Brandt commits to building a $8.5 million structure to house livestock for the 2026 event With all the changes happening or planned for Regina's REAL District in the announced sale of buildings to the Brandt Group of Companies, questions had begun to mount on the fate of the 2026 Canadian Western Agribition, slated for November... Read More
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Bayer's decision to spin its United States glyphosate business into a new subsidiary known as Ruveon LLC will have no commercial impact on Canadian farmers or retail partners, according to company officials. Bayer announced the consolidation of its entire glyphosate business in the U.S., including pricing, marketing, production, and logistics, into Ruveon on July 1.... Read More
This week's USDA acreage report offered few surprises for corn and soybeans, but wheat provided the biggest bullish takeaway, according to Jim McCormick, chief operating officer with AgMarket.net. Speaking with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney following Monday's report, McCormick said U.S. corn acreage remained unchanged from the March estimate at 95.3 million acres. While some... Read More
This episode opens with Taylor Phillips, with Maverick Ag, setting the table on AI and tools in a practical way: what they are, how they are used, and why the starting point should be the problem you are trying to solve, not the technology itself. That carries into the full conversation with Nick Horob, creator…Read More
The tariff tit-for-tat between Canada and China has a new development on the agriculture front, as China's Ministry of Commerce announced Tuesday, June 30, that it will impose provisional anti-dumping measures on Canadian pea starch. Under the new measures, importers of Canadian pea starch must provide a 73.5 per cent security deposit to Chinese customs... Read More
Canadian farmers have pushed canola acreage to an all-time high while pulling back on wheat, according to Statistics Canada's seeded acreage report released June 30. While there are big questions about crop yield potential due to wet weather, the agency pegged canola area at a record 23.4 million acres, surpassing the previous record of 23.0... Read More
Alberta’s government has committed $7 million in 2026-27 to expand and modernize training at Lakeland College, a move it says will help post-secondary infrastructure keeps pace with growing regional workforce demand. “We are grateful to the Government of Alberta for its continued investment in Lakeland College and its commitment to strengthening the future of agriculture... Read More
Bayer Crop Science has named Kacy Perry country division head for Crop Science Canada, effective July 1. In this role, she will lead more than 550 employees working at multiple sites across Canada and serves as a member of Bayer’s North American Leadership Team for Crop Science. Perry currently serves as the North America soybean... Read More
Adam Dyck, industry representative from Warburtons, has been elected as the new chair of the Cereals Canada board of directors at the Annual General Meeting held last week. Rounding out the executive committee is Josh Boersen, producer representative from Grain Farmers of Ontario, as vice-chair; Rob Stone, producer representative from Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission, as... Read More
Wading through water has been the reality for much of Alberta this growing season and this is especially true for the Edmonton area, parts of which have received upwards of 17 inches of rain in June according to some farmer's rain gauges. Environment Canada has reported 10 inches of precipitation for the month of June... Read More