North American beef leaders met in Nashville, Tennessee, ahead of NCBA’s CattleCon convention as part of regular tri-national meetings regarding the ongoing operation of an integrated beef supply chain across the three countries. Trade policy, affordability, and border access issues affecting the sector were top of mind for delegates from Canada, the United States, and... Read More
Category: Tradeshows & Events
Each year, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) hosts its CattleCon, featuring weather and market outlooks, a tradeshow, and plenty of networking events. The 2026 CattleCon happens in Nashville this week, and our own Shaun Haney is there to capture what's top of mind for the cattle industry. There's strong momentum in the cattle industry... Read More
The Alberta government has expressed concern following a federal announcement that could see several Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) research stations shut down, including the Lacombe facility. Speaking at the Crossroads Crop Conference in Edmonton, Alta., Alberta’s assistant deputy minister of primary agriculture, John Conrad, says the province is still absorbing the news but is... Read More
GSI’s VersaLoop chain conveyor has been helping farmers move and store grain for more than a decade, and a new model promises to help growers handle even more grain, faster. The new 15,000-bushel-per-hour, 14-inch GSI VersaLoop chain conveyor will help farmers speed through harvest with increased capacity, says GSI product manager Shaun Sutton. In this... Read More
CLAAS is introducing several updates to its Lexion combine lineup for 2026, including the addition of a smaller model. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Terry Siebert, regional product supervisor of CLAAS, says the company is expanding its portfolio by adding the Lexion 8500 as the new bottom-end machine.... Read More
Strip till continues to gain traction among corn growers, but one question keeps coming up: how much fertilizer can you safely apply within the strip without risking crop injury? On this RealAgriculture Corn School episode, University of Guelph graduate student Jonathan Sawicki joins host Bernard Tobin to share a preliminary look at what his research…Read More
More than 100 research studies show that soybeans typically suffer from a nitrogen gap when yields exceed 60 bu/ac. At that yield level, the combination of soil nitrogen and nodulation often doesn’t provide what the plant requires to achieve higher yields. Could biologicals — including nitrogen-fixing endophytes and biostimulants — fill that “yield gap” and... Read More
Bourgault is expanding compatibility and adding more flexibility to its Bourgault Intelligent Control (BiC) system, with new updates showcased at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon. Jordan Henderson with Bourgault says the company first rolled out Bourgault Intelligent Control in November 2024, focusing on running the BiC controller alongside a tractor monitor’s task... Read More
On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat School, Peter Johnson learns how U.K. farmer Mark Stubbs grows winter wheat that yields up to 235 bu/ac on his farm in Lincolnshire, England. Stubbs farms clay-loam soil over chalk — only about six inches of actual soil sits on top of soft chalk that provides excellent drainage…Read More
Schulte has rolled out a new, wider snowblower aimed at operators who need to move more snow in less time. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at Saskatoon, Mike Siroski with Schulte says the company has completed a small production run of the 144-inch-wide SDX-144 after a few years of testing... Read More