Ontario farmer Andrew Campbell plans to visit and profile 52 different farms in 2017, as he explains on today's edition of RealAg Radio. Shaun's back from holidays to host today's show, which also includes the latest news (there are some things still happening over the holidays), a year-end chat with Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay on... Read More
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On the eve of 2017, we wrap up the calendar year with one last instalment of Wheat Pete's Word. From a recent land price record, to so many questions on fertilizer timing, placement, and products, and finally on to a great deep dive into single and double cut clover, Johnson tackles alfalfa discussions, the true... Read More
Add letting you know that your cow is about to give birth to the list of things your cell phone can do. A calving sensor that communicates via mobile network from Ireland-based MooCall recently debuted on the Canadian market. "It's a calving sensor that will text you a half hour to one hour before the... Read More
Today's show is focused on machinery, and new concepts and products brought to the North American ag market in 2016. Guests (from the past year) include Leo Bose of Case IH, discussing the company's driverless 400hp concept tractor; Killarney, MB farmer Matt Reimer on his DIY automonous grain tractor; Ben Dillon describing his Tribine harvester;... Read More
Whether we're talking about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national carbon tax commitment, the signing of the Canada-EU trade deal, the canola agreement with China, or Canada's primary trading partner electing Donald Trump, there was no shortage of agriculture-related news in Ottawa in 2016. This year also marked the Liberals' first full year in power, and... Read More
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a Christmas classic, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, in which a female singer explains why she's unable to stay for a romantic evening. As anybody who has animals that need tending knows, the idyllic moments of the holidays can be fleeting. It's less cozy time in front of a... Read More
London, Ontario-area dairy farmer and Real Ag contributor Andrew Campbell is at it again (or still!), launching another online ag awareness project for 2017. Following up on his work with #farm365, he's planning to visit and shine a spotlight on 52 Canadian farms in 52 weeks. "I thought it'd be kind of neat to start... Read More
Today's show, hosted by Kelvin Heppner, focuses on ag community efforts to build trust and awareness among the 98 percent of North Americans who are not involved in primary food production. Featuring interviews from the past year, guests include Charlie Arnot, Crystal MacKay, Joe Schwarcz and Yvette d'Entremont, aka the "SciBabe." Enjoy! Catch RealAg Radio... Read More
After a week in the sunny south (no, not Chatham), Peter Johnson returns for this latest Wheat Pete's Word. Always one to keep it festive, Johnson kicks off this week's word with a lovely chat about hog manure, moves on to grain storage problems in cold weather, and even tackles some wild claims of lowering... Read More
G3 — the grain company that acquired the former Canadian Wheat Board — has unveiled plans to build the first fully new grain terminal at the Port of Vancouver since the 1960s. Located in North Vancouver, the 180,000-tonne facility will feature a rail loop track that will be capable of holding three 134-car trains (see... Read More