There has been significant discussion surrounding supply chain challenges and manufacturing over the last two years. While labour shortages are ongoing, there might be a light emerging at the end of the tunnel when it comes to logistics, says an executive with a global farm equipment maker. Eric Raby, senior vice president of CLAAS of... Read More
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Thanks for joining us on this episode of the RealAg Issues Panel. Hear from our guests: Cherilyn Nagel, farmer at Mossbank, Sask., and international director for Global Farmer Network; and Meagan Murdoch of H+K Strategies in Toronto, Ont. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun Haney via email shaney@realagriculture.com,... Read More
Cherry harvest has begun in the Okanagan Valley. Which, as Sukhpaul Bal, president of the B.C. Cherry Association, explains in this week's Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, is later than usual. The late harvest season is a result of a cooler spring, like most of Western Canada experienced. However, the heat has finally come,... Read More
The same batteries that power electric cars could be used to move crops, as Convey-All debuted a prototype battery-powered conveyor at the 2022 Ag in Motion farm show. The “Volt” conveyor features 36 batteries and output equivalent to 30 horsepower, explains Gerald Unrau, product manager with Convey-All/Meridian Manufacturing, in the interview below. Under full load,... Read More
An Edmonton-based autonomous agriculture start-up is developing a camera-based system that allows self-driving tractors to recognize and respond to changes in their surroundings. Mojow Autonomous Solutions was incorporated in early 2020. “We’ve developed an autonomous navigation and control kit that uses a camera for its main sensor,” explains founder and CEO Owen Kinch. “It allows... Read More
The evolution of nitrogen emission policy in Canada is, well, a bit of a dog's breakfast. There's overarching emissions targets, there are several regulations and standards to follow, plus, there's funding and support to achieve some of this — all tallied up in a ledger that's controversial (and confusing) in where numbers are added in,... Read More
In any large-scale livestock operation, pen checkers have their hands full surveying herds daily looking for animals who are showing signs of illness, something that is now being streamlined by a monitor by Allflex Livestock Intelligence. The monitor, which can be a collar or a tag, tracks changes in the animal's temperature, movement and also... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio on this Thursday, July 28. On today's episode of the Farmer Rapid Fire, you'll hear from: Chris Moore of Kinburn, Ont.; Dan Petker of Norfolk, Ont.; Kevin Witdouck of Iron Springs, Alta.; and, Sukhpaul Bal of Kelowna, B.C. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect... Read More
Could volatile be the new normal when it comes to commodity markets? With volatility being the only constant over the past while, it is certainly something that farmers and marketers are getting used to as they continue to try and navigate their way through fluctuating prices and variables that seem to be ever increasing. With... Read More
What if you could tell a disease was present before seeing the physical symptoms of it spreading through a crop? That's what BioScout is looking to bring to producers with what they are touting as the world's first automated spore trap. Lewis Collins, CEO of BioScout, was on site with his team at Ag in... Read More