Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Meagan Murdoch with Hill & Knowlton for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: A possible Federal election being called on March 23; New Agriculture Minster… Read More…

Bushel Plus is expanding its global footprint with plans to offer its harvest optimization technology to U.S. farmers. The Brandon, Manitoba-based company specializes in advanced agricultural solutions that help farmers reduce grain loss at harvest to maximize profits while saving time, fuel, and equipment wear. The company’s products are currently…

Biological inputs are becoming more mainstream among producers as they work to find solutions to abiotic stresses and to maximize yields. When talking with growers, Andrew Geerligs, national sales manager, plant health for FMC, says that there is a lot more talk around the solutions that biologicals can provide than what he experienced as a… Read M…

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Chuck Amyot of New Liskeard, Ont.; Stewart Skinner of Perth County, Ont.; Rob Stone of Davidson Sask.; and, Sukpahl Bal of Kelowna, B.C. Also hear from… Read More…

While many of the acreage decisions are already made, recent trade turmoil and tariff threats will absolutely factor in to both commodity prices and cropping figures, says Brian Comeault, co-founder of new market analyst firm Ireland Comeault Lafoy (ICL). Farmers — and their advisors — are grappling with a near-constant barrage of trade unknowns, i…

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Brian Comeault with ICL to discuss the commodity markets; Kevin Serfas in a spotlight interview for KWS Seeds; Dean Roberts, chair of Sask Oilseeds on China’s tariffs on canola; and, Hear a clip from a Limagrain podcast episode… Read More…

Agriculture is forever evolving and so is the business of fertilizer and crop nutrition. It’s been 20 years since fertilizer heavyweight, The Mosaic Company, was formed by a merger between IMC Global and Cargill’s crop nutrition division. The company’s mission is to help the world grow the food it needs, says director of new product… Read More…

There’s plenty to see and learn at the Canadian Dairy XPO as the annual dairy industry showcase gets set to open its doors at the Stratford Rotary Complex in Ontario on April 2 and 3. It’s the first CDX since the show was acquired last September by DLG — the German agricultural society that organizes… Read More…

What’s the story on sulphur? We’re glad you asked! This week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word tackles several agronomic questions regarding winter crop green-up, farm safety, going to the theatre, and insects overwintering. Plus, as promised, there’s plenty to cover on sulphur applications: when, how, where, and most importantly, what form, and there…

In this episode of The Truth About Ag, co-hosts Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout sit down with Lisa Ashton, agriculture policy lead on RBC’s Climate Action Institute Team, to dive into the big questions shaping Canadian agriculture. Ashton shares insights from RBC’s latest reports, including the Food First Report, breaking down why RBC is investing… …

Kody Blois is less than a week into his role as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development, but already he’s firing off missives and steering policy direction. There’s a reason for the quick pace — an election call could come at any moment, or the government could fall on Monday, March 24,… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: The new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development, Kody Blois on his priorities in his new role including interprovincial trade barriers, trade diversification, and more; J.P. Gervais with Farm Credit Canada on FCC’s 2024 land… Re…

Making the most of every input dollar matters, especially when crop prices are in the doldrums, but cutting back on fertilizer can end up curtailing yield. There’s a better way to manage those nitrogen input dollars! For this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by soil scientist John Heard, and senior agronomist… Read More…

The average value of Canadian farmland continued to climb in 2024, increasing by 9.3 per cent, less than the 11.5 per cent increase reported in 2023, according to the 2024 FCC Farmland Values Report. “The limited supply of farmland available for sale combined with lower borrowing costs resulted in an increase in the average price… Read More…

Happy St.Patrick’s Day! Thanks for tuning in to this Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to discuss a number of topics including the most economical rate of nitrogen, the survivability of winter crops under water, farm safety, and more! Then hear a clip… R…

Tar spot was first confirmed in Ontario at Ridgetown in the southwest corner of the province in 2020. Since then, the corn leaf disease has spread across Ontario, pushing east past Toronto and into Quebec. Many Ontario farmers experienced the yield robber in their fields for the first time in 2024 and the disease is… Read More…

Knowing the nutrient status of a crop and the soil it is grown in can give a producer vital information for making management decisions throughout the season. Whereas traditionally growers would take plant tissue and soil samples from their fields to send to a lab for testing, ATP Nutrition has developed a diagnostic tool that… Read More…

