The National Cattleman's Beef Association (NCBA) wants to do away with the Product of the USA label on beef, saying the term could potentially be misleading to consumers. Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access for NCBA, based out of Washington, D.C., explains that current rules state that beef product only has... Read More
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Many Ontario farmers would have heard about Yield Enhancement Networks (YEN) for the first time about two years ago at the Southwest Agricultural Conference. ADAS, an independent provider of agricultural and environmental consultancy services in the U.K., formed the first YEN back in 2012, with the goal of setting up collaboration between industry partners, agronomists,…Read More
Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you today by Stoller Enterprises. On today's show, you'll hear from: Kent Bacus, senior director of international trade and market access of NCBA, about U.S. labelling and how that slips into COOL territory; An X-Cyte product spotlight with Ryan Bonnett of Stoller Enterprises; Jim Wiesemeyer,... Read More
Wheat in Ontario is in grain fill, and that means scouting for cereal leaf beetle. There's also been plenty of rain in certain parched parts of the west, but it's too much and way too late to save the crop. In this week's edition of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson discusses some insect alerts,... Read More
Chop Steakhouse & Bar recently announced plans to become the first full-service restaurant chain in Canada to offer steaks featuring certification that recognizes sustainable beef practices. "The most exciting part of that menu is our new mass balance certification through the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef," says Stephen Clark, executive chef for Chop Steakhouse &... Read More
Every year, Sask Wheat and other Prairie wheat groups go out and sample soil to look for wheat midge cocoons that have overwintered, and then create a forecast map from that information. The wheat midge forecast map is showing a lot of red, which is a bit alarming. Wheat midge is definitely on Tyler Wist's…Read More
Imagine setting out on your own, fresh out of university, down to your last few hundred bucks. Matt Gosling did. That was 18 growing seasons ago, and although the beginning was a challenge with change and uncertainty moving at an incredible rate, Gosling has built Premium Ag into a successful agronomic services company. From the... Read More
This edition of RealAg Radio has a little something for everyone, including news, personal development, professional development, and steak. That's right: steak. On today's show you'll hear: Kara Oosterhuis and Rosie Thoni talking finding your place in agriculture; Stephen Clark, Chop Steakhouse & Bar, about of sustainable-certified steak cuts; MNP's Peter Manness and Kim Gerenscer... Read More
Soil health, in a rotational grazing and cattle operation sense, starts with ground cover and consistently adding organic matter that will eventually become sequestered carbon. Logistics-wise and from a management stand-point, how is improved soil health achieved in a cattle operation? In this Soil School episode, Bernard Tobin is in the field with Aaron Bowman,…Read More
Why is it important to conserve beneficial insects? When is it time to "pull the trigger" on an insecticide application, and how does choice of insecticide influence populations of beneficial insects? John Gavloski, provincial entomologist at Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development, says that to farm most economically and efficiently, the way insects are viewed and…Read More