You just finished a great spray day. Your timing and product choice were bang-on, the weather was good, and your sprayer was calibrated. But do you know what happened to the spray once it left the nozzle? The Spray Guys — Jason Deveau and Tom Wolf — find out in this premiere episode of Micron... Read More
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In Monday's edition of RealAg Radio: Shaun and Kelvin discuss the top news of the day, including the 105th Grey Cup, $1 billion in federal funding under the Canadian Ag Partnership, Trudeau's plans to talk trade in China, and the European Commission granting a 5-year licence for glyphosate Tom Wolf of Agrimetrix and RealAg agronomist... Read More
The bushel is a critical unit in grain farming. It's used to describe volume in many contexts, including a crop's yield per acre, the amount of grain that fits in a truck or bin, and as a fundamental piece of information in grain sales contracts. But not all bushels are the same. More specifically, a... Read More
Weather events, political drama, and moisture concerns in the Dakotas and Western Canada. They're all factors that could move the wheat market in 2018. It's just a case of where, when and to what extend. In this report from the recent Grain World conference in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Matthew Pot is joined by Rhyl Doyle from... Read More
A major highlight for the Canadian cattle industry every November is Canadian Western Agribition. Between the rodeo, cattle sales, tradeshows, auctioneer championships and the general family fun, Agribition brings industries together in Regina, SK. There is something special about Agribition on the cattle show circuit. - Chris Lane, CEO of Agribition. There were some unique... Read More
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
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