Statistics Canada issued its "final" crop production estimates for 2016 on Tuesday morning, leaving it up to the market to interpret how much crop was harvested after the agency surveyed producers. The November Farm Survey was conducted between October 21 and November 13 — just as farmers in Alberta and Saskatchewan were getting back into... Read More
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We debut our new agronomy-themed Monday show on RealAg Radio this week. Bern Tobin endures a Christmas baking hangover to join co-host Kelvin Heppner, highlighting the newly-crowned Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers for 2016 and previewing plans and themes for the upcoming busy agronomic conference season. Topics and guests on today's show include Sheri Strydhorst on... Read More
Everyone that has been to an auction knows that the quality of the auctioneer can have a big impact on how hot the bids can be. The auctioneer's role is to draw bids out of the crowd and get the money flowing for the item list. At Agribition, the winner of the auctioneers championship was... Read More
Update: The Canola Council of Canada has developed online calculators to determine your target plant density based on your individual field conditions, abilities and appetite for risk, as well as optimum seeding rate. You can find them at CanolaCalculator.ca. While the official industry recommendation for an optimal canola plant stand remains 7 to 10 plants... Read More
Yes you can have a very busy, multi-faceted farm and farm leadership career AND spend time on yourself and with your kids, but forget about trying to put it all "in balance" all the time. That's according to Amy Cronin, president of Cronin Farms, chair of Ontario Pork, and mother of six. "You have to... Read More
You do not have to be in Montana very long to verify its tagline of "Big Sky Country." That big sky sits overhead an agriculture industry that has many similarities to Alberta and Saskatchewan. With cattle and wheat being the main staples, Montana growers face many of the same challenges and opportunities. On the tradeshow... Read More
With wheat prices slumping, Montana and North Dakota growers are looking for alternatives. The Northern Pulse Growers held their meeting in Great Falls, Montana this week, in conjunction with the Montana Grain Growers annual get-together. The opportunity to diversify crop rotations and make money doing it excited the crowd. Growers in these states are seeing... Read More
At its seasonal peak, Canadian farms need about 100,000 more workers than at seasonal lows, which represents a 30 per cent fluctuation. The average difference between the seasonal peak and low in employment for all other sectors is just 4 per cent, according to a new report from the Conference Board of Canada. The Conference... Read More
Canola supplies could be tight this year, as the market awaits Statistics Canada's new crop production estimates on Tuesday (Dec. 6.) The canola number, which is expected to fall somewhere between 18.2 and 19.7 million tonnes, will have to be interpreted with the timing of StatsCan's survey in mind. The agency surveyed farmers from Oct.... Read More
Donald Trump doesn't think highly of the document John Weekes spent several years of his life helping craft in the '90s. "My wife teases me about it. 'You hear that? The worst deal ever!'" jokes Weekes, in our conversation below. Having served as Canada's chief negotiator for the North American Free Trade Agreement, he has... Read More