With 2026 seeding decisions on many producers’ minds, IntelliFarm’s Brian Voth offered a sobering, clear-eyed take on commodity risk right now: China's nearly 76 per cent tariff on Canadian canola is a make-or-break factor for acreage decisions. For soybeans, the lack of U.S. buying by China weighs heavily on farmers' minds south of the border,... Read More
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The Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Agri-food (CANZA) has announced the launch of the Million Acre Challenge aimed at scaling regenerative farming practices across the country. A founding $7-million contribution comes from the Weston family, part of their broader $50-million commitment toward regenerative agriculture in Canada. The initiative is called the Million Acre Challenge to signal... Read More
Choosing the right canola hybrid can mean the difference between just making a crop and fully realizing yield potential. With a growing number of specialty traits and disease pressures to consider, making the right choice starts well before the seed hits the ground. Leigh-Ann Harder, technical services specialist with BASF, joins Amber Bell in this... Read More
Welcome back to RealAg Radio for this mid-week edition of the show with your host Shaun Haney! For today's show, Haney is joined by, Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to discuss outcomes from yesterday's meeting between Trump and Carney; Mark Alberts of BASF for a spotlight interview on InVigor Book and Buy; Darren Anderson of Vive... Read More
October has started with plenty of activity in the field and in the inbox and Wheat Pete is tackling it all! From safety reminders to the quirks of dry-season harvesting, host of Wheat Pete's Word, Peter Johnson, dives into low-yield soybeans, unusual corn dry-down, and what volunteer beans are really telling you. Plus: get answers... Read More
Last week, I moderated a panel at the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute's two-day policy event focused on risk. The topic of my panel was assessing the current ability for Canadian agriculture to navigate the risks ahead. We dissected policy risk, geopolitical risk, trade risk, climate risk — the layers are many, and each demands distinct... Read More
If you’ve ever felt stuck in survival mode, putting out fires, juggling cash flow and reacting to problems instead of steering your farm, this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast is for you. Host Shaun Haney welcomes Saskatchewan farmer and business coach Josh Kerpan to unpack how producers can transition from overwhelmed operators... Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is back in the chair, broadcasting from Calgary, after a swing through Nashville and a stop at RFD-TV’s Market Day Report. On today’s show, it’s just Shaun behind the mic — no guests required — walking through the big issues facing Canadian agriculture and... Read More
What do growers need to know about biologicals to find a fit for them in soybean fields on their farms? On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Nikki Burnett and Matthew Fletcher from Lallemand Plant Care break down what growers should be looking for in biologicals and how they can put the products to... Read More
Vive Crop Protection has raised US$10 million in new capital to accelerate its crop protection nanotechnology product development pipeline. The financing round, which was oversubscribed, includes investment from FCC Capital, Emmertech, iSelect, and BDC Capital, and signals growing confidence in Canadian-led innovation in the agriculture sector, the company says. The investment will allow the company... Read More