Alanna Koch, Deputy Minister, Saskatchewan Ministry of Agriculture, talks about finding a work-life balance, leadership and personality, as she answers these 5 questions: How do you successfully juggle family and work commitments? You mentioned the importance of being who you are, where you are. What did you mean by that? How do you decide how... Read More
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A little over two weeks ago, RealAgriculture’s Debra Murphy and Jason Stroeve hit the sunny streets of Las Vegas to take in the National Association of Broadcaster’s Show and New Media Expo. This was the first year the two shows combined, and with over 100,000 attendees and 1,700 companies crammed into 1,000,000 square feet of... Read More
It’s been almost 30 years since Caterpillar launched the first rubber tracked tractor for farming — the Challenger 65 was created in 1986 and introduced to the market in 1987. There are obvious similarities between the original and the latest version of the Challenger, but there have also been some noticeable changes, including the transition... Read More
Kuhn Farm Machinery's Espro — an implement as quaint as a London flat — will officially be welcomed to agriculture in the United Kingdom during Cereals 2015 this June. The Espro is a minimum tillage, low horsepower-demand drill that comes in two models thus far: the 3000 and the 6000 R. Both are Isobus compatible,... Read More
When you have livestock, you have scouring stock. Or, at least that’s how it seems some years, when any spare time you thought you might have is spent mixing, smelling and tubing warm electrolytes. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg (the podcast), we hear about calf scours from Cody Creelman, a large animal veterinarian... Read More
Soybean planting time brings with it a number of decisions — what's the optimal seeding rate? Which inoculants should be used, and should they be doubled up? What about seed treatment? Is a seed treatment with insecticide needed? As part of this Soybean School West episode, Kristen Podolsky of the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers... Read More
Arkansas-based Tyson Foods has announced its intent to eliminate use of antibiotics also used for humans from its U.S. broiler flocks by the end of September 2017. “Given the progress we’ve already made reducing antibiotics in our broilers, we believe it’s realistic to shoot for zero by the end of our 2017 fiscal year. But... Read More
Trish Jordan of Monsanto Canada gives her top tips for talking to the media, and describes her most memorable moment in the limelight. Imagine you're in an interview, and after wrapping up your answer to one of the interviewer's more difficult questions, you're met with a wall of silence. To many people, lapses in conversation... Read More
In March of 2014, Agrimatics announced the availability of a new product — the Agrimatics Libra. It's a cloud-based system that sends weigh scale data from grain carts to a smartphone or tablet. All the operator needs is a small battery-operated device from Agrimatics and the free mobile app. With those two ingredients, any iPhone... Read More
Is your planter ready to roll? Corn planting season will soon be here for growers in Ontario and Western Canada. While it's been a cool spring in Ontario, an early melt in Western Canada meant some fields were dry enough to plant several weeks ago. However, the date on the calendar and the temperature reading... Read More