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Horsch is expanding its Canadian lineup with the Leeb 12TD sprayer, showcased this fall at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta. After a limited rollout last year, the company plans a full launch for 2026. Horsch product manager for sprayers, Mike Wasylyniuk, says the pull-type sprayer stands out for its large capacity and shared components with... Read More

If you’ve ever wondered what Disneyland would look like for farm tech lovers, Agritechnica 2025 in Hanover, Germany, might be it. RealAgriculture caught up with Rob Saik, CEO of AgvisorPRO, as he wandered the sprawling halls of innovation, coffee in one hand, his phone in the other. From his post in the bustling Canada Pavilion,... Read More

Food and farming is facing an unprecedented tsunami of anti-science movements, misinformation, and myth-making that makes it tougher than ever to maintain and build consumer trust in the food production system. “The quacks are taking over." That's how Dr. Joe Schwarcz, director of the Office of Science and Society at McGill University, summed things up... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Dr. Jason Deveau, application technology specialist with Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness, and Austin Anderson, adjuvant brand manager with Helena Products Group. They discuss extra options for the spray tank and why: adjuvants and add-ins, mix order and cautions, how products... Read More

Biological products are becoming an increasingly important tool for enhancing crop performance. Erin Burton, technical sales manager with FMC, explains that combining multiple microbial organisms in a single product can benefit both plant health and, in turn, productivity. According to Burton, combination products support two main areas of crop performance: nutrient acquisition and stress resistance.... Read More

Soybean roasters are gaining traction on U.S. dairy farms as dairy producers look for ways to improve the value of soybeans in cow feed rations. In this report from the American Dairy XPO in Vermont, Jeff Hurst from A.N. Martin Systems gives RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin a tour of the company's on-farm SoyRoaster, which produces evenly... Read More

Welcome to today’s Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with your host Lyndsey Smith, brought to you by FMC Ag Canada! Today on the show, Smith is joined by: Andrew Geerligs of FMC Ag Canada for a spotlight interview on inoculant choices; Peter Johnson of RealAg to discuss on-farm field trial data collection, phosphorus lines,... Read More

In a very dry year, Scott Keller of Keller Farms near New Norway, Alta., is seeing impressive canola growth, a result he attributes largely to adopting controlled traffic farming (CTF) a decade ago. In this episode of RealAgriculture’s Profitable Practices series, Keller says that with less than half of normal rainfall, his soil’s ability to... Read More

Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend! For today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture to unpack Mark Carney’s 2025 federal budget; Justin Funk of RealAgristudles to discuss how farmers feel about China’s EV tariffs; and, Bryce Geisel for... Read More

Welcome back to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Today’s show is brought to you by Helena Products Group and Crop Management Network. On the program, don’t miss the Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. Plus, Shaun is on location at Agri-Trade for a conversation about... Read More

Cattle markets are unsettled this week as political talk and trade speculation weigh on sentiment. In this episode of Beef Market Update, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins Shaun Haney to unpack the recent volatility and what it means for producers heading into winter. Wasko says the downturn began after mid-October highs when... Read More

The American Dairy XPO kicked off its inaugural event this week in Vermont as organizers used a blueprint of its successful Canadian dairy tradeshow to launch an annual industry showcase for dairy producers in the Northeastern U.S. In this interview from the floor of ADX at the Champlain Valley Exposition in Burlington, Vermont, DLG's director... Read More

Gaétan Desroches, former CEO of Sollio Cooperative Group, has been named to the 2025 class of the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame, an honour, he says, that came as a surprise. In this interview, Desroches reflects on the 40 years he spent with the cooperative, including seven as CEO. Under his leadership, Sollio underwent significant... Read More

New RealAgristudies data reveals some fascinating insights into how farmers across the country view current trade dynamics — from EV tariffs to global partnerships. When asked in the October intake of the Canadian Farmers Sentiment Index on whether Canada should lift tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, 68 per cent of farmers said yes, with just... Read More

John Anderson's start in agriculture wasn't glamorous or even intentional. As a young man, he was most interested in flying planes and making money with a paper route, but being told by his dad to get going unloading cabbage from a railcar set him on a path to one day build a global fresh produce... Read More

Welcome to the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today's edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, Haney is joined by: Emery Huszka of Lambton, Ont.; Jeff Elder of Wawanesa, Man.; Jesse Meyer of Woking, Alta.; Devon Walker of Lashburn, Sask.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Andrew Elgersma of Elora,... Read More

When it comes to understanding weeds, their impact on crops, and challenges with herbicide resistance in Canada, chances are Dr. Peter Sikkema has been involved. With more than 40 years of experience in weed science, Sikkema is set to be inducted into the Canadian Agricultural Hall of Fame as part of its 2025 class. "I... Read More

