Shaun Haney is in Germany this week as a guest of Bayer, celebrating 20 years of the company’s InVigor brand. The world is big place, sure, but when it comes to agriculture, it's actually quite small. As people move up the ladder within companies, they frequently get to spend time in other countries to build... Read More
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After a week away, Peter Johnson is back for this edition of Wheat Pete's Word. Maybe it's the now-on-sale chocolate talking, but this week's edition is just a little wild, tackling everything from crazy strips, to peduncles, to robot sprayers, to shedding buckwheat, and much more. Learn why you've just got to stop seeding wheat... Read More
Calling this week's meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump a "pre-arranged first date in an organized marriage," Conservative trade portfolio critic Gerry Ritz possibly came as close as we've heard to complementing the Prime Minister. "The first rule is 'do no harm,' and I think that's exactly what happened. Nothing got done, but... Read More
The inaugural "Canada's Agriculture Day" is slated for Thursday, with celebrations of Canadian agriculture planned in communities across the country. In Alberta, organizers of an event called "Meet in the Middle" are bringing together 150 millennials for a five-course meal and conversation about food in the Willow Lane Barn near Olds. As Terry Andryo, ATB... Read More
There's plenty to discuss surrounding Prime Minister Trudeau's first in-person visit with President Trump, including what the President meant when he referred to "tweaking" the Canada-U.S. trade relationship under NAFTA. Former Agriculture Minister, now Tory trade critic, Gerry Ritz joins host Kelvin Heppner to discuss the Trudeau-Trump meeting. From Germany, Shaun catches up with Dr.... Read More
Developing a new crop trait requires capital, time, and most of all a vision. All great new traits start with an idea or vision of trying to make a difference in the marketplace for farmers or end users. Dr. Bart Lambert and his colleagues had a vision, a canola seed trait that allows for producers... Read More
The process of transitioning a farm business from one generation to the next is often filled with obstacles and patches where progress seemingly bogs down in the mud. Generally, the stickiest areas are the ones that come with the potential for conflict, explains farm family business coach Elaine Froese, in the interview below. "The two... Read More
We're talking cover crops, soybean fertility, pea and lentil root rot treatments and more — also what's happening in the beef markets and PM Trudeau's visit to Washington — on this "agronomy Monday" edition of RealAg Radio. Lyndsey joins Kelvin to co-host, as we hear from Rodney, Ont.-farmer Mike Miller; OMAFRA soybean specialist Horst Bohner;... Read More
While the U.S. dairy industry has raised its voice in calling on the Trump administration to pressure Canada into allowing more dairy imports, Dairy Farmers of Canada has kept a relatively quiet profile over the last few months. The national dairy producer group appears to have chosen to stay out of the spotlight with Canada's... Read More
The seed growing season doesn't really end at harvest. Once a seed crop is harvested the grower needs to condition and clean the seed to get the lot sample up to a certified grade. Seed cleaning plants have many shapes and sizes, but the overall process is the same — taking the harvested crop and... Read More