Cover crops will make you a better farmer, but don’t let them cost you yield. That’s the message Real Agriculture agronomist Peter Johnson wants to deliver as he surveys a growing body of cover crop research. In this video, Johnson touts the benefits of cover crops – from better soil health and increased organic matter,... Read More
Category: Western Canada
The federal government is committing $350 million to helping the dairy sector adjust to increased import competition under the Canada-European Union trade deal (CETA). Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay announced two new programs at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa on Thursday. $250 million over five years will be made available to producers to update their... Read More
Canadian farmers could be among the first to see if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump can live in two worlds – the one in which he keeps his supporters happy, and the other one that keeps the rest of the planet from succumbing to chaos. In his acceptance speech Tuesday, Trump assured the world that he... Read More
It turns out spring cereal yields in Ontario, on average, were better than expected, as RealAg Agronomist Peter Johnson highlights in this week's Word. From celebrating the 108 percent of average barley crop, to lamenting the lack of farmer-submitted fungicide plot results, to weird symptoms showing up in wheat, Peter covers a whole host of... Read More
Donald Trump has been clear about what he thinks of the North American Free Trade Agreement, calling it different versions of "the worst trade deal maybe ever signed anywhere" throughout his campaign. Now that he's the president-elect, Trump having the unilateral ability to pull the U.S. out of NAFTA on six months notice is a... Read More
The pollsters got it wrong, actually they got it very wrong. With amazing support from rural America, Donald Trump will be the next president of the United States. In the wee hours of the morning, Chris Clayton, Ag Policy Editor, DTN joined me to discuss why rural America shocked the world and whether Trump will... Read More
There's no long-term trend talk of any agriculture commodity sector, it seems, that doesn't include at least some reference to China. After all, it's not just a populous country, it's a huge economic driver and consumer of Canadian agriculture products. Imagine, then, what it would mean to have the Chinese market closed, a market worth…Read More
Needless to say it's been a tough harvest in Western Canada this fall, with many stories of combines and harvest equipment getting stuck in the muddy conditions. The Hunter Brothers (J.J., Dusty, Luke, Brock, and Ty), who farm near Shaunavon, Saskatchewan, took to Facebook on Monday to share their adventure getting stuck, adding some harmonies... Read More
For farmers, buying land can be the biggest business decision you make. It’s also a tremendously emotional decision that many famers make without fully considering all the ramifications, explains Alberta Agriculture farm financial specialist Rick Dehod. “Is it a need or a want?” asks Dehod, who says many times buying land is what farmers want,... Read More
First-time lambing ewes need all the hormone feed back loops and events of labour and birth to go right in order to set them up for both short- and long-term mothering success. But maiden ewes are also more likely to take more time to birth, which could possibly lead to more interventions, which can then... Read More