At some point, likely every farmer has been frustrated with markets and pricing, and thought about moving past commodity production and up the value chain. But as many quickly learn, direct marketing, dealing with processors, or even becoming a processor is not for everyone. In this episode of Mind Your Farm Business, Jeff Nonay, a... Read More
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Is it Wednesday already? In today's episode of the show you'll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; Thoughts on the upcoming planting season, with Southern Alberta farmer Kevin Serfas; About a new competitiveness study comparing Alberta's beef industry to beef industries in three states, with Alberta Cattle Feeders' Association's Janice Tranberg; and... Read More
It's a new year, and we're back with the first Wheat Pete's Word of the decade! Peter Johnson, host of Wheat Pete's Word, says that although we are only eight days in, 2020 is already roaring ahead steadily. The mantra for 2020 according to Wheat Pete is "perfect vision." If we can see clearly, we'll... Read More
The Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA) and the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) recently conducted an industry competitiveness study to evaluate the industry's ability to profitably maintain or enhance the market share of the Alberta beef industry in relation to its American counterparts. Key highlights from the report include: Beef cattle sales in Alberta amount to... Read More
Remember that cab-less Case IH autonomous tractor concept that was launched in 2016? It made an appearance at Agritechnica 2019 in Hanover, Germany, and RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney was at the Case IH booth to take a look. Daniel Stuart, director of product marketing for Case IH, says the company decided to show the tractor again... Read More
In today's episode of RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney challenges us to be curious during this conference season. Also in the show, you'll hear: Top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; An acreage forecast for 2020, and does tension in the Middle East create any challenges for Canadian ag exports? Chuck Penner, LeftField Commodity Research... Read More
Did you know that around 70 per cent of Canada's beef exports go to the United States? Depending that much on one market means that if there is ever an issue with the United States border crossing (hello, BSE crisis), Canadian export options become slimmer than we'd like them to be. This is why Ellen... Read More
After a week of looking back on some of host Shaun Haney's favourite interviews of 2019, it's time to look forward. In this episode of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; Is planter-precision necessary for top canola yield? Farming Smarter's Ken Coles provides an update on ongoing research in... Read More
Convincing policymakers and politicians that agriculture matters is easy; it's getting them to push for changes and advancements that are tricky. Part of the reason for that is the compartmentalization of the industry, sure, but there are plenty of overarching issues that impact most farmers — and that's where change needs to start. Mary Robinson,... Read More
Massey Ferguson has enhanced its MF 5700 S Essential and MF 7700 S Exclusive packages for 'NEXT Edition' versions of the series, to take future consumers to the "NEXT level of performance and straightforward dependability." NEXT Edition specifications are available on models: MF 5711 S Dyna-4 (110hp); MF 5713 S Dyna-4 (130hp); MF 7720 S... Read More