Blackshirt Feeders is reshaping the scale of cattle feeding in the U.S., with an eye to becoming the largest feedlot in operation — by a fair margin — by 2027. Located near Haigler, NE, the Canadian-owned operation currently has 73,000 head on feed, with plans to reach nearly 100,000 head capacity by year’s end and... Read More
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Carbon Robotics has broad-acre ambitions for its LaserWeeder concept as the Seattle-based company takes aim at zapping weeds in organic cash crops after success in specialty vegetables. In this report from the Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois, Carbon Robotics' Brett Goodwin shares how the company launched in 2018 and brought its first LaserWeeders to... Read More
President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, had a full dance card while at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Korea this week, as he met with both U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney within a day of each other. The Trump-Xi meeting resulted in some... Read More
With an increasing number of new entrants to agriculture coming from non-farming backgrounds, the question of how to connect and train the next generation of producers is top of mind for many in the industry. At the GLOBE Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, Alta., Alex Pulwicki, Alberta program manager with Young Agrarians spoke with RealAgriculture’s... Read More
The U.S. federal government is still shut down and key agriculture services are freezing up, warns Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen, whose district is home to both major manufacturers and family farms. American farmers are caught in the middle of politicking and trade wars and are already seeing the impacts, he says. “Farmers aren’t able to... Read More
With canola seed decisions for 2026 just around the corner, it’s tempting to chase yield alone, but Timothy Darragh says there’s plenty more to hybrid selection than just top-end performance. In this spotlight interview with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith, Darragh, canola technical strategy lead with DEKALB, shares how growers can make more informed canola hybrid choices... Read More
Even the best growing season, with the best harvest, doesn’t always equate to the best profit in pulses. With China and India being major players in pulse marketing, global market forces often dictate the final price. According to Greg Bartley, director of crop protection and crop quality with Pulse Canada, much of what those markets... Read More
Despite this week's headline-making soybean sale, market fundamentals in late October remain murky, and producers need to stay focused on basis, cash flow, and risk management, says Tommy Grisafi, market analyst with AG Bull Trading and AG Bull Media. Grisafi joins Shaun Haney on RealAg Radio to discuss where the grain and cattle markets sit,... Read More
Canada’s agriculture sector is not yet in an innovation crisis — but it’s dangerously close, according to a panel of experts gathered by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and RealAgriculture for this instalment of the Ag Policy Exchange webinar series. The webinar, held Oct. 23, hosted voices from academia, policy, and industry, all sounding... Read More
A lifetime of dedication to Canada’s beef industry has earned Dennis Laycraft, executive vice president of the Canadian Cattle Association, a place among the 2025 Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame inductees. Speaking with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney, Laycraft says the honour came as a surprise. “To be honest, I had no idea that people had submitted... Read More