Wednesday's RealAg Radio show with host Shaun Haney features: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Ward Toma, of Alberta Canola, discusses what's being done with canola shipments to China; and, Bill Greuel, CEO of Proteins Industries Canada, talks about the challenges and opportunities in expanding plant protein processing here in... Read More
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New technology and design modifications make the GEA R9500 dairy robot a smart option for producers looking at automated milking systems, the company says. The box-style robot from GEA Farm Technologies delivers real-time somatic cell count (SCC) monitoring, more precise and speedier teat cup attachments, as well as a redesigned frame to enhance cow flow,... Read More
RealAg Radio is back with a new show after the Easter break. Today's show includes: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Claude Vielfoure, president of Hylife, on the company's sale to a Thailand-based company; Cathy Lennon, of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, on the Ontario government's unexpected changes to the... Read More
Ontario’s processing vegetable growers are expressing their disappointment over a recent provincial ruling concerning contracts for the 2020 processing tomato crop. The provincial agriculture department announced recently its intent to overhaul the regulated marketing system and move to a direct contracting model versus the current negotiation model between growers and processors. The Ontario Processing Vegetable... Read More
Is diet a four-letter word? Really, instead of a "diet" being viewed as only a way and means of reducing body shape and size, it's all the things we eat and drink — regardless of a goal or outcome. Our diets don't need to be overtly restrictive and exercise need not be punishment, says dietitian... Read More
La Broquerie, Manitoba-based HyLife announced today it is being bought by Thailand's Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl (CPF) for $498 million. HyLife is a vertically-integrated pork production company, from feed processing, to hog production, and pork processing and distribution of pork products. HyLife employs over 2,500 people, and has processing plants in Canada, including Neepawa, Man.,... Read More
In this episode of Food Bubble, host Andrew Campbell takes us on a flight across Canada, and the world, exploring communities with very real challenges, and three people who volunteer to help. You'll hear from: Stewart Skinner, a Canadian farmer from Listowel, Ont., who spends a lot of his time working with people in Kenya,... Read More
The Canadian dairy industry has made great strides in cow comfort over the past 20 years. It’s a story EastGen genetics veterinarian Dr. Tim Henshaw feels all dairy farmers should be actively telling all friends, neighbours ,and consumers within earshot. From mats and bedding for cows to lie on, to adequate stall space and better... Read More
Herbicide resistant weeds are spreading across counties, the country, and the continent. Weed seeds are hitching a ride on wind and water and being transported by everything from machinery and migrating geese to ducks and earthworms. On this episode of RealAgriculture's Resistance Management School, we're joined by University of Guelph Ridgetown campus weed researcher, Dave... Read More
For Thursday's RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests on the show: RealAgriculture's Lyndsey Smith and Yara Canada agronomist Shane Thomas discuss the future of agronomy and what role technology will play; Peter 'Wheat Pete' Johnson is on to answer all your agronomic questions on Wheat Pete's Word; and, Dr. Larry Martin,... Read More