Dairy Farmers of Ontario held a special board meeting on January 18, 2024, to elect its next board executive. The meeting followed the DFO's 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM), where Murray Sherk, officially ended his final term as chair and retired as the board member for Region 8. Mark Hamel, board member for Region 11,... Read More
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Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew and Agriculture Minister Ron Kostyshyn announced nearly half a million in federal and provincial funding for the Manitoba Farmer Wellness Program (MFWP) while at Ag Days in Brandon this week. The grassroots non-profit organization, which started providing free counselling to farmers and farm families in 2022, will receive $450 thousand over... Read More
Manitoba's NDP agriculture minister says he wants to maintain a focus on value-added protein production and processing in the province, continuing with one of the flagship initiatives of the previous Progressive Conservative government. After a seven-year hiatus while the PCs were in power, Ron Kostyshyn returned to the role of Manitoba's agriculture minister following the... Read More
Precision Planting's Panorama platform and Climate FieldView, Bayer’s digital farming platform, have announced new connectivity for the 2024 growing season. Now, farmers using the Panorama platform, either by app or website, can transfer agronomic and farm equipment data to their FieldView accounts. Those using FieldView's Gen 3 20|20 can view maps, input summaries, and agronomic... Read More
Farm Credit Canada has added a sixth Sustainability Incentive Program for those who use FCC as their lending institution and use AgExpert Premium software. Curtis Grainger, director of lending products and sustainability programs for Farm Credit Canada, explains that this latest program provides up to $2,000 for farms that already use or implement 4R nutrient... Read More
Azure Sustainable Fuels Corp. is on track to begin producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2027. That plan got an $8.4 million boost through the Canada Infrastructure Bank (CIB) today. Sustainable aviation fuel can be used directly in aircraft engines by blending up to 50 per cent with traditional jet fuel, and has the potential... Read More
It’s time for another cross-border issues podcast featuring Wiesemeyer and Haney discussing all the big agricultural topics impacting farmers and ranchers in Canada and the United States! This week, Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture and Jim Wiesemeyer, D.C. policy analyst with Pro Farmer, jump into some issues that really connect and are creating angst in the... Read More
The Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame is recognizing six individuals who will be inducted into the hall later this spring. The 2024 inductees have made significant and distinguished contributions to the welfare and improvement of Saskatchewan agriculture, says president of the Saskatchewan Agricultural Hall of Fame, Reed Andrew. “The commitment, innovation and dedicated work of... Read More
Compared to 2014, a kilogram of beef in Canada is now produced with 15 per cent fewer greenhouse gas emissions. According to the National Beef Sustainability Assessment (NBSA) and Strategy report, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) says this latest assessment reflects three years of scientific analysis to make the determination, comapring 2014 to... Read More
Surrounding yourself with exceptional people and building a winning team. It's a recipe for success that Saskatchewan-born Lorne Hepworth has followed through three successful careers and now an appointment as Member of the Order of Canada. This week, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney sat down with Hepworth to discuss his journey, which includes a career arc with... Read More