Farm conference season is a time to learn new things, ask questions, and lay out plans for what you might try out on your farm this year. It can also be a super busy time for those who attend meetings, but for some who speak to the various crowds it can also bounce you around... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Collaboration at a provincial and national level and a focus on international markets will be top of mind for Alberta Pulse Growers' new chair. The Alberta Pulse Growers (APG) held its annual general meeting last month at FarmTech at Edmonton, where Don Shepert was elected chair of the producer organization. RealAgriculture's news lead, Jessika Guse... Read More
Winter grower meetings are a good place to get in out of the cold, see some neighbours, and find out what's new in agronomic research. It's also a good time to get a bead on the markets – what should you be doing with the crop you just harvested and when should some of next... Read More
John Guelly, farmer from Westlock, Alta., was recently elected chair of the Alberta Canola Producers Commission (ACPC). He has become known in some areas as "Mr. Clubroot," largely as a result his work to remove the stigma from having clubroot, and being the founding member of Clubroot Anonymous. He recently sat down to talk with... Read More
In a story first brought to you by RealAgriculture last week, Team Alberta, comprised of Alberta Wheat and Barley, Alberta Canola, and Alberta Pulse, are coming together to request more time before the changes to the Class 1 driver's license come into effect. “Team Alberta supports safer and more highly skilled drivers operating on our... Read More
Any golfer will tell you that sometimes you have to go back to the fundamentals to find success. You make sure your feet are planted in the right place and then you build from there. The same analogy works for hockey, or welding, and even farming. RealAgRadio host Shaun Haney and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada... Read More
Farmers in Manitoba will have more safety resources and programs thanks to funding from both the provincial and federal governments. An investment of more than $1.1 million over five years was granted to the Keystone Agricultural Producers (KAP), announced this week at the producer group's annual general meeting. The Manitoba Farm Safety Program is a... Read More
Around 1 a.m. MT on Monday, a westbound Canadian Pacific (CP) freight train derailed east of Field, B.C. The train was carrying grain that was being hauled from Calgary, Alta,. to Vancouver, B.C., when it derailed between the Upper and Lower Spiral Tunnels just east of Field, B.C. According to Keith Creel, CP's president and... Read More
Farmers know that being efficient with fertilizer is economically sound and required, environmentally. The problem is, that oftentimes the process is not quantified, so, the public doesn't have any idea about the kind of stewardship already taking place on farms. There is also a need for more data so that best practices can be benchmarked,... Read More