For every dollar in income taken home by Canadian farm families in 2019, over 64 cents was earned "off the farm," according to a new report from Statistics Canada. StatsCan published its farm family income data for 2019 — pre-pandemic economy, of course — on January 28. Based on tax records, the agency says the... Read More
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Editor's note: this article has been updated following the introduction of Lobb's Bill C-234 in the House of Commons on February 7, confirming the details outlined in the earlier version. A Conservative MP from southern Ontario is making another attempt at removing the federal carbon tax from fuels used for drying grain and heating barns,... Read More
There's so much going on in the geopolitical scene right now, and all that works its way back in to the markets. The focus right now is squarely on Russia and Ukraine and how the current political situation is impacting markets. Joining RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to break it down is Arlan Suderman, chief... Read More
This episode of the Beef Market Update comes to you from Houston, Texas, as Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange reviews the events of the past week, down at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) convention. To start off, Wasko says it was a good week for the U.S. cattlemen to be together, as... Read More
No matter where you turn in Alberta right now, everyone is talking about the blockade at the international Coutts/Sweetgrass border crossing. Earlier in the week, we reported the crossing was choked off to any traffic and the disruption was weighing heavily on local and international commerce, including shipments of boxed beef, live cattle, and feed.... Read More
Often thought of as an Ontario crop, some Manitoba farmers are showing an increased interest in growing food-grade soybeans. What does it take to grow identity-preserved beans? For that answer, we go to Sandy Hart, business manager at Sevita International. Food-grade soybeans are a premium product and require extra care and attention from planting, in... Read More
The federal and Manitoba governments are expanding the list of expenses covered under the drought relief program that helps livestock producers purchase and haul feed for their animals. The Livestock Feed and Transportation Drought Assistance program was originally announced in August 2021, with funding to help producers purchase, transport, and test feed to maintain their... Read More
As disruptions at the Canada-U.S. border crossing stretch into nearly a week, Canada’s beef industry has serious concerns with supply chain challenges, including the lack of access to feed coming from the U.S. and impacts on cross-border movement of cattle and meat products. Alberta Beef Producers (ABP), Alberta Cattle Feeders’ Association (ACFA), and the Canadian... Read More
Update: On February 4, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said it had confirmed the presence of high pathogenic avian influenza (AI), subtype H5N1, in a commercial flock in western Nova Scotia and notified the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) of the positive AI finding. Initial tests were conducted on January 30 after the... Read More
The Successors is a RealAgriculture podcast series hosted by Kara Oosterhuis focusing on agriculture from the perspective of the up-and-coming generation. How do you decide when it's time to act on your true passion? What can you do to get through the cold winter months? Why do you need to learn more about yourself to... Read More