The tide seems to be turning in the area of cattle feeder profitability with live cattle futures swinging upwards and feed prices trending downward. All of this will be for not if you do not manage your risk and lock in some profits. As Anne Wasko mentions in this weeks Beef Market Update, you need... Read More
Category: Western Canada
If you're a cattle producer in Western Canada, I expect you'll find an opportunity for a mid-winter change of scenery rather interesting. Although the Saskatchewan Beef Industry Conference organizers likely won't guarantee warm temperatures or a lack of snow, they are offering the chance to attend an industry tradeshow, breed and association meetings and the... Read More
Health Canada's Pest Management Regulatory Agency released a notice of intent in September 2013 to change label requirements of neonictoinoid seed treatment products used on corn and soybean seed after it was determined that "...current agricultural practices related to the use of neonicotinoid treated corn and soybean seed are not sustainable." The notice of intent... Read More
I've got to tell you, this week has been a bit of a marathon, maybe only a little bit because it started off in the rosy afterglow of a Rider win in the 101st Grey Cup championship (sorry Ti-Cat fans!). That, and we were everywhere this week. Everywhere! The RealAgriculture team was in Banff for... Read More
In case you haven't heard, there are a few new balers in town. We caught up with Cole Carling of Case IH at the Agri-Trade Exposition in Red Deer to talk about the RB 565 in particular. The baler comes in standard and premium models, with 4 and 5 bar pick-ups (respectively), an overshot feeder... Read More
Public breeding (for plants, that is) is not something you’d imagine the public yelling into a telephone about, telling their elected officials support for public plant breeding must absolutely be part of the next federal or provincial budget, or else. But stranger things have happened. For example, who would have thought people would get so... Read More
For a year there has been a very interesting project in development called the Beef Straw Man which is trying to facilitate a Canadian beef industry strategy. The three straw men gathered 200 people into the Deerfoot Inn and Casino in Calgary on Tuesday to get more input, seek feedback and prepare for a final... Read More
Rob Saik, founder and president of the Agri-Trend Group of Companies, brought along his camera on his recent trip to Kenya, which is lucky for all of us, as we get to share in the journey, see the sites and get a sense of the struggles that Saik encountered along his way. As you'll see... Read More