Maintaining good air quality inside a chicken barn, especially during Prairie winters, is critical for egg production and bird comfort, but it comes with significant energy demands and costs. A newly-renovated laying hen barn in southern Manitoba features several technologies aimed at delivering cost savings over the long term through energy efficiency. As part of... Read More
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It’s not often Chicago Bears fans and grain market bears get to celebrate the same week — but here we are. As Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge puts it, “Bears are on a roll in lots of different facets,” following Monday's USDA report packed with downside surprises for corn, soybeans, and wheat. Seifried joined... Read More
One of a farmer's greatest assets is the story of how they produce food to feed a growing urban population, says Terry O’Reilly, host of CBC's popular program Under the Influence. At the Southwest Agricultural Conference at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus, O’Reilly, a seasoned marketing expert and noted author, reminded farmers that they... Read More
Keeping product flowing evenly through an air seeder is important during seeding, but traditional blockage systems often only tell operators when flow has completely stopped. At Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., RealAgriculture spoke with Dustin Weinkauf of Precision Planting about Clarity, a flow and blockage monitoring system designed to give growers a more detailed look... Read More
The Final Mile is six-part podcast series brought to you by Results Driven Agriculture Research (RDAR). In line with RDAR's goal of moving farm-ready innovation into the hands of Albertan producers to create a stronger, more efficient, more profitable, and more sustainable agriculture industry for the province, The Final Mile will feature a leading industry... Read More
Poor crop prices and growing input costs will make farm profitability a tough pursuit in 2026 but there will be pricing opportunities for farmers to take advantage of throughout the growing season. That was Steve Kell's message to Ontario farmers attending the SouthWest Agricultural Conference this week at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus. Drawing... Read More
As corn producers head into another growing season, economic headwinds are intensifying—not from just one direction, but from both sides of the balance sheet. While production costs remain stubbornly high, corn prices have sharply declined, squeezing farm margins and prompting a push for long-term demand growth. Krista Swanson, chief economist with the National Corn Growers... Read More
Nufarm is adding a new option to its lineup of soil-residual herbicides with the launch of Valtera Cereals, a product designed to help cereal growers manage early-season weed pressure and support resistance management programs. Speaking with RealAgriculture at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., Tyler Gullen of Nufarm says the product builds on the performance growers... Read More
Identifying crop stress before visual symptoms appear remains a challenge in agriculture, particularly when issues develop below the soil surface. At Canola Week in Saskatoon, RealAgriculture spoke with Norm Janssen, business development lead for North America with Vivent Biosignals, about how plants respond to their environment through electrical signals. Vivent Biosignals is a Swiss-based company... Read More
Grain and oilseed markets are entering 2026 under a cloud of uncertainty, marked by hesitant demand and stable supply expectations. According to Neil Townsend of GrainFox, the dominant theme leading us into this new year is “lower for longer,” as both sides of the market struggle to generate upward momentum. Townsend points to stagnating biofuel... Read More