Top-ups to the cash advance and AgriStability programs for farmers are nice, but they don't go far enough in mitigating the impact of China's retaliatory tariffs against Canadian agricultural exports, according to the executive director of Grain Growers of Canada. "What producers are looking for — this is what I'm hearing from most grain farmers... Read More
Category: Podcasts
Those quick-burrowing, pesky nuisances known as gophers were a source of a good amount of lost canola yield in 2024. Some canola fields were devastated, requiring re-seeding, while a cereal field right next to the canola would go untouched, says Dr. James Tansey, provincial insect and vertebrate pest management specialist with the Ministry of Agriculture... Read More
Micronutrients are a small ingredient in the crop nutrition recipe but farmers need to pay attention because deficiencies can produce a yield and profit hit. What's the best strategy for managing micros like boron, zinc, iron and manganese? Agronomy Advantage agronomist Deb Campbell says micronutrient management can be complex and confusing, but with the right... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Biologicals. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Ethan Wallace of Seaforth, Ont.; Nic Dubuc of Montreal, Que.; Randy Court of Plumas, Man.; and, Kent Erickson of Irma, Alta. Also hear from Corteva Biologicals product... Read More
It's a long way from official, but a pre-election promise to boost AgriStability payout limits and speed-up payments could go forward to help farmers deal with tariff impacts. AJ Gill, national leader of ag risk management resources for MNP, says that it is definitely possible the increased cap and larger interim payment for the 2025... Read More
While most Canadian eyes and ears have been tuned to the U.S. and its president's next move, the U.S. markets have been focused on China. So much of the current news cycle has been centred on the U.S. tariffs on Canadian products, but there is another U.S. policy looming — on incoming Chinese and Chinese-made... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Arlan Suderman with StoneX on the markets and a U.S. policy on taxing Chinese ships; AJ Gill with MNP on the AgriStability changes; Hear a clip from the latest Farm Safety Roundup episode on staying grounded with Nicole... Read More
Growers looking to upgrade their John Deere planters can now get next level seed metering with the ExactEmerge and MaxEmerge 5e row unit kits. In this report from Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Kyle Barry, Deere's manager of precision upgrades marketing, notes that the kits mean growers no longer have to purchase new row units... Read More
With the Canadian Grocery Sector Code of Conduct complete, attention now turns to the implementation and education around what the code will and won't provide for industry players. The code was finalized last year and will come into force in June 2025. That means there needs to be a body that overseas the code and... Read More
Mother Nature is taking her sweet time in bringing in spring, but slowly and surely we are marching towards putting crop in the ground. For this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson rifles through several agronomy answers, including: what to do with cover crops that didn't die, why sulphur matters and why... Read More