A robot that zaps unwanted organisms with lasers may describe a character in a science fiction plot, but in reality, it's a technological response to farming with high labour costs. The Jäti is a battery-powered autonomous crawler built by a pair of German companies that is designed to identify weeds and destroy them with laser... Read More
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This week the Ontario government passed Bill 148, the Fair Workplaces Better Jobs Act. Among other changes to workplace laws, it will mean an increase in the province's minimum wage, from $11.60 to $14 on January 1, and $15 on the same day in 2019. With other provinces potentially following suit, the potential impacts are... Read More
Cattle markets have dropped off their highs from a few weeks ago, but they're still well ahead of where they were last year at this time. The February live cattle contract, for example, is up 28 percent in the last year. "We've had solid markets all the way around," says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock... Read More
In today's episode of the show: Top Ag News Anne Wasko, Gateway Livestock, joins for the Beef Market Update, and what we can expect from now into the New Year. Jeff English of ThinkShift; Andrew Campbell, dairy farmer from Ontario; and RealAgriculture's Kelvin Heppner join host Shaun Haney to discuss trade deals, minimum wage, farm... Read More
China's insatiable appetite for soybeans will continue to provide support for the oilseed crop through the next year. It will also be the catalyst for soybean acreage to surpass corn for the first time in 2018, says Bill Lapp, president of Advanced Economic Solutions. He shared his oilseed outlook during a panel discussion at the... Read More
Happy Thanksgiving to our American counterparts! Unfortunately, says host Shaun Haney, politics appears to be dividing us — even dividing families. We need to do a better job of disagreeing. We need to be able to engage in discussion, and actually learn from other points of view. What do you think? Are you seeing the... Read More
We often focus our efforts on what to add to a total mixed ration in order to offer our animals the highest plane of nutrition necessary for their life stage. But, what about the substances that could create serious health concerns, or even death? "Moulds are a fungal growth, and the mycotoxins are actually a... Read More
We've read headlines about a future with robots in the field and witnessed the unveiling of a few self-driving prototypes at farm shows over the past few years, but there probably hasn't been a single event that collected as many of these concepts and products as Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany last week. The innovation in... Read More
For decades, the Ontario Federation of Agriculture has provided pointed advice to provincial politicians seeking to win power in the country's most populous province. Typically, the provincial farm organization could be counted on to lobby for infrastructure investment and renewed commitment to support stronger risk management and cutting red tape. Those issues are still priorities,... Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show by sharing audience feedback to the autonomous semi discussion from yesterday. Then: Top Ag News Rocky Mountain Equipment celebrates 10 years with its Ultimate Rocky Experience contest. Graham Lloyd, general manager and CEO of Dairy Farmers of Ontario joins the show to talk about how dairy farmers feel... Read More