$107 million (and counting) in surplus funds collected from farmers and grain shippers — how should it be used? The Canadian Grain Commission (CGC) is seeking input from farmers and the grain industry on what should be done with its growing surplus from user fees collected over the last four years. "We've been hearing lots…Read More
Category: Western Canada
A senior executive with Bunge North America says the company is not considering modifying its canola processing facility at Altona, Man. to process soybeans. While soybean acres on the eastern side of the prairies have climbed rapidly in recent years, with acres in Manitoba expected to exceed two million in 2017, processing capacity has remained... Read More
The organization representing India's pulse crop industry expects its government will issue a three month extension allowing continued imports of peas and lentils that have not been fumigated, according to media reports in India. The government for Canada's largest pulse export market has previously said it will not extend a derogation (or exemption) that expires... Read More
High or low, the height of your sprayer boom doesn't really matter. Right? Actually, that’s a myth. Welcome to a new season of Spray Tips Special Edition. In our first episode we find our dynamic duo of Sprayers101.com, Tom Wolf of AgriMetrix, and Jason Deveau of Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, bickering... Read More
Grain markets had a pretty busy week as we head closer to #plant17 with more focus on any little headline to trade off of, since there’s no major changes to production or demand at this time. Canola was the biggest loser of the week, down 4.15% since last Friday, thanks to the combination of lower... Read More
With Brazil locked in a major bribery scandal that has closed most of its export markets for beef and chicken, the cattle market scrambles to understand the full situation. Brazil is the number one exporter of chicken in the world (40%) which means if borders are shut long term, chicken supplies will be extremely tight,... Read More
So these two Newfoundlanders end up at a farming conference... It may sound like the beginning of great joke, but it's actually none other than RealAgriculture's Bern Tobin meeting up with General Rick Hillier, former chief of defence staff for the Canadian Armed Forces, to talk about leadership and the importance of people. Speaking at... Read More
Summer may feel a long way off, but being prepared to manage heat stress in dairy cattle goes a long way in warding off the production losses that go along with it. We're also well into the 2016 feed crop, and there are reports of several farmers struggling to keep mycotoxin (specifically DON/vomitoxin) levels low... Read More
Growers and custom applicators will need to be vigilant this spring to ensure dicamba herbicide hits targeted, glyphosate-tolerant Xtend soybeans — and then stays put. In Part One of our series on dicamba stewardship, Real Agriculture’s Bernard Tobin and BASF Canada technical development manager Rob Miller discussed how a pre-plant application is the best strategy…Read More
The federal government, led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, revealed its latest budget, and agriculture and agri-food figures prominently in the 2017-18 fiscal plan. From new export targets and spending programs designed to "uncap the potential of the agriculture industry," this budget commits $8.2 billion under the Skills and Innovation Plan with a goal of... Read More