When Farm Credit Canada (FCC) released its first-half of 2022 farmland values report earlier this week, reaction was somewhat mixed, ranging from "Well, of course prices are still strong!" to "This kind of growth is absurd given current conditions." As J.P. Gervais, senior economist with FCC explains, it's important to look at the 8.1 per... Read More
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Cover cropping — and then planting into that green cover crop in spring — has become more common in pockets of the U.S. and Canada over the past decade, but the adoption rate has tended to be slower in more northern areas with short or dry fall seasons. These also happen to be areas where... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire! Today’s show is brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Aaron Bowman of Hampton, Ont.; Jeff Harrison of Quinte West, Ont.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man.; and Mike Beckie of Davidson, Sask. Don’t miss our spotlight... Read More
Dairy farming is labour intensive 365-days of the year. It's also an industry that can be both physically and technologically demanding all at once. Because of the round-the-clock care dairy farms require, it takes a certain kind of temporary work force to fill in when farmers need time off. Martin VandenHoven, of Relief Herdsmen Services,... Read More
It was a busy Farm Progress Show for Michelin as the tire manufacturer rolled out three agricultural tires at the annual farm tradeshow, located this year at Boone, Iowa. New from Michelin are the Agribib 2, Spraybib CFO and the TrailXBib. The Agribib 2 is an improved version of Michelin's most popular agricultural tire, while... Read More
Happy Wednesday! Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. On today's show we will hear from J.P. Gervias with Farm Credit Canada on mid year land value report, and Greg Northey with Pulse Canada on railways underperforming through Week 8 of the grain shipping season. Don't miss out spotlight interview with Scott Anderson of Nutrien... Read More
New Holland is expanding its round baler offering with the launch of its Pro-Belt Series. The new balers made their first appearance at the recent Farm Progress Show in Boone, Iowa. In this video, Jordan Milewski, New Holland's conventional haytools marketing manager, says producers can expect both durability and reliability from the new baler. “When... Read More
In case you were wondering, this is episode 381 of Wheat Pete's Word. That's a whole lot of agronomy, with host Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson, and we've got plenty more! It's almost Thanksgiving, and there are so many things to be thankful for. Keep those things at the forefront of your mind as we head... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this early October edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear from Dr. Reynold Bergen of the Beef Cattle Research Council on transport rules for calves, and from Dr. David Kohl, with Virginia Tech, on goal setting. Don't miss our spotlight interview with Mike Biernacki of ConnectFirst Credit Union,... Read More
When draft regulations for livestock transport in Canada were brought forward in 2017, most within the industry could understand why: the rules that govern the care of livestock transport hadn't been updated in decades. But perhaps one of the reasons it took so long to revamp the regs was because they were working quite well.... Read More