It's not often we hear grain company spokespeople commend railways, but that's the case this fall, as the grain supply chain handles one of the largest crops in Western Canadian history. "As a general statement, we think rail performance has been pretty good this fall," says Wade Sobkowich, executive director of the Western Grain Elevator... Read More
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When that canola leaves your farm sometimes you don't really think about its ultimate destination. Last spring, Jack in the Box invited some Cargill specialty oil growers to visit their head office in San Diego during the Canola Council Convention. Jay Whetter, Canola Digest editor, was able to tag along and write about the experience... Read More
Donald Trump won't be president for another two months. He has yet to implement — or even clearly define — any policy or spending changes. And yet the U.S. dollar index has shot to its highest level in 13 years. Sentiment in many markets has certainly changed since dropping sharply on election night, even if... Read More
From an organic labeling loophole in Ontario to a $140 million investment in dairy processing to the return of the McRib, there's plenty to discuss on today's edition of RealAg Radio. Co-hosts Shaun and Kelvin get into whether the railways-vs-grain companies blame game on grain shipping is beneficial for farmers. Jon Driedger of FarmLink Marketing... Read More
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
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