Farmers could be forgiven if it felt like Groundhog Day as market experts unpacked the state of 2026 global grain markets at the SouthWest Agricultural Conference. Ben Buckner, chief grains analyst with AgResource Company, notes that market conditions really haven't changed since his last visit to the conference a year ago. In this market report,... Read More
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For young farmers looking to scale their operations or step into leadership, growth isn’t just about acres or assets—it’s about mindset, communication, and being willing to learn in discomfort. In this premiere episode of How Could I Know?, co-hosts Patti Durand and Cris Corbett speak with Michael Ferguson, a fourth-generation farmer from Melfort, Saskatchewan, about... Read More
Wheat Pete is back in the pulpit this week with passionate calls for better manure stewardship, more diverse crop rotations, and a wary eye on weed resistance. He shares standout moments from Ontario’s winter ag conferences and dives into listener questions on phosphorus placement, product flops, and winter wheat survival. Have a question you’d like... Read More
If you were on social media late last week you may have noticed a flurry of announcements, statements, and posts from beef and cattle groups addressing misinformation circulating about traceability regulation changes for livestock. "Beef Farmers of Ontario (BFO) is aware of questions and discussion regarding the proposed federal livestock traceability regulations and their anticipated... Read More
Severe, prolonged dry conditions in southwest Saskatchewan have many growers rethinking how they manage fertility to protect yield potential and reduce economic risk. Near Hazlet, Sask., Evan Dewar of Dewar Family Farms has spent the last eight years experimenting with soil health and more specifically deep banding — placing a multi-nutrient blend as deep as... Read More
Dust entering an engine’s air intake can quickly build up in filters, requiring operators to stop frequently to blow them out or clean them. Depending on how dry conditions are, that can mean servicing filters every day, every other day, or once a week, adding time spent on maintenance during field operations. At Agri-Trade in... Read More
Prime Minister Mark Carney is leading a delegation to Beijing this week, that includes Minister of Agriculture Heath MacDonald, Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, Industry Minister Melanie Joly, and International Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe, Parliamentary Secretary Kody Blois and new Liberal MP Michael Ma are... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! For this Tuesday show, Haney is joined by: Ted Sefried of Zaner Ag Hedge on the Bearish USDA report; Charlotte Greenshields of CANTERRA Seeds for a spotlight interview; Craig McLaughlin of the Beef Farmers of Ontario on pushback on new traceability rules; Darren Bond of Manitoba... Read More
Maintaining good air quality inside a chicken barn, especially during Prairie winters, is critical for egg production and bird comfort, but it comes with significant energy demands and costs. A newly-renovated laying hen barn in southern Manitoba features several technologies aimed at delivering cost savings over the long term through energy efficiency. As part of... Read More
The rate at which grain farming costs have escalated over the last five years is more than double Canada’s overall inflation rate, according to analysis looking at Manitoba farmers' costs. Both the Bank of Canada's inflation calculator and Statistics Canada's Consumer Price Index gauge inflation from 2020 to 2025 at around 20 per cent. However,... Read More