Unlike a railway strike or work stoppage where crop can’t move to port, the latest tariff threat by China to impose huge taxes on canola oil and meal risks devaluing the entire crop, says Dean Roberts chair of Sask Oilseeds. That distinction, Roberts says, means Canada needs to move very quickly to remedy the situation and… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new cabinet, including Kody Blois being named the new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food; Dean Roberts with Sask Oilseeds on the impact that Chinese tariffs will have on… Read More…

Erratic is the word of the day and the markets are responding hour-by-hour, day-to-day, and week-to-week with the news, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange in this episode of the Beef Market Update. In the southern U.S., cash markets bounced back last week and have managed to hold those gains. This follows a cycle… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including: Prime Minister Mark Carney sworn in; Kody Blois named new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in Carney’s cabinet; and,… Read More…

Weather is a central topic in many coffee shop conversations, plays a large role in the success or failure of a crop, and is outside of a wheat grower’s control. But that doesn’t mean farmers can’t at least try and out-maneuver Mother Nature. Dr. Brian Beres, senior research scientist at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC)… Read More…

The idea that tractors used in broadacre farming may have peaked in size and will someday be replaced by groups of smaller, autonomous machines has been kicking around for at least a decade. In theory, there’s certainly still a case to be made for smaller machines that cost less and reduce soil compaction, while having… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, for the Farmer Rapid Fire brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Steve Twynstra of Ailsa Craig, Ont.; Jay Lewis of Holstein, Ont.; Riley Anderson of Morris, Man.; and, Chad Beagle of Rimbey, Alta. Also hear from Corteva… Read More…

The Canadian Canola Growers Association is sounding the alarm over the fallout of China’s tariffs on Canadian canola. The 100 per cent tariff on canola meal and canola oil (but not seed) was announced late last week and is set to take effect March 20, 2025. Rick White, president and CEO of CCGA, says that it’s… Read More…

Will the U.S. plant over 95 million acres of corn? Will canola move unfettered into China? What about getting crop out of the Black Sea region? Will that be possible? All of these questions and more are in the commodity pricing mix right now, and Neil Townsend, market analyst with GrainFox, says that investors are working… Read More…

Agriculture has been a tough business over the last couple of years in Western Canada, and Leigh Dudley, regional director for Canada west at FBN, doesn’t foresee that changing in 2025. In this report from the Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Sask., Dudley and RealAgriculture’s Amber Bell discuss the impact that tariffs, commodity markets and… Re…

Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Neil Townsend with GrainFox on what is going on in the commodity markets; Rick White with Canadian Canola Growers Association on the canola tariffs; Scott Shearer on what’s the hold-up on small, automated broad acre machines; and, Hear… Read More…

Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson brought home more than just a tan from Costa Rica; there were lessons to be learned, even while enjoying a rejuvenating vacation. In this episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, Pete talks about some of these lessons, such as the need for a break, the difference that climate can make, Canadian pride,… Read More…

New Holland is billing its new sprayer automation offering as the most versatile and productive ‘sense and act’ technology on the market. Both New Holland and Case IH unveiled their versions of the live variable rate and selective spray application technology at the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado. In this report, New Holland director of… Rea…

Throughout any career, there comes a time when a new way of doing things just makes sense. Adopting technology is easier when there’s a clear benefit, when it makes doing a particular task easier or faster. But many little adaptations and advancements add up to big leaps in technology and finding ways to implement change… Read More…

Canada is being squeezed between two superpowers — China and the U.S. — who don’t get along. The worst part is, Canada is a major exporter to both, and any semblance of positive diplomatic relationships with these countries has all but evaporated in the last few months. Where do we go from here? Carlo Dade,… Read More…

The day-to-day on a family ranch often means juggling many pieces in order to get the job done and raise the chances of making a profit. The Luthi Ranch, a 6th-generation family enterprise in western Wyoming, is no exception. On this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, Bryan Luthi joins host Amber Bell to discuss the… Read More…

The cattle market is well known for its ebbs and flows with the availability of grass, and the lamb market follows a similar pattern, though to a lesser extent. The impact of drought on the lamb market is just one thing that Angus Gidley-Baird, animal protein analyst for Rabobank out of Australia, and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, Shaun Haney is joined by: Carlo Dade with the University of Calgary on Canada needing a new trade approach; Paul Wells, author and political commentator, on Canada’s political landscape including Canada’s broken trust with the U.S.; Derryn Shrosbree with 33Seven on… Read…

