India has signalled a move to reduce the tariff on incoming lentil shipments received by August 31st. An official from the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Ltd. says that India will reduce the lentil tariff from 30 per cent to 10 per cent (plus a 10 per cent tax) for shipments arriving between... Read More
Category: Western Canada
What's bugging your crop? (See what we did there?) Scott Meers, independent agronomist and founder of Mayland Ag Consulting joins RealAg LIVE! host Shaun Haney for an informative and fun chat all about counting bugs. Well, not really. Also not all insects are bugs. Scott would want us to say that. Check out the video…Read More
Personal information for Manitoba farmers who have crop insurance through Manitoba Agricultural Services Corporation (MASC) was mistakenly shared in an email to 134 farms, says the CEO of MASC. "As part of a regular course of business, producers who have completed their Seeded Acreage Report online are emailed a package of information for the new... Read More
Seeding is well under way across the Prairies and as farmers start seeding canola, flea beetles are likely the biggest pest of concern. For this Canola School, correspondent Kara Oosterhuis sits down with Dr. John Gavloski, the provincial entomologist with Manitoba Agriculture and Resource Development. Even if canola isn't in the ground yet and as…Read More
Rural communities need certain basic functions to survive in the long term. Whether it's medical service, the local school, rural broadband, or a dry goods store, rural communities struggle to keep enough services around. Could mail delivery be one the next big battles to keep alive? For many rural communities in Canada, Canada Post is... Read More
Alberta's agriculture minister is sharing new information regarding the cattle set-aside program that's being rolled out to address the backlog of cattle as processing capacity has been limited by COVID-19. A couple of weeks ago, the Alberta government announced they would be providing provincial funding in addition to the federal AgriRecovery funds for the set-aside... Read More
The sun seems to be shining across the country for this wonderful Wednesday! To make your day even better, tune into RealAg Radio. On today's show, you'll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Paul Carolan, CEO of HALO, one of the air ambulance medevac services we have in southern... Read More
HALO Air Ambulance is the only dedicated medevac helicopter that covers southern Alberta and southwest Saskatchewan, forming the boundary of the former Palliser Health region, which covers 50,000 square kilometers. Since its inception in 2007, HALO has dispatched over 550 missions, from their base in Medicine Hat, Alta. When it comes to air ambulances, it... Read More
The Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) has launched a Canada-wide campaign to connect consumers to the Canadian food system. The campaign, dubbed "It's Good, Canada," aims at highlighting the food system that works 24/7 to deliver safe, quality, and affordable food to Canadians and global customers. It features personal stories of Canadians working in... Read More
Harvest weed seed control is one option when it comes to managing some of our resistant weeds across the prairies. However, when it comes to wild oats, they shed their weed seeds before harvest time comes around. Breanne Tidemann, research scientist with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), has published a paper on some of the…Read More