RealAgristudies has been tracking farmer sentiment on key issues since the launch of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index in September, 2022. Every two months, the sentiment survey is sent out to the RealAgristudies Insights panel members to gauge their feeling on several different aspects of their farm's outlook, their outlook for the industry as a... Read More
Category: Western Canada
Pierre Poilievre, leader of the official opposition and the Conservative Party of Canada, spoke at the Canadian Federation of Agriculture annual general meeting held at Ottawa earlier this week. Before he hit the stage, RealAgriculture's Shaun Haney spoke with Poilievre to capture his thoughts on where he thinks the current government is failing the agriculture... Read More
Canada has formally asked Mexico for "technical consultations" regarding the country's effort to limit imports of genetically-engineered (GE) or modified crops. Canada's request was filed shortly after the U.S. Trade Representative’s office announced on Monday that it was calling for consultations with Mexico over a new rule that bans the use of GE corn for... Read More
Let's talk fertility! There are some great questions coming in to Peter Johnson on phosphate, base saturation being useful, tissue tests, and more, so that's where Wheat Pete's Word is focused this week. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in? Disagree with something he’s said? Leave him... Read More
ADAMA Canada has made its final decision regarding the sale of lambda-cyhalothrin products for the 2023 growing season, deciding to re-label and sell its Silencer and Zivata insecticides across Canada. The company says it has come to the decision after several months of consulting with retailers, farmers and industry organizations on the implications of the... Read More
Politicians and industry gathered together this week for the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA)'s annual general meeting, held in Ottawa, Ontario. Jagmeet Singh, leader of the federal New Democratic Party (NDP), spoke to delegates about fighting climate change, through the eyes of the agriculture industry, on Monday. When it comes to climate change, he says... Read More
The executive of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture (CFA) has been acclaimed for 2023. Keith Currie, from Ontario, will serve as president, replacing Mary Robinson, who stepped down from the role as president after four years. Todd Lewis, past president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) was acclaimed 1st vice-, and president Pierre... Read More
Former Saskatchewan agriculture minister Lyle Stewart has announced he's resigning the seat he has held for the last 23 and half years due to health reasons. "I have been living with prostate cancer for a number of years now, but unfortunately, my condition has worsened in recent weeks to the point that I can no... Read More
The application window for six programs that are exclusively funded by the federal government under the new Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (SCAP) is open, as of March 6. The new five-year agriculture framework deal between the federal, provincial, and territorial governments is slated to take effect on April 1. While cost-shared programs to be delivered... Read More
Wheat and barley growers in Western Canada have a new herbicide to aid in the fight to control troublesome weeds, such as herbicide resistant kochia. Corteva Agriscience has announced registration of OnDeck herbicide, a product that provides post-emergent weed control for wheat (durum spring and winter) and barley farmers in the brown soil zones. OnDeck... Read More