"One day, this will all be yours." If this is the sum total of succession planning you've done as a farm owner, or if, as the son or daughter, you've heard this one too many times with nothing to show for it — the interview below is a must listen. On this episode of the... Read More
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A private member's bill entitled the "Modernizing Animal Protections Act" will receive second reading on September 28, 2016. The bill is set for a vote in Canada's House of Commons late next week. While the off-the-hop goals of avoiding shark harvesting in Canadian waters and shutting down puppy mills seem in line with the title,... Read More
Sponsored Post: If the average farmer starts making key decisions on their farm in their early 30s and farms into their 70s, you've got about 40 seasons to get it right. With that in mind, how do you approach agronomic decisions for each new growing season? For this first episode of the Growing Series podcast,... Read More
She’s a celebrity who uses her fame to pitch everything from gluten-free diets to colon cleanses. Does any of it work? Should you care? In our first RealAg Bookclub podcast, co-hosts Shaun Haney and Bernard Tobin talk with Tim Caulfield, author of Is Gwyneth Paltrow Wrong about Everything? to find out what happens when celebrity... Read More
A corridor that stretches from the Canadian Prairies to South Dakota is poised to lead the world in plant-based protein production and innovation, with the most secure supply and lowest environmental footprint, say the organizers behind the "Protein Highway" concept. The initiative was inspired during a meeting hosted by Canadian Governor General David Johnston in... Read More
Do you know which crop's straw is the most palatable? If you don't have a TMR, how do you get livestock to eat more straw to stretch those hay supplies? Did you know straw quality can change significantly from year to year? What are the more creative options for feeding livestock? 2016 has not been... Read More
Judging by conversations with farmers across the prairies, social media, and conferences, 2016 is the year of straight-cut canola. Not long ago, canola straight-cutting was a fringe activity but it appears to be going mainstream. Increase in canola straight-cutting is due in part to tailored hybrids, growers learning from each other, and a focus on... Read More
Sometimes it's nice to just get the gang together and have a chat about the issues. Today, Bern Tobin, Lyndsey Smith, and Shaun Haney did just that.The topics were the Ontario corn and soybean harvest, and the politics of Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne getting booed at the International Plowing Match. Could soybean yields be as... Read More
It wasn't that many years ago that corn and soybean growers were riding the wave of $7 corn, high land rent, and applying all the groceries to every acre. In 2016, that wave of optimism has disappeared as suggested in the DTN / Progressive Farmer Ag Producer Confidence Index (ACI) results. The recent survey produced... Read More
A sad sign of how tough things have been in the cattle feeding business — one of Canada’s largest feeding operations is shutting down. Good news! A deal to keep Canadian canola flowing into China has apparently been reached, while canola growers are voicing concerns about the Bayer-Monsanto deal. And farmers and rural residents in... Read More