Keeping equipment connected in the field is critical for uptime and efficiency, and that’s exactly what John Deere is aiming to improve with the Canadian launch of JDLink Boost. First introduced in the U.S., the connectivity upgrade is now available to Prairie farmers as of June. Matt Olson, precision ag marketing manager with John Deere,... Read More
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? Rob Luymes and his family built their first spray tender trailer 20 years ago. Over the past two decades the Moorefield, Ont., based cash crop operation has significantly increased its custom and application work and in 2025 they unveiled what Rob and his brother, Mark Luymes, call Spray Tender 2.0. On this episode of... Read More
The federal agriculture minister is welcoming a letter from 30 farm and agri-food industry groups asking Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet to make Canada's agriculture sector a national priority. The "Let's Grow Canada" letter says a renewed commitment to agriculture will help the government drive progress across several of its national objectives. "That's... Read More
The Trump Administration's new trade deal with Japan, with sector-specific measures that blend investment and industrial policy, could provide hints at how future Canada-U.S. trade negotiations could unfold. While some details still need to be ironed out, the new arrangement with Japan includes a potential 75 per cent increase in U.S. rice imports. In this... Read More
In this episode of The Truth About Ag, Evan Shout sits down with Trent Klarenbach, special crops and grain marketing analyst, to dig into one of the most emotionally-charged and financially complex topics in agriculture: land. They unpack a century of Saskatchewan farmland value trends and debate whether a market correction is overdue. How farmers... Read More
What if meat packaging could tell you when your steak is going bad, and it was made using the leftovers from another food supply chain? That’s exactly what Dr. Philip Soladoye of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada is working on at the Lacombe Research and Development Centre. Soladoye’s research is exploring how to create active and... Read More
Morris Equipment unveiled its largest-ever air cart at Ag in Motion, introducing a 1440 bushel model as part of its 10 Series lineup. Garth Massie, speaking with RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell, highlighted the new unit’s upgraded capacity and key design improvements. "This cart, when fully loaded, is about 150,000 pounds," Massie said, noting that the sheer... Read More
Farm Credit Canada's foray into the world of generative AI tools provides a new opportunity for translating agricultural research data into practical information for farmers, says the CEO of Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). FCC launched the artificial intelligence chat platform dubbed "Root" — designed to provide quick, reliable answers to farm production and management-related... Read More
Fertilizer is a major input cost of grain production, and increasing or volatile pricing puts pressure on farm margins and raises questions about long-term supply chain control. For Canadian farmers, one grassroots option is taking shape in Saskatchewan: Genesis Fertilizers, a proposed farmer-owned nitrogen fertilizer plant. But turning that vision into a reality requires capital,... Read More
On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Jason Voogt of Field2Field Agronomy and Rob Miller of BASF for a mid-season check-in on soybeans to discuss white mould risks, fertility questions, hail recovery, insect concerns, and more! This episode of The Agronomists is brought to you by the Soybean School, the... Read More