It turns out spring cereal yields in Ontario, on average, were better than expected, as RealAg Agronomist Peter Johnson highlights in this week's Word. From celebrating the 108 percent of average barley crop, to lamenting the lack of farmer-submitted fungicide plot results, to weird symptoms showing up in wheat, Peter covers a whole host of... Read More
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Donald Trump has been clear about what he thinks of the North American Free Trade Agreement, calling it different versions of "the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere" throughout his campaign. Now that he's the president-elect, Trump having the unilateral ability to pull the U.S. out of NAFTA on six months notice is a... Read More
The pollsters got it wrong, actually they got it very wrong. With amazing support from rural America, Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. In the wee hours of the morning, Chris Clayton, Ag Policy Editor, DTN joined me to discuss why rural America shocked the world and whether Trump will... Read More
The RealAg team gets in on the action on RealAg Radio, as we go around the horn for an update on today's show. We also discuss CP Rail reporting a record month of grain movement to Vancouver, and things getting personal between the railway and a spokesperson for western grain companies. Terry Betker of Backswath... Read More
Needless to say it's been a tough harvest in Western Canada this fall, with many stories of combines and harvest equipment getting stuck in the muddy conditions. The Hunter Brothers (J.J., Dusty, Luke, Brock, and Ty), who farm near Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, took to Facebook on Monday to share their adventure getting stuck, adding some harmonies... Read More
For farmers, buying land can be the biggest business decision you make. It’s also a tremendously emotional decision that many famers make without fully considering all the ramifications, explains Alberta Agriculture farm financial specialist Rick Dehod. “Is it a need or a want?” asks Dehod, who says many times buying land is what farmers want,... Read More
RealAg Radio hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner kick off this very big week with a special extended version of the day's top news stories, because hey, there's a lot happening. From the impact of a carbon tax on air travel, to wild weather and an even wilder harvest season, and on to the cattle... Read More
The struggle to get the crop off in wet conditions has left its scars on fields across parts of Western Canada, leaving farmers with tough decisions on how to manage ruts and soil compaction. A deep ripper or subsoiler might have a fit in helping fix the damage, says a biosystems engineering professor from the... Read More
Don Newman knows a thing or two about Canadian politics, having covered Ottawa as a news broadcaster with CBC for more than three decades. The former senior parliamentary editor for CBC Television covered almost every major political event in Canada from the late '70s until his retirement in 2009. Newman sat down with our own... Read More
In the last month, live cattle prices have finally stabilized and it's welcome relief for everyone in the cattle business. Fundamentally, what is supporting this stability? According to Anne Wasko, with Gateway Livestock, there are tighter cattle supplies, cattle feeders are current, carcass weights are lower than a year ago for the first time since... Read More