The Alberta government has been making good on its promises to tighten budgets and revamp how agriculture research is done in the province. Earlier this year, the province announced the Results Driven Agriculture Research program— RDAR — an arms-length government entity that would administer funding and guide agriculture research. Then, last week, approximately 250 Alberta... Read More
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Almost everyone who lives in a rural area is well aware of the challenges with infrastructure and services — from keeping schools open, to attracting and retaining doctors, to building roads and fixing bridges. Fewer though are likely fully aware of just how far behind their local town or municipality has fallen in keeping up... Read More
New sprayer operators — or seasoned sprayer operators who just need a refresher — might be wondering what to winterize their sprayer with, and how to do it. In this episode of Canola School, Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix and Sprayers 101, joins Kara Oosterhuis to talk about sprayer winterization — the technical side, and the... Read More
John Kowalchuk is just a #regularfarmer from Rumsey, Alberta. He's also a regular guest on RealAg Radio's Farmer Rapid Fire segment, because John loves to farm and loves to talk about farming. That makes John a great guest for RealAg LIVE! In this episode, Shaun Haney asks John about what crops he's trialing, what crop... Read More
The unexpected bump up in commodity prices going into November begs the question: how long can it last? "A simple rule of thumb: high prices cure high prices," say Brennan Turner of FarmLead's Combyne Ag Trading Network. "I think there's definitely a combination of factors that are kind of driving the markets right now; first... Read More
The Bank of Canada has announced it will hold firm at a 0.25 per cent interest rate for now; and, given the commentary around the announcement, likely for some time. According to J.P. Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada, it's not an unexpected outcome. "When you comb through the [Bank of Canada] statement, what... Read More
We've reached the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio! Thanks for joining us. Today's show is brought to you by Farmers Business Network! On today's show you'll hear from: Breen Neeser, Canadian country head of Farmers Business Network; Carrie Tait, reporter with The Globe and Mail, on a recent article she wrote about rural communities; J.P.... Read More
Whenever the RealAg team gets to visit Agritechnica in Germany, central tire inflation system technologies seem to be everywhere. It's not as common over on this continent, and there's a lot of discussion surrounding the "why not" of having it. However, our resident agronomist Peter "Whete Pete" Johnson recently found some evidence of the positives... Read More
In a recent RealAg LIVE feature with Michelle Miller (aka The Farm Babe), the issue of advocacy in agriculture came up. Promoting the industry and connecting with consumers has become more important, but how does agriculture amplify its voice? Miller, and others, think a celebrity might be the ticket. They would appeal to the general... Read More
Yield results are trickling in, and regional differences sure do tell the tale of spring conditions and summer rain (or lack thereof) for the 2020 growing season. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, we take a look at crop yields across Ontario, but also into Quebec, and as far as the east coast. Also in... Read More