In the late 1800s, settlers began to graze cattle on native grasslands, beginning what eventually became known as the "range wars" in the United States, says Brett Matthiessen of Alberta Grazing Leaseholders Association (AGLA) in this interview with RealAgriculture's Amber Bell. This access and competition for grazing eventually produced a few really great Western movies,... Read More
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Startup culture meets farming culture, at scale. Getting on farms to do in-field testing and due diligence is often one of the largest costs for startup companies in the agtech space. A network of farmers that started in Tennessee and has since expanded to other regions across the U.S. is working to provide an efficient,... Read More
Regulations around flying drones in Canada, especially drones in the 25-150 kilogram weight class, can be complicated. In agriculture, drones that show great potential for producers fall under two different jurisdictions. The first is Transport Canada, which oversees aviation safety and security. The second is Health Canada, which is responsible for pesticide regulations and approvals.... Read More
A new administration in the White House brings many questions about the future. Recently sworn-in U.S. secretary of agriculture Brooke Rollins joined Kansas senator Roger Marshall for a fireside chat at the Top Producer Summit last week in Kansas City, Missouri, to discuss Rollins' vision for the future of agriculture in the country. Between 2017... Read More
Access to high quality feed and water make for a good ranching location. They allow producers to raise productive livestock, setting up the ranch to turn a profit. Those same things are attractive to wildlife as well, and whether it is an ungulate, such as a deer or moose, or the predators that follow them,... Read More
It can be easy to get swept into the day to day of farm life and forget to celebrate the big and little moments that happen along the way. Celebration is something that 2025 Top Producer Women in Agriculture Award winner, Kimberly Ratcliff, tells other generational farmers is key to getting the next generation to... Read More
U.S. dairy producers are not satisfied with the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement and they want to take another look at it, says National Milk Producers Federation president and CEO Gregg Doud. That was Doud's message for RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney at the Top Producer Summit in Kansas City mid-February when they discussed dairy trade between the two... Read More
If the soil is fit but the calendar says March, do you dare put some wheat in the ground? On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Brian Beres with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and Tyler McBlain with McBlain Farms to discuss ultra early cereal seeding — including seeding durum... Read More
Regardless of the topic — be it food security, water access, or animal welfare — communicating using language that resonates with consumers is key to getting a message through. Food insecurity is on the rise in Canada, as grocery prices have been rising for the last five years. According to Food Banks Canada, as of... Read More
For Derek Axten, changing nitrogen management on over 10,000 acres first required changing the goal. Shifting from a production-maximizing mentality to a profitability-first and resilience mindset is more fun, he says, though it's not without its share of challenges. The Axtens have been using several different management tools to make the shift to a soil-health... Read More