Fertilizer prices can vary widely depending on supplier, location, and time of year, making it difficult for farmers to compare options and secure the best deal. ClearCost aims to simplify that process by bringing multiple fertilizer dealers together in one place. Speaking at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Keith Busch of ClearCost... Read More
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New Holland’s new T7 tractor series features the most powerful and fastest T7 tractors the manufacturer has brought to market. The new series was seen for the first time in North America at Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, after debuting at Agritechnica in Germany last fall. Speaking with RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin, Alex Berwager, livestock... Read More
Agriculture is often framed as an economic driver, but Alison Sunstrum says that Canada should treat it as something far more strategic: national security. In this conversation on the Ag Policy Connection podcast with co-hosts Tyler McCann and Elise Bigley of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), Sunstrum—CEO of ConserveX, managing partner at NYA Ventures,... Read More
One of the largest purchasers, processors, and exporters of canola is back as a member of the Canola Council of Canada (CCC) after an eight-year hiatus. Richardson International, the parent company of Richardson Pioneer, formally rejoined the national canola industry group at its annual general meeting on March 12, 2026. Richardson withdrew its funding from... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! This week on the show, Haney is joined by: Iris Meck of Iris Meck Communications on the role of women in agriculture; Patrick de Haan of Gas Buddy on high diesel prices ahead of peak farm fuel demand; and, Rob Hannam and Jocelyn Velestuk... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Smith is joined for the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. Smith is then joined for the RealAg Issues Panel by Tyler McCann of CAPI... Read More
Uniform emergence has long been a cornerstone of maximizing corn yield, but new planter technology is taking seed placement one step further—by controlling how each kernel lands in the seed trench. At Commodity Classic in San Antonio, Texas, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin caught up with Caleb Stuber of Precision Planting to discuss the company’s newly launched... Read More
The path to renewing the Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) appears to be facing stronger headwinds as the renewal timeline winds down. In a fireside chat at the Canadian Crops Convention in Toronto this week, U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Pete Hoekstra, joined Erin Gowriluk of the Canada Grains Council to discuss the status of the Canada–U.S.... Read More
Cash cattle markets took a step lower in the U.S. this week, while Alberta prices held steady, as labour disruptions at a major plant and tightening supplies added fresh uncertainty to the North American beef market. In the latest Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange says U.S. cash cattle prices weakened, with... Read More
Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! On today’s show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Jenn Doelman of Renfrew, Ont.; Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont.; Gunter Jochum of St. Francois Xavier, Man.; John Kowalchuk of Trochu, Alta.; and; Corteva Agronomist... Read More