With an eye on those who want to create energy independent farms, New Holland introduced its methane-powered T6 model at Agritechnica. As Dominic Hesse, of New Holland, explains, the T6 is the size and type of tractor that would likely be used on a dairy that could support a methane digester and scrubber to close... Read More
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Fresh off a big trip to New Zealand representing the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock Exchange, is back for a Beef Market Update. (Read more about Anne's experience at the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef here) Here in the northern hemisphere, it was another good week in the U.S., with... Read More
The Manitoba based SoilReader made quite the impression at Germany's Agritechnica. While Shaun Haney covered the many buildings of the bi-annual show, more than a few people encouraged Shaun to check out the new tech, calling it "revolutionary." Erik Eising patented the technology in 2016, and says the SoilReader is poised to become a real... Read More
RealAg Radio regular host Shaun Haney is back to end off the week. On today's show you'll hear from: The top agriculture news of the day with RealAgriculture's news lead, Jessika Guse; Minister of Agriculture Marie-Claude Bibeau is back in office and joins Shaun to talk about future plans; Shaun gives his take on what... Read More
With the theme "From insights to actions," the Public Trust Summit held recently at Saskatoon, Sask. was a success according to many in attendance. Clinton Monchuk, executive director for Saskatchewan Farm and Food Care, says he felt invigorated after the two-day summit. "Just even chatting with different people for how excited they were to use... Read More
Horsch took the opportunity while at Agritechnica this November, to unveil its brand new Leeb 6.300 PT sprayer, and it will soon be available in Canada. "We will actually bring our self-propelled sprayer to Western Canada in 2020 — there will be one demo unit coming — and we're planning on retailing units as of... Read More
What could Canadian agriculture achieve if it had 123,000 new skilled workers over the next decade? According to RBC Royal Bank, all that new labour would help the sector realize its tremendous economic potential and could contribute an additional $11 billion to Canada's GDP by 2030, making agriculture more productive than auto manufacturing and aerospace... Read More
As growers continue to plug away at harvesting remaining canola acres, a lot of the crop already in the bin is in less than ideal condition. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, Canola Council of Canada agronomy specialist Angela Brackenreed offers management tips for growers who have canola in bins that could be 15... Read More
Occasional RealAg Radio host Lyndsey Smith steps in to host today, and she's got a lot to say about farm safety and making it part of the culture of agriculture. Also on today's show, you'll hear: A lightning round of news with Jessika Guse; Belinda Bowman on her upcoming trip to Africa with Project One... Read More
Naïo Technologies' autonomous weeding robot for vegetable production is heading into 2020 with an improved offering — it is now able to weed around plants, as well as between rows. "We want to offer one solution for farmers who [don't] want to use herbicides. Mechanical weeding is a huge task — they spend a lot... Read More