Benchmarking is a comparison, but it's not a competition. Benchmarking can be a useful tool to understand where your farm management practices can improve on yield, profit margin, operation efficiency, or gross margin. Even human resources can be benchmarked, but it's what you do with the numbers next that really counts. Maggie Van Camp, national... Read More
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September beef export trade data is in, and, following a good July and August, the numbers are a bit disappointing. "We've been talking about trade a lot because we know both the U.S. and Canada have a pile of beef that we need to get through, and obviously export markets are an important piece of... Read More
It's Friday the 13th! Some consider it an unlucky day, but others consider it lucky. It's 2020, though, so anything is possible! On today's show, you'll hear from Anne Wasko with the Beef Market Update, and a RealAg issues panel with host Lyndsey Smith, RealAg's Kelvin Heppner, and Christina Crowley-Arklie, covering: Consumer confidence in our... Read More
Can we eat our way out of climate change? If we all became vegans could we eliminate livestock and put a big dent in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Those are just some of the questions Dr. Sara Place tackles daily in her job as Elanco Animal Health's chief sustainability officer. Earlier this week, Place joined... Read More
The grain markets offered farmers a gift this fall with a harvest rally. While highs may have been locked in for some crops already, there is still plenty to talk about ahead of the busy shipping season. For this episode of RealAg LIVE!, stand-in host Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Chuck Penner, founder of LeftField... Read More
Thursdays mean only one thing here on RealAg Radio. Yup, you guessed it. It's time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! On today's show you'll hear from: Shawn Schill of Arthur, Ont; Landon Friesen of Man; Sarah Weigum of Alta; and, Jake Leguee of Sask; as well as, A product spotlight with Eric Gregory, of Brett... Read More
Every year the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) asks Canadians how they feel about the country's agriculture and food systems. The 2020 report, Trends in Trust & The Path Forward, shows that the proportion of Canadians who feel that the food system is headed in the right direction has reached a five-year high, despite... Read More
Known as a telecom company to most, TELUS has announced a big commitment to the agriculture and food space. Following a successful foray into the healthcare industry, TELUS is now making a big move into the agriculture and food sector, one the company says is ready for the vast digitization of information. As part of... Read More
On this Remembrance Day edition of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney has got your top ag news, plus a precision ag spotlight, a full discussion on rail and container traffic movement, and what producer groups may get traction on at the next Federal-Provincial-Territorial meeting. On today's show, hear from: Tyson Walker of CropPro Consulting; Greg... Read More
If your wheat looks tough but the neighbour's doesn't, it's time to sit down and try and figure out what impact your own management is having on your fields. That's just one take-home message from this week's Wheat Pete's Word. Host Peter Johnson explains what the likely culprits are of purple, red, and yellow wheat,... Read More