Why does soil, sometimes, become hard as a brick? The answer is relatively straight-forward but remedying the issue is a much, much larger discussion. To begin to understand the soil dynamics and what to do about them, this episode of The Agronomists features Jodi DeJong-Hughes with the University of Minnesota and Dr. Laura Van Eerd… Read More…

Clubroot disease is not only spreading, but also adapting in real-time, as the number of confirmed versions of the soilborne disease that reduces canola yields in Western Canada has climbed to 55 as of this winter. “The growing season in 2024 was quite good for the clubroot disease itself. There were quite a few new… Read More…

Risk management is by no means a new concept for farmers and people working in agriculture, but as farms become digital operations, cyber security has become a critical area of risk management. Digital business assets should be identified and protected the same way a rancher protects livestock from coyotes sniffing along the fence, says agri-food… …

Thanks for tuning in to this agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson to discuss some important agronomic issues including sulphur needs for the winter wheat crop, nitrogen from applying manure, and tillage erosion. Lyndsey then covers some of the top …

Growers looking to capture more crop at harvest will have two new combine header options from John Deere for the 2026 harvest season. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, the company showcased a three-piece hinge draper reel system and an 18-row corn head. In this report, James Streeton, Deere’s global product marketing manager for… Read M…

PTx Trimble’s OutRun autonomous grain cart is winning praise after becoming the first commercially available autonomous retrofit grain cart solution for farmers. At the Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, OutRun was awarded the Davidson Prize, which recognizes breakthrough innovations in agricultural engineering that improve efficiency, sustaina…

Thanks for tuning in to this episode of RealAg on the Weekend! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: David Coletto with Abacus Data on what trends are real and which are not in the federal polls; Paul Wells, author and political commentator, on the Canadian political landscape; and, Todd Hirsch of Todd… Read More…

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann with Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute for the RealAg Issues Panel. The trio discusses a number of topics including: What we know about the tariffs so far; Why there… Read More…

The unknown and uncertainty of trade tariffs is worse than the tariffs themselves says Todd Hirsch of Todd Hirsch Consulting, which is why the past two weeks has been so difficult to navigate. In this discussion from Crops Convention at Edmonton, Alta., Hirsch and Shaun Haney discuss several economic factors at play, including: The role… Read More…

Massey Ferguson says its new Hesston double small square baler is a perfect fit for farmers facing labour shortages and tight harvest windows. With the MF SB.1436DB small square baler, farmers can now produce two rows of bales per field pass. In this report from Commodity Classic at Denver, Colorado, Jessica Williamson, Massey’s hay and… Read More…

If you’re looking for a cheerful update on Canada-U.S. relations, this isn’t it — but this is an incredibly important conversation to follow, regardless. Paul Wells, author and political commentator, has a strong message for Canadians: our relationship with the U.S. is forever changed by this second Trump presidency; trust has been broken, and what…

Thanks for tuning in to the Farmer Rapid Fire edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by Corteva Biologicals! Guest host Lyndsey Smith checks in with: Bruce Hill of Kinburn, Ont.; Brett Israel of Mapleton, Ont.; Gunter Jochum of St. Francois Xavier, Man.; and, Jeff Nonay of Edmonton, Alta. Also hear from Corteva Biologicals’ Tammy… Read More…

A bountiful harvest in the fall is great for a growers pocketbook, but it can also lead to an increase of straw residue that needs to be dealt with come spring. In response to this need, Schulte has released the Soilstar DHX series of harrows that come in 36-foot (DHX 360) and 60-foot (DHX 600)… Read More…

New trait technology from Bayer Crop Science will allow growers to use five herbicide actives in soybean crops. The company says its Vyconic soybeans represents a “leap forward” in weed control, bringing greater management options and flexibility to farmers’ fields. The new trait technology will be the first in the industry to offer tolerance to… R…

The European Union’s Farm to Fork strategy has been all but abandoned following large-scale farmer protests in many European capital cities. The protests gained massive public support, with polls showing 70 to 90 per cent of non-farmers backing the demonstrations. What led to EU governments reversing their course on the Farm to Fork initiative? Wer…