Much has changed on the Ontario soil conservation front since 1987. No-till farming has been firmly entrenched, most farms in the province now proudly tout their own Environmental Farm Plan, and soil health is recognized as key to a $13 billion food economy that fuels 800,000 jobs. It's a 30-year journey that Harold Rudy captures... Read More
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Harvest weather has not been kind, but some great yields make up for it at least a little for many Ontario farmers. We've also got some good news on wheat acres, too. It can't all be good, of course, and this fall weather has left many fields rutted and compacted. What to do about tillage?... Read More
Today RealAg Radio broadcasted its show from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity's Public Trust Summit at Gatineau, Quebec. With a big thanks to our show sponsor Corteva, today's show features discussions with: Crystal Mackay, from the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity, on the recent results of their public trust survey. Some concerning trends are... Read More
Climbing on bins is one of the things that you just have to do if you are a farmer. If you do not have to do it yourself, someone who works for you has to do it. Grain bins have evolved over the years, but the same could not be said for fall protection (safety... Read More
In any industry, you can go backwards by merely standing still. In research, even something as traditional as wheat research, the same is true. You have to keep moving forward or other players will pass you and your innovations will be obsolete before they even get out of the laboratory. Luckily for Canadian farmers, there... Read More
Today on RealAg Radio Shaun Haney will have the top ag news stories of the day and we have five takeaways from Agritrade for you including how broadband access is really our rural disadvantage. Brian Innes from the Canola Council of Canada is in Beijing, China and will update us on the intent to double... Read More
Regulations are often disliked by by both producers and consumers. Producers think there is too much red tape and consumers think regulators are too accommodating to business. But when the regulatory system works – when it trusted and predictable – everyone benefits. The recent Canola Discovery Forum at Banff, Alta., brought together a host of... Read More
It’s not often a company opens the doors to its multi-million dollar seed research centre, so when you get the chance for a tour, you take it. Last month, Syngenta held its media summit which wrapped up by taking both Canadian and American agricultural journalists on a trip to Stanton, Minnesota, to check out their... Read More
It's agronomic Monday on the show and there are definitely many topics to cover. Best of luck to all of you that are still trying to finish harvest and for those of you that are done, its never too early to start the planning for 2019. Sherry Waddingham, president of Mindshift, a Toronto-based workplace communications... Read More
The federal government has made it very clear that it expects Canadian agriculture to grow, scale-up, and increase production — for both domestic and international markets. China is a key destination for several Canadian commodities, and a trade mission this week is yielding some very positive results. Last week, Canada sent four high-level ministers to... Read More