As corn planting moves along in Ontario, the list of issues to deal with in the field is also progressing, as RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson has a pair of insect alerts on this week's Word. Unfortunately there's also been some frost in parts of the country, and Wheat Pete walks us through how to assess... Read More
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"It's not perfect, but it is better than we expected." The new rail legislation introduced by the federal government checks off most of the boxes on the list for grain shippers, says Wade Sobkowich, who represents major grain companies as executive director of the Western Grain Elevator Association. Bill C-49 would give shippers the right... Read More
Tuesday's radio podcast, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, features: What to make of the latest planting/seeding progress numbers from the USDA and Alberta Agriculture. Bank of Canada expected to leave interest rate unchanged again. Trump's budget proposal includes major cuts for ag. Is the federal government's new rail legislation better than expected for... Read More
In a recent Fast Company magazine article there was a feature on the benefits of using technology to produce food. The article praised the efficiency gains made by implementing the latest in what technology could provide. The farm in the article is located in San Francisco. That's right, it's a vertical farm. The company's name... Read More
Global commodity giant Glencore — the majority owner of Regina-based grain company Viterra — is looking to expand its agriculture business, and has approached Bunge about a possible takeover. In a statement on Tuesday, Glencore confirmed it has "made an informal approach to Bunge Limited regarding a possible consensual business combination." Glencore notes "discussions may... Read More
For farmers with plenty of help, it's the eyes and ears of others around the farm that help with spotting, moving, or monitoring equipment. For farmers like Jim Hale, from Lancer, Sask., cameras installed on some of his machinery have replaced some of that help. A cereal, pulse, and oilseed farmer, Hale runs his farm... Read More
Happy Victoria Day! Today's "Agronomy Monday" podcast features Transport Minister Marc Garneau discussing his new transport bill and what it means for grain movement by railways, a replay interview with corn and soybean yield record breaker Randy Dowdy, BASF's Rob Miller on spring weed control decisions, Canterra Seeds' Dieter Schwarz on soybean planting tips, and... Read More
Two weeks ago we were talking about higher highs and no where to go but down for the cattle market and thats exactly what we got. The market corrected over the past two weeks which could be fine long term technically. What has hurt Canadian feedyards is that the Canadian dollar has rallied over that... Read More
It's Friday and that means it's time for a roundtable discussion on today's show. Lyndsey Smith joins co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner to discuss why there hasn't been more excitement about the new rail legislation, the defeat of the GM labeling bill in the House of Commons this week, the challenge of understanding all... Read More
It pays to steer clear of those corn rows when planting soybeans. In this episode of RealAgriculture Soybean School, Syngenta agronomist Eric Richter explains that planting directly on, or too close to, last year's corn row produces seed mortality rates between 50% to 80%. He notes that it really doesn’t matter whether growers are pulling... Read More