No doubt many farmers, if asked, would tell you that it's the lifestyle that drew them to farming. That group would also tell you that you have to work hard in order to keep that lifestyle. That means treating your farm like any other business which means long hours away from the family at times,... Read More
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RealAgriculture.com attended the National Farm Machinery Show for the first time last week. We will definitely be attending again the future. We have a number of videos and interviews from the show in the coming weeks but until then here is all the photos that Shaun Haney took down in Louisville We think that you... Read More
High land prices got you down? Does $3,000 an acre just seem to darn high? Well there's no doubt that land prices have climbed significantly in recent years, a little history lesson teaches us that when combined with very low interest rates and high commodity prices land is not priced outlandishly. Alberta Agriculture's Merle Good... Read More
It's been nearly seven months since the Canadian Wheat Board became CWB — a pooling-focused wheat, barley and even canola marketing company operating in an open market. High cash prices since last fall had some expecting the pooling option wouldn't be very popular, but as Ian White, CEO of CWB explains CWB isn't just about... Read More
Investing in a sectional control option on a new seeder isn't an inexpensive proposition, however, you may change your perception of the true cost once you see just how much it can save you. Chris Morson, with Seed Hawk, took Shaun Haney on a tour of Seed Hawk's software program that incorporates Google Earth images... Read More
Farmers hit with aster yellows in 2012 aren't likely to soon forget the devastation high infection rates can cause. The trickiest aspect of the disease is how futile it is to try and control it. The phytoplasma, carried on the aster leafhopper, is passed quickly from insect to plant and then the insect moves on.... Read More
It was at Cropweek 2013 in Saskatoon where we asked the question "Are you happy hockey is back?" A deal had been finalized between the players and the owners, Facebook was overflowing with comments like "who cares" or "I'm done with this!" (comments edited in the interest of decency, of course) while the other side... Read More
Most farmers would find selling the farm and moving a province over a significant undertaking. What about moving an entire continent away? Would you do it? That's what Stuart Barden did. After visiting Kenya during his Nuffield Scholar tour in 2009 and being wowed by the beautiful black soil and diverse landscape, Barden packed up... Read More
Tillage Radish, a large-rooted cover crop, is one we've talked about before on RealAgriculture.com. Kevin Elmy walked us through how he and his neighbours are making use of the crop in Saskatchewan. In this video, filmed at Farm Tech 2013, Patrick Fabian explains how farmers in his area of Alberta are making use of this... Read More
From the outside it looks like another piece of John Deere machinery — a swather (or windrower, if you're so inclined) with the trademark green paint and jumping deer. But underneath all that green and yellow paint is a Canadian success story. What you're looking at is actually a product of Winnipeg-based MacDon Industries, and... Read More