep producers that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has confirmed a positive case of Bluetongue virus in an Ontario cattle herd. Bluetongue disease is caused by the Bluetongue virus, and transmitted from animal to animal by the Culicoides midge. The virus attacks the lining of blood... Read More
As if an automated feed-pusher and barn-cleaner weren't cool enough, Lely has announced a control panel option for the iOS platform, in addition to its Android-based app. Farmers with a Lely Juno feed pusher and/or Lely Discovery mobile barn cleaner will now be able to operate these robots with an iPhone, iPad or iPod through... Read More
Kevin Nixon, beekeeper and chair of the Canadian Honey Council, has been making media rounds today, following the theft of 12 hives from Nixon Honey Farm near Innisfail, AB. I have vanishing bee syndrome 3 empty pallets,12 hives stolen. "Fellow" beekeeper?who else comes prepared? pic.twitter.com/VwoHIaf8lZ — Kevin Nixon (@KevinNixon15) August 26, 2015 On CBC Radio... Read More