Since the start of COVID-19, the rise of at-home fitness equipment has surged, especially with fitness centres not being able to remain open during lockdowns. Phil Villeneuve of Newtown Sales joins co-hosts Shaun Haney and Gary Chambers in this Fit Farmer podcast episode, to discuss the sporting goods industry. Originally from Sarsfield, Ont., Villeneuve spent... Read More
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The Weston Family Foundation has launched a $33 million challenge for Canadian producers in an effort to spur development of long-term fruit and vegetable production. The Homegrown Innovation Challenge will run until 2028, supporting new ideas, technology, and business models that will help offset the 80 per cent of fresh fruit and vegetables currently supplied... Read More
With an eye to the future, cattle prices and cut-out values will eventually have to reflect significant shifts in labour and robotics, packaging, transport, and sustainability demands on the sector. Over the last 23 months, there's been a lot of talk about supply chains moving from just-in-time delivery to a more of a just-in-case type... Read More
It's Thursday, and Shaun Haney is back in the host seat, just in time for one of his favourite days — the Thursday Farmer Rapid Fire. On today's show, you'll hear from: Steve Terpstra, of Atwood, Ont.; Riley Anderson of River Valley, Man.; Jake Leguee of Filmore, Sask.; and Chris Allam of Edmonton, Alta. As... Read More
Each week, we here at RealAgriculture choose a new question to ask in our poll. A few weeks ago, we asked which professional farmers plan to add to the farm in the year ahead. The final tally favoured a business/succession expert, but adding a marketing advisor ranked second. Brain Voth, founder of IntelliFarm Inc., isn't... Read More
Proponents of a new private member's bill that would remove natural gas and propane used on farms for grain drying and barn heating from the federal carbon pricing system are hoping it will proceed on an accelerated timeline, given the fact the bill is very similar in wording and intent to a previous bill that... Read More
Thanks for taking the time to tune into RealAg Radio. The snow in Manitoba keeps on falling, but Kelvin Heppner took a break today from clearing to guest host, and has a great lineup for you today. You'll hear: Don Close of RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness, on a report he published on the four major... Read More
If you've been waiting for your question to be answered by Peter Johnson, today is your day. Yes, there are some talking points in this Wheat Pete's Word, but Johnson has devoted most of this episode to Q and A! Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in?... Read More
The impact of 2021's drought and heat across many parts of the Prairies continues to be a key point in conversation as we look towards the 2022 growing season. Meghan Vankosky, field crop entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) based at Saskatoon, Sask., recently spoke at Alberta's Agronomy Update to discuss the impact the... Read More
Fine-tuning nitrogen and managing lodging are two key strategies that helped earn London, Ont., wheat grower Jeff Cook a third place finish in the 2021 Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN) overall yield category. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Wheat School, Cook speaks with agronomist Peter Johnson and shares how he grew 148.6 bu/ac to... Read More