Imagine rejuvenating a tired pasture (without the need to break it up and start from scratch), while simultaneously reducing the risk of bloat in future grazings. Recent studies conducted on the Prairies have shown that including sainfoin in an alfalfa stand at just 20-30 per cent can significantly decrease or even eliminate the risk of... Read More
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While choice cut out has come back down from its post-fire rally, the U.S. cattle markets are trending upwards after bottoming out roughly three weeks ago, says Gateway Livestock Exchange's Anne Wasko. "Markets are making a move back up as far as cash cattle are concerned, so that's good news following everything that happened back... Read More
Interested in having a RealAg personality speak at your event? Get in touch, says host Shaun Haney off the hop. Then, on this episode of RealAg Radio: A end-of-week banter with RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith; Perspective on the grain markets, with FarmLead's Brennan Turner; How do cattle prices compare to this time last year? Anne Wasko,... Read More
Grain markets ended the week mostly in the green, thanks to a somewhat bullish U.S. quarterly stocks report, an expansion of the ethanol mandate and some challenging harvest weather. On Monday, the USDA served up its report for grain inventories in the U.S. as of September 1st, 2019. Going into the report, the market was... Read More
When it comes to the Canadian federal election, many in the agricultural sector have been disappointed the industry hasn't been much of a debate topic. Saskatchewan farmer Danny Ottenbreit agrees, so when the opportunity to participate in CBC's The National about the election with Green Party leader Elizabeth May, he felt there was no way... Read More
First, a shout-out to some fans who have reached out to host Shaun Haney. Then, on this episode of RealAg Radio: Top ag news with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; A product spotlight, with Nutrien's Cristie Preston, on their ROI calculator; Could supply management offer a solution to dairy challenges in the U.S.? University of Wisconsin dairy... Read More
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue is a man of the people. There was no better evidence of that than this week when he sat with dairy farmers at the World Dairy Expo to listen to their concerns. Quite simply, U.S. dairy farmers are in a tough spot. After five years of depressed milk prices, producers... Read More
First, host Shaun Haney starts with news on a study that suggests there may not be enough evidence to support recommendations to lower adult consumption of red meat. Then, hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture's Jessika Guse; Ernie Sirski, farmer and chair of Soy Canada, talks about his open letter to Ottawa ahead of... Read More
Western Canada got absolutely hammered by snow this last week, which brings up questions on lifters, stripper headers, and more. For Ontario, soybean harvest is late but rolling, and that means the questions about winter wheat seeding are also rolling in to Wheat Pete's Word host, Peter Johnson's mailbox! From when to bump seeding rates,... Read More
The 43rd federal election is less than three weeks away, and the chair of Soy Canada is wondering why agriculture hasn't been brought up more during election debates. There's a multitude of issues to be brought up, yet no party seems to really be keeping a close eye on farmers. In particular, Soy Canada chair,... Read More