What’s going on with corn? That’s the question making the rounds after the July corn contract dipped this week. The shift is sudden, and according to Ted Seifried, chief market strategist at Zaner Ag Hedge, it could signal more corn out there than we thought — or just a lot less buying interest. Speaking with... Read More
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Dipping teats and rinsing milking clusters are just two of the tasks that farmers must tackle when milking dairy cows in a parlour. These tasks are critical for maintaining udder health, but they are labour intensive and more parlour operators are looking to automation and technology that can not only do the job, but do... Read More
In the next decade, thousands of farms and farm businesses will transition in ownership from one generation to the next. How that hand-off happens is far from simple. Farm transitions involve not just assets and operations, but also families, livelihoods, and legacies. In this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, Annessa Good-Hassard of Peak Heritage Consulting... Read More
The U.S. pork industry is urging the Trump administration to prioritize trade negotiations in Southeast Asia, with Vietnam topping the list, says Maria Zieba vice president of government affairs for the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). Zieba spoke with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney while in Washington, D.C, this week, sharing an overview of U.S.... Read More
While social media debates rage over seed oils, Devin Mogler says it’s science and affordability that should guide food and fuel policy. The CEO of the National Oilseed Processors Association (NOPA) joined Shaun Haney to unpack what’s behind the U.S. administration's increased scrutiny of seed oils and the broader implications for trade, biofuels, and cross-border... Read More
Managing dairy cows in freestyle housing has changed significantly over the decades as stabling systems have evolved to optimize cow comfort and milk production. Torenna freestalls vice president Austin Nyenhuis says cow comfort is a key focus in how his company is working to advance freestall systems. In this report from the Canadian Dairy XPO... Read More
Pastures or hay fields looking a little thin? It could be time to rejuvenate those forage fields! But how, when, and with what? For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Christine O'Reilly with OMAFA and Grant Lastiwka of Renovo Seeds to talk about the role of grazing and hay management... Read More
As climate variability and export sensitivities reshape wheat production, U.S. breeders are refining their focus to meet farmers’ evolving needs. Speaking on RealAg Radio, Drs. Marla Barnett and Dylan Larkin of Limagrain Cereal Seeds (LCS) highlight how breeding objectives differ across regions—and how advanced tools are speeding up variety development. Larkin, based in the Pacific... Read More
Making high-quality milk and milk replacer easily available to calves is a key to future production for dairy farmers. "Calves are the most important and the best investment for the future, because they end up as a dairy cow," says Manuel Schieritz, sales director for Urban, the Germany-based calf feeding mixer manufacturer. The company was... Read More
As geopolitical tensions ripple across continents, Canada finds itself increasingly impacted by events well beyond its borders—from a shifting U.S. foreign policy to renewed conflict in South Asia. In this episode of Frontlines, RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney and Jacob Shapiro, director of research at Bespoke Group, unpack how current global events are reshaping Canadian trade, politics,... Read More