It's hard to believe that a mere century ago, Canada was still in the process of installing phonelines. In fact, in February of 1916, Montreal and Vancouver were connected by telephone for the first time ever, a feat that took over 6700km of circuit. The first flip phone appeared 80 years later, followed closely by... Read More
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In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture and host of this weekly podcast, answers questions around wheat management, cover crops and manure. Plus, we should probably talk about that Wheat Pete-ism suggesting buckwheat isn't a real crop... Have a question for Wheat Pete? Call 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email... Read More
The majority of Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission members at the group's annual meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday voted in favour of a resolution to join Cereals Canada. The commission is notably absent from the list of producer organizations that are already members of the national group that aims to "ensure a profitable and vibrant future... Read More
There are a lot of good operations out there. But they could be great, says Kristjan Hebert, if managers stopped looking for unicorns, or big home runs, and focused on making small changes. Hebert is a managing partner at Hebert Grain Ventures, a 12,000 acre grain and oilseed operation in Saskatchewan. He is a chartered... Read More
For the better part of the last two decades, commodity markets have become accustomed to demand growth from China supporting prices. Whether it was iron ore from Australia or soybeans from the U.S., sales to China grew year-over-year. However, it's becoming increasingly likely that those days are over. Headlines over the last few week to... Read More
SaskPulse members in attendance at the organization's annual general meeting in Saskatoon on Monday voted in favour of making the group's levy refundable. Established in 1984, Saskatchewan Pulse Growers is funded by a non-refundable check-off of one per cent of the gross value of all pulses marketed at the first point of sale — the... Read More
According to data gathered by Thomson Reuters, 2015 was a banner year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A), generating $4.7 trillion in announced deals. It's no surprise to those of us in agriculture, who witnessed a wave of mergers, including the surprising union of Dow AgroSciences and DuPont Pioneer. "You have to start by realizing M&A... Read More
Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock, in conversation with guest host Kelvin Heppner. . It's an interesting time for cattle markets, with the Canadian dollar hitting record lows, weather in the United States putting pressure on supply estimates, and the recent repeal of country-of-origin labelling (COOL). In fact, as we start off the new year, we're... Read More
In this week’s Word, Peter Johnson, resident agronomist for RealAgriculture and host of this weekly podcast, gives us the highlights of the SouthWest Ag Conference, and manages to squeeze in a few questions around cover crops, fungicides and soil sampling. Have a question for Wheat Pete? Call 1-888-746-3311, send him a tweet (@wheatpete), or email... Read More
Happy New Year! We're talking about 500 bushel/acre corn, a wheat breeding breakthrough and much more on this week's news podcast: