It can sometimes be difficult to figure out the meaning of a commercial. But not this Japanese milk commercial that was showcased on The Ellen Show. In North America, we've had milk moustaches, blue cows and spilled milk — our own approaches to and views on marketing milk — but you have to watch this... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Farmers Edge has announced an exclusive arrangement with San Francisco-based aerospace and data company Planet to offer high-resolution, daily satellite imagery to farmers. With over 180 satellites orbiting Earth, Planet operates the world's largest fleet of earth imaging satellites. Described as a "multi-million dollar, multi-year global distribution agreement," Farmers Edge says it is now the... Read More
The first three rounds of the three city touring NAFTA talks have seen many handshakes, a few trials balloons and agreement on predictable texts. Round four will begin back in DC mid-week and is expected to have some more drama and rocky moments as predicted by Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland at the outset... Read More
The Canadian pulse industry is still waiting to hear from India's government on how it will handle Canadian pulses shipped after September 30, 2017. The latest in a series of exemptions related to India's fumigation requirement expired at the end of September. "We're sitting here on the 4th of October and we haven't heard from... Read More
With recent news that 14 independent retailers in Western Canada have joined forces with an Australian entity, and another group of independents forming Winfield United Canada, I'm finding myself wondering what the future of independent ag retailers looks like in Canada. Is there a future? Can someone with one to five outlets make a go... Read More
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association is starting the process of finding a new executive director. Robin Speer has moved on to become the manager of public affairs for CN Rail. Speer joined the Wheat Growers in fall 2015, replacing long-time executive director Blair Rutter. Priorities for the member-funded organization during Speer's tenure included speaking... Read More
A group of more than 60 Canadian independent crop input retail owners with 150-plus locations have partnered with U.S. crop input and service provider WinField United to form WinField United Canada. The launch of WinField's Canadian presence represents the latest evolution for a group of independent retailers that started out as the GROW Community of... Read More
How do you grow a farm leader? SeCan and their seed customers are doing it one dollar at a time. Entering its fifth year, the SeCan Grow A Leader program has now contributed more than $200,000 to 4-H in Canada. Last month, the company presented a cheque for $64,880 to 4-H, representing $1 from every... Read More
Editor's note: This letter to Finance Minister Bill Morneau was submitted to RealAgriculture by Stewart Skinner, a young pig farmer from Listowel, Ontario, who voted Liberal in the 2015 federal election. He was also the Liberal candidate for Perth-Wellington in the 2014 Ontario election. Skinner posts periodically on his Modern Farmer blog. October 2nd is... Read More