The clubroot story in Western Canada continues to be written as researchers are finding additional strains of the pathogen that are capable of overcoming genetic resistance. So far, 13 new variants have been identified since the breakdown of resistance was first confirmed in 2013, explains Stephen Strelkov, plant pathology researcher at the University of Alberta.... Read More
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The farm auction business has not been left untouched by the wave of mergers and acquisitions in agriculture, as Ritchie Bros. has announced the purchase of Saskatchewan-based Kramer Auctions. That's one of the top news stories covered on today's edition of RealAg Radio, co-hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner. We also discuss competitiveness concerns... Read More
We kick off this week's Wheat Pete's Word with running diagnostics on the #plantgreen corn for 2016 to try and figure out all that went right, and what went wrong. Plus, a reminder about registering for the South-West Ag Conference happening in early January (even Lyndsey Smith is speaking!), as this event sells out each... Read More
Property tax bills are catching up with rising farmland values across much of Canada, as Shaun and Kelvin discuss on today's edition of RealAg Radio. It's day two of the Bayer Agronomy Summit in Banff — Al Driver, Bayer Canada's president and CEO, joins Shaun to chat about the impact the company's proposed acquisition of... Read More
With the domino effect of agri-business mergers, farmers are wondering what a new version of the combined companies look like. With canola being a smaller crop globally, Bayer's acquisition of Monsanto will likely not get much attention from the U.S. Department of Justice, but it could be of interest to the Canadian Competition Bureau. Canadian... Read More
Why is it that, on the same farm, you'll see super great, brand-new canola varieties growing right next to old wheat genetics? In this episode of the Growing Series podcast, Janel Delage, Saskatchewan-based agronomist with Cargill, joins RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney to talk about the benefits and attributes of new wheat genetics. Specifically, new genetics have... Read More
It's time for another RealAg Roundtable on today's show, as Lyndsey and Bern join Kelvin to chat about harvest results, Canadians' being concerned about their ability to pay for food, and whether a Trump-like candidate could be elected in Canada, among other things. Co-hosts Shaun and Kelvin also discuss the anti-rural sentiments being shared on... Read More
Manitoba farmers are pushing the province's new government to make changes to its property tax system after taxes owed on farmland climbed dramatically this year. Depending on the municipality and school division, property taxes rose between $2 and $29 per acre year-over-year, explains Dan Mazier, president of Keystone Agricultural Producers, in the interview below. There... Read More
It's the last day of Agri-Trade in Red Deer, as Shaun Haney is on location for today's edition of RealAg Radio. After discussing the latest equipment sales numbers and the government's $350 million dairy compensation commitment, Shaun and Kelvin chat with Brennan Turner of FarmLead about the wild week in the markets. Dave Hansen and... Read More
Grains this week took a rollercoaster ride as volatility was the name of the game, between the U.S. election, the U.S.D.A.’s November W.A.S.D.E. report, and some better Harvest 2016 weather. Trading ranges maxed out this week as things see-sawed from Tuesday night through Friday morning. Soybeans ended up down 0.3% from last Friday, oats lost... Read More