Wheat is a major crop around the world. I believe that there is a wheat harvest happening in every month of the year somewhere in the world. One of the interesting stories about wheat is that it is grown for many different different reasons depending on where you are in the world. For the farmers... Read More
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I have always considered farmers to be a very innovative group. I mean think about those episodes of the Prairie Farm report that showed a guy converting a truck into a high clearance sprayer and it also could be used to mow the grass when needed. This week I spent some time at the Innovative... Read More
I was in Ontario this week and while driving between Palmerston and London I noticed very quickly the corn that has been left in the field over the winter. I am not sure how many acres are still out there but there were several fields along the highway that looked very much like the picture... Read More
When I knew that I had a chance to interview Mayo Schmidt I knew right a way a question that I needed to ask him. "What do you say to the people that think they have seen this story before?" The rise and fall of Sask Pool is well documented. From fish farms to grain... Read More
Mayo Schmidt is the CEO and President of Viterra. In 2009 Mayo Schmidt was awarded the top CEO by Canadian Business magazine. I am very grateful that Viterra granted RealAgriculture this opportunity to get up and close and personal with the man regarded as creating a Canadian based, new global player in the world of... Read More
By most accounts the 2010 NCBA convention in San Antonio was a huge success. This was my first NCBA meeting so it is fitting that we talked to Anne Dunford a wily veteran of the NCBA festivities. Anne wrapped up the week and talked about what she thought were the major things to be pulled... Read More
When your financial margins are under pressure people tend to pay more attention to the nuts and bolts of their operations. Many consultants would say that you have to be doing this all the time not in just stressful times. At the NCBA tradeshow it was very clear that cattlemen are moving closer to the... Read More
Canada and Mexico have taken the issue of country of origin labelling (COOL) to the World Trade Organization (WTO). We are basically one year into the implementation of COOL and the financial impact is severe. The impact on the Canada and Mexico livestock markets has been very hurtful. The interesting thing that I found at... Read More
To me there is no better eating experience than eating beef. Dave Zino is the Executive Chef with the NCBA and is responsible for spreading the word about cooking beef. Dave travels North America educating and making sure that people understand the true beef eating experience. The NCBA and the Beef Information Center both strive... Read More
Being someone that has served on boards for a couple different agricultural associations, I respect people that commit the time necessary to make a difference. Whatever your beef politics are it is important to understand the work that happens behind the scenes. Trying to run your own business and also commit the time to cattle... Read More