Here's Thursday's edition of RealAg Radio, with cohosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner. Highlights: With Wayne Easter and other Liberal MPs voicing concerns about the proposed federal tax changes, will Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay speak up about the potential impact it could have on agriculture? Mark Brock, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, discusses the... Read More
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With finance committee chair and fellow Maritime Liberal MP Wayne Easter speaking out against the rollout of the proposed tax changes to small business, the door has opened for Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay to voice his concern on the possible impacts that the changes could have on incorporated farmers and ranchers. If the crack wasn't... Read More
This episode of Wheat Pete's Word features snippets of this week's RealAg Radio show, which was recorded at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show. There's a different vibe to this week's Word, with a few extra voices, and the occasional sparring partner for resident agronomist and host, Peter Johnson. In the podcast, Johnson answers questions from the... Read More
Wednesday's edition of RealAg Radio in front of a live audience at day two of Canada's Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, hosted by Shaun Haney and RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson. Highlights: Peter answers all kinds of agronomy questions from the audience. Rocky Talk with Joel Hoehn on winterizing your sprayer. Aaron Stevanus of Pride... Read More
New Holland is now offering its continuously variable transmission (CVT), referred to as 'Auto Command' in its T9 Series tractors. "We've always had the power-shift transmission, but for the model year '18, we're gonna add a CVT transmission option for customers to choose from," says Ken Paul, marketing manager with New Holland, in the video... Read More
Today's special edition of RealAg Radio (recorded at Canada's Outdoor Farm Show) is hosted by Shaun Haney and Peter Johnson. Highlights include: An update on Ontario crop conditions. Matthew Pot, Grain Perspectives, joins for a market update around Tuesday's USDA estimates. Canada's Outdoor Farm Show audience takes part in the conversation with questions around: hog... Read More
The USDA published another bearish report on Tuesday, boosting corn and soybean yields when the market was expecting numbers to be lower than in August. For corn, the department projected an average yield of 169.9 bushels per acre, up from 169.5 in August and almost two bushels above the average analyst' estimate of 168. For... Read More
The public caught their first glimpse of Case IH's new 2140 Early Riser at the Farm Progress Show in Illinois last month. The new pivot-fold planter succeeds the 1245, offering 400 gallons of liquid fertilizer capacity, 80 bushels of seed capacity, and split-row configuration options. “The 2140 Early Riser is two planters in one efficient... Read More