Mildew doesn't impact the milling qualities of wheat as much as it affects appearance, according to a two-year study conducted by the Canadian Grain Commission. For this reason, the CGC says it's allowing an increased presence of mildew in milling wheat classes in Western Canada effective immediately. The commission initiated the study after extensive downgrading... Read More
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One of the world’s largest agricultural lenders suggests North American farm equipment dealers “transform” to improve returns on invested capital. In a food and agribusiness research and advisory missive, Rabobank’s senior analyst for farm inputs, Kenneth Zuckerberg, says the equipment sector is being rocked by three years of declining sales, along with shrinking net income... Read More
Hockey season is upon us once again. It's the most optimistic time of year, as coaches, players and fans alike have high hopes for the 2016-17 season, whether we're talking about on the ice or in the highly competitive forum that is the annual RealAg Hockey Pool. Unless you're the Pittsburgh Penguins or Joe Rowbottom... Read More
Grains for the first week of October saw some see-sawing as the market dealt with some weather premiums and short-covering in wheat and corn pushing values higher. Compared to a week ago, oats are up 6.7%, canola gained 1.2%, corn prices improved by almost 1%, soybeans were up 0.5%, while wheat closed 1.7% lower as... Read More
For a peek at the future of the U.S. dairy industry and the potential impact of the November presidential election, who better to ask than Orion Samuelson? The dean of U.S. farm broadcasting, who grew up on a Wisconsin dairy farm, has been on the air at Chicago’s WGN Radio since 1960 and offers a... Read More
The federal agriculture minister says the prime minister's announcement of a national carbon pricing framework this week shouldn't come as a surprise to the farm community. Lawrence MacAulay also says it will be up to the provinces to decide how agriculture fits into their carbon policies. Ottawa will require provinces implement a minimum price on... Read More
Canadian sheep producers will now have access to Elanco Animal Health's Flukiver (closantel) for the treatment of Haemonchus contortus (Barber Pole worm) in ewes and lambs. The oral anthelmintic was was only available through an Emergency Drug Release before now. Haemonchus contortus is incredibly costly to the Canadian sheep industry. Of all the gastrointestinal nematodes... Read More
In 2014, the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef commissioned a study to assess the beef industry's performance in social, economic, and environmental areas. The results from the two-year 'farm to fork' assessment were published this week, along with a strategy for advancing and measuring sustainability efforts going forward. The findings, which were shared at the... Read More
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shared his directive for a national price on carbon on this week. Farmers and farm groups are concerned agriculture and food could be hard hit by a tax on carbon emissions... Ontario farmers are also concerned rising hydro rates will hurt competitiveness... What are the odds the Trans-Pacific Partnership goes ahead... Read More
With a count of 198 nays to 84 yeas, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith's controversial private member's bill C-246 was voted down in the House of Commons this week. This means the bill is dead and will not move forward to committee. Titled "The Modernizing Animal Protections Act," Liberal MP Erskine-Smith's bill focused on banning shark finning and... Read More