When you cross the Canada/U.S. border headed south, the landscape is the same, the time zone is the same, but the economics of dairy are very different. Canadians in agriculture are familiar with our domestic supply management system that aims to match supply of dairy products to demand. This control of supply through a quota... Read More
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Today on the show: Top Ag News Buy or Sell - Everyone's favourite (ag) game show is back, with topics ranging from canola acreage to hockey playoffs. Let us know what you think of Kelvin's answers by emailing, tweeting (with #RealAgRadio) or commenting below. Thoughts on Politics - John Barlow, Member of Parliament for Foothills,... Read More
As the home of the only grain-handling facility in Canada that has direct, high-speed service from a U.S. railroad, the commodity logistics hub at Northgate, Saskatchewan, gives its owner a unique position in the Western Canadian grain industry — and a unique view of the current grain backlog. Opened in 2016, Ceres Global Ag's facility,... Read More
Better cow comfort can deliver a host of benefits for both the animal and the milk tank. Improving overall cow health, increasing cow longevity, and putting more milk in the tank are all byproducts of cow comfort. Dairy equipment suppliers are also focusing on the growing impact of heat stress, and French manufacturer Bioret Agri... Read More
Have you walked your winter wheat field yet? Resident agronomist Peter Johnson reminds everyone that now is the time to look for frost heaving and early weed germination in another jam-packed episode of The Word. Johnson also talks crop notes, sulphur deficiency, nitrogen stabilizers, soil microbiology, and much more. Find a summary of today’s show... Read More
Kelvin Heppner is in the host chair today (perhaps due to Shaun Haney's ending comments yesterday?). In today's episode: Top Ag News RockyTalk - Vaderstad Industries' Kris Cherewyk joins the show to discuss seeding into dry conditions. #HandsOffMyPlate - Ontario farmer and guest contributor Andrew Campbell joins the show to talk about Health Canada's front-of-package... Read More
A group of people concerned about the impact of Health Canada's plan to revise Canada's Food Guide and introduce new labels on food packaging have launched a campaign to raise awareness of and opposition to the government's proposed changes. The campaign, which uses the slogan "Hands Off My Plate," includes a website, a hashtag (#HandsOffMyPlate,... Read More
It's a special episode of the show. We've got the entire RealAgriculture content team together in Winnipeg, MB. Kelvin Heppner, Peter Johnson, Debra Murphy, Lyndsey Smith, and Bernard Tobin join host Shaun Haney to talk land values, food labels (#handsoffmyplate), and late seeding. Join us for RealAg Radio every weekday at 4 pm eastern on... Read More
If the U.S. corn crop were planted in two weeks, what would that work out to for seeds per second? Host Shaun Haney starts out with a shoutout to one of our listeners who has done the math on it. Then: Top Ag(ronomic) News Pairing soil sensing technology with planting parameters — a look at... Read More
Consumer confidence in government regulations around biotechnology is improving, according to CropLife Canada polling in the country. "We're finding the attitudes of Canadians about biotechnology is really getting better," says Dennis Prouse, vice president, government affairs, CropLife Canada, in the video below. "Our actual research finds that Canadian attitudes have taken a good jump forward,... Read More