Congrats! You've made through to the middle of the week and chances are if you follow RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney or news lead, Jessika Guse on twitter, you'll have either sided with Haney or have had one of these three songs stuck in your head... All Star - Smash Mouth, Don't Dream It's Over... Read More
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There are oh-so-many factors at play in the oilseed complex, and the latest trade news (hi there, blocked canola shipments) does not bode well for the vegetable oil market. That said, soybean prices seemed to have encountered some price resistance at the mid-$9/bu price... could this be a bottom? Unfortunately, Chuck Penner, realist and founder... Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Winnipeg, Man,. on Tuesday and took questions from reporters about what's happening with Canada's trade relations with China. Questions centred on canola, as earlier that morning it was announced China banned Viterra from exporting canola seed due to "hazardous pests." Trudeau said, "We're continuing to work very hard to try... Read More
Growers looking to place dry fertilizer in-furrow with seed in cereal crops will want to take a look at the new Avatar SD40 single disc air seeder from Horsch. The launch of the Avatar SD40 marks the German engineering company's first entry into the North American single disc air seeder market. Horsch product manager Jeremy... Read More
The Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture has been hosting meetings this winter to help farmers keep up with the most current science and best management practices to deal with clubroot. Many of the meetings have been conducted with the participation of Canola Council of Canada agronomists and other industry specialists. Allie Noble, crops extension specialist with... Read More
Well today was a bit of a wild one in both commodity and politics news. RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney starts off the show with his thoughts and feedback from the RealAgriculture family on who they would choose to send to China to talk about trade relations. Guests on today's show include: Jessika Guse with... Read More
RealAg Radio is back for another week and host Shaun Haney has a great line up for agronomic Monday. Guests for today's show include: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Aaron Stevanus, of Pride Seeds, speaks with Haney about his perspective on a good start to spring; Steve Shirtliffe, researcher... Read More
Following the recent release of Canada's Food Guide, Dalhousie University launched a survey to judge awareness, understanding, and affordability of the new guide. Led by Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, senior director at the Dalhousie University Agrifood Analytics Lab, the study suggests that although more than one-quarter of those surveyed say the new Food Guide recommendations are... Read More
Reproduction performance on Canadian dairy farms is getting better but there's still room for improvement. That's the message Mark Cason, EastGen Genetics reproductive solutions manager, shared with producers attending the Western Canadian Dairy Seminar at Red Deer, Alta., earlier this month. Carson's insights are based on analysis of CanWest DHI herds greater than 150 cows... Read More
It's Friday and RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney wastes no time in digging in to the recent news that China has blocked all imports of Canadian canola seed. For today's show, Haney has the following guests: Jim Everson, president of the Canola Council of Canada, Ben Campbell and Kayla Weston from the Young Cattleman's Council... Read More