Calling this week's meeting between Prime Minister Trudeau and President Trump a "pre-arranged first date in an organized marriage," Conservative trade portfolio critic Gerry Ritz possibly came as close as we've heard to complementing the Prime Minister. "The first rule is 'do no harm,' and I think that's exactly what happened. Nothing got done, but... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The inaugural "Canada's Agriculture Day" is slated for Thursday, with celebrations of Canadian agriculture planned in communities across the country. In Alberta, organizers of an event called "Meet in the Middle" are bringing together 150 millennials for a five-course meal and conversation about food in the Willow Lane Barn near Olds. As Terry Andryo, ATB... Read More
Developing a new crop trait requires capital, time, and most of all a vision. All great new traits start with an idea or vision of trying to make a difference in the marketplace for farmers or end users. Dr. Bart Lambert and his colleagues had a vision, a canola seed trait that allows for producers... Read More
The process of transitioning a farm business from one generation to the next is often filled with obstacles and patches where progress seemingly bogs down in the mud. Generally, the stickiest areas are the ones that come with the potential for conflict, explains farm family business coach Elaine Froese, in the interview below. "The two... Read More
Both Viterra and GrainsConnect have announced plans over the last two weeks to build new high throughput grain elevators in the Vegreville, Alberta area. Viterra confirmed yesterday that it has received all necessary regulatory approvals, with construction expected to begin this spring. “We have a long and successful history in this area of Alberta, so... Read More
Call it farm show-and-tell or a really great way to make new farming friends, but Andrew Campbell is almost two months into his 52 Farms in 52 Weeks tour, and the project, so far, is going very well. Campbell, the @FreshAirFarmer, sat down with RealAgriculture's resident hand-talker Lyndsey Smith to talk about the tour stops... Read More
Shaun Haney is in Germany this week as a guest of Bayer, celebrating 20 years of the company's Invigor brand. During the Bayer InVigor 20th anniversary party we heard an address by Liam Condon, Bayer Crop Science CEO. He was fresh off a flight from Chicago where he was working on the acquisition of Monsanto.... Read More
Following weeks of speculation about how President Trump views Canada and the impact his administration could have on the Canadian economy, including agriculture, every word (and handshake) was closely scrutinized during Prime Minister Trudeau's first visit to the Trump White House on Monday. "We are going to have a great relationship with Canada, maybe as... Read More
While the U.S. dairy industry has raised its voice in calling on the Trump administration to pressure Canada into allowing more dairy imports, Dairy Farmers of Canada has kept a relatively quiet profile over the last few months. The national dairy producer group appears to have chosen to stay out of the spotlight with Canada's... Read More
The seed growing season doesn't really end at harvest. Once a seed crop is harvested the grower needs to condition and clean the seed to get the lot sample up to a certified grade. Seed cleaning plants have many shapes and sizes, but the overall process is the same — taking the harvested crop and... Read More