Whether we're talking about Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's national carbon tax commitment, the signing of the Canada-EU trade deal, the canola agreement with China, or Canada's primary trading partner electing Donald Trump, there was no shortage of agriculture-related news in Ottawa in 2016. This year also marked the Liberals' first full year in power, and... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Marketed as "the world's first cordless fencing stapler," the STOCKade ST400i won first place in the innovation contest at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta., this fall. The cordless stapler has more power than a pneumatic fencing stapler and does not require a compressor and hoses, notes Axle Boris of Langley, BC-based FenceFast Ltd., in this... Read More
The third annual Global Youth Agriculture Summit will be held from October 9 to 13, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium. The 2017 summit is hosted by Bayer and two Belgian young farmers associations, Groene Kring and Fédération des Jeunes Agriculteurs. Canada will send four selected candidates to the summit, two of which will be chosen through... Read More
"Baby, It's Cold Outside" is a Christmas classic, written by Frank Loesser in 1944, in which a female singer explains why she's unable to stay for a romantic evening. As anybody who has animals that need tending knows, the idyllic moments of the holidays can be fleeting. It's less cozy time in front of a... Read More
London, Ontario-area dairy farmer and Real Ag contributor Andrew Campbell is at it again (or still!), launching another online ag awareness project for 2017. Following up on his work with #farm365, he's planning to visit and shine a spotlight on 52 Canadian farms in 52 weeks. "I thought it'd be kind of neat to start... Read More
Food and conversations are two fundamental parts of holiday plans for many people, as we head out to Christmas dinners and New Year parties with family and friends. If you're a farmer, chances are someone will ask "how was harvest?" or "how'd the weather impact your farm this year?" or the popular "how much is... Read More
Innovation is a constant part of life on most farms. A farmer's mind is often focused on figuring out how to make something run more efficiently. Together with Dow AgroSciences we're excited to launch the 2017 season of the TechTour here on RealAgriculture. Over the coming months we are going to shine a spotlight on... Read More
After a week in the sunny south (no, not Chatham), Peter Johnson returns for this latest Wheat Pete's Word. Always one to keep it festive, Johnson kicks off this week's word with a lovely chat about hog manure, moves on to grain storage problems in cold weather, and even tackles some wild claims of lowering... Read More
For the first time, Farm & Food Care Saskatchewan have honoured an individual and an organization as "Champions" of food and farming. Announced earlier this month in conjunction with the Farm & Food Care Farms at the Table conference, the Champion Award was given to Dr. Leigh Rosengren, a veterinarian, epidemiologist, and beef producer from... Read More
G3 — the grain company that acquired the former Canadian Wheat Board — has unveiled plans to build the first fully new grain terminal at the Port of Vancouver since the 1960s. Located in North Vancouver, the 180,000-tonne facility will feature a rail loop track that will be capable of holding three 134-car trains (see... Read More