The former Frey's slaughter facility at Mount Forest, Ontario, will re-open soon as Local Harvest Ontario, with a focus on beef and lamb for the Toronto area and beyond. Brian Read, vice president and general manager of the plant, is very excited about the prospect of getting the plant up and running. Read has run... Read More
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We're getting closer to that exciting time of year again: harvest. The southern areas may already be getting into it, but in the central and north parts of the Prairies, producers will be thinking about staging their pulse crops in the coming days or weeks. "Every year we kind of have to reeducate, even ourselves,... Read More
Thanks for making RealAg Radio a part of your workday! On today's midweek edition of the show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Keith Currie, president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture, on the latest freedom of information (FOI) request ruling; and Tom Steve, general manager of... Read More
Domestically, Canada's agri-food system is facing a lot of challenges, but the pressures aren't from just within the country. Many newly-felt pressures are from external forces. A new report from Agri-Food Economy Systems based out of Guelph, Ont., outlines these new pressures on agri-food policy in Canada. The list of those pressures in the report... Read More
Who wants to learn a new weather term? Get on in here for this week's Wheat Pete's Word where — unfortunately — we learn there is a specific term for an inland hurricane. Also in this week's episode, host Peter Johnson is talking cover crop adoption and cover crop options well into the fall, where... Read More
It's time for Day 3 of the virtual Ontario Diagnostic Days! This week, we're joined by Dr. Peter Sikkema with the University of Guelph, and Mike Cowbrough, weed specialist with the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. This episode focuses on weed management, specifically on glyphosate resistant Canada fleabane and waterhemp, and the... Read More
The Cattlemen's Young Leaders (CYL) program is for young people across Canada between the ages of 18 and 35 who are passionate about the beef industry. Since its inception in 2010, the CYL program has had over 120 graduates, which is certainly cause to celebrate. "We're very excited to mark this event with the industry,"... Read More
It's time for our Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show, you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Al Mussell of Agri-Food Economic Systems, on a note that he and two other prominent figures wrote on some of the policy pressures the agri-food industry is facing, and... Read More
Due to a poor harvest in 2019, producers on the Prairies faced a lot of challenges. Then, with an extended spring in some parts for 2020, many acres went left unseeded. But there's still hope to get a crop in, such as winter wheat, it will just take a bit of planning. "The first step... Read More
If you're wondering how it is already the second week of August, don't worry — you're not alone! Harvest is beginning across the Prairies and is well underway in eastern Canada. Leaves are beginning to fall... in the distance, sleigh bells are beginning to ring... In all seriousness, it's one of our favourite days here... Read More