  Closer ties between the agriculture and energy sectors are needed to meet renewable fuel goals and strengthen markets for canola, according to the lead for sustainability initiatives for BASF. “We’ve got to work together across different sectors to be able to advocate for this,” says Daniels, speaking with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney at BASF’s North... Read More

When a bag of canola seed arrives on the farm, most growers glance at the tag, but few stop to consider just how much information it holds. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Canola School, BASF technical service specialist Dana Riley explains that the humble seed tag is a bit like a luggage tag at the... Read More

The October Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index (CFSI) results from RealAgristudies reveal a steady, though cautious, outlook among Canadian farmers as 2025 draws to a close. Based on responses from 547 producers across the country, the October survey highlights ongoing financial pressure but also pockets of resilience and optimism within the industry. When asked to assess... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney kicks off today’s show by unpacking the 2025 Canadian federal budget with Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of the RealAg team. Later in the show, Haney is joined by: Trevor Thompson of Blackshirt Feeders to talk about pushing boundaries and looking to... Read More

In this third episode of the Unlocking Innovation podcast, host Shaun Haney sits down with Darrell Petras, of the Canadian Agri-food Automation and Intelligence Network, Dana McCauley, CEO of the Canadian Food Innovation Network, and Dave Smardon, CEO of BioEnterprise Canada, to dig into the challenge of building stronger links between farmers, innovators and investors.... Read More

November isn't usually known for being warm and dry, and this year is no exception, as snow begins to fly in parts of Western Canada — even a few spots in Ontario. For this week's episode of Wheat Pete's Word, we're going to start with wet weather, how it complicates corn dry-down, and so much... Read More

Welcome to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney kicks off today’s show by breaking down the latest edition of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index and unpacking what farmers and ranchers had to say about their operation and finances. Later on the show, Haney is joined by: Wayne Bennet of Syngenta Canada for a... Read More

When drought or flood threatens forage supplies, flexibility becomes the foundation of profitability. That’s a principle Bluesette Campbell and her family have put into practice at B-C Ranch (pronounced B bar C) in northwest Saskatchewan, where rotational grazing is key to both profit and sustainability. In this episode of RealAgriculture's Profitable Practices, Campbell explains that... Read More

For many in the Canadian agriculture industry, the names Tom and Jane Funk evoke fond memories of learning at the University of Guelph. While the Funks have retired from teaching, their commitment to supporting the industry continues with the establishment of the Tom & Jane Funk Agri-Marketing Bursary. The couple donated an initial $50,000 endowment... Read More

Other countries have it, so why don't we? The 'it' is more market transparency in the form of an export sales reporting program, and a coalition of Canadian farm groups is urging the federal government to act on a long-standing request to implement such a program for key crops. Jake Leguee, a grain farmer from... Read More

Ontario Corn Fed Beef is among the first Canadian partners stepping into the Million Acre Challenge, a regenerative agriculture initiative kicked off with $7 million through the Canadian Alliance for Net-Zero Ag (CANZA). The program was highlighted during the GLOBE Food Leadership Summit, where RealAgriculture spoke with Ontario Corn Fed Beef’s John Baker about why... Read More

On this episode of The Agronomists, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Angela Straathof, agricultural research strategist, and Lara de Moissac, agronomy programs specialist with Alberta Grains. They discuss setting up on-farm trials, the differences between plot and large-scale trials, their value, and tips for getting the most out of the data! This episode of... Read More

Thanks for tuning into Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio with today’s host Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Lyndsey Smith is joined by RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson, to discuss corn harvest, grain storage, new cereal varieties, and tillage systems with a focus on how changing one practice might require you to make extra adaptations.... Read More

Blackshirt Feeders is reshaping the scale of cattle feeding in the U.S., with an eye to becoming the largest feedlot in operation — by a fair margin — by 2027. Located near Haigler, NE, the Canadian-owned operation currently has 73,000 head on feed, with plans to reach nearly 100,000 head capacity by year’s end and... Read More

Carbon Robotics has broad-acre ambitions for its LaserWeeder concept as the Seattle-based company takes aim at zapping weeds in organic cash crops after success in specialty vegetables. In this report from the Farm Progress Show at Decatur, Illinois, Carbon Robotics' Brett Goodwin shares how the company launched in 2018 and brought its first LaserWeeders to... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On today's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Jake Leguee of Sask Wheat on the need for increased transparency regarding grain and oilseed export reporting; Greg Bartley of Pulse Canada, on connecting global demand to on-farm decisions; Ashley Bruner... Read More

President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping, had a full dance card while at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders’ Meeting in Korea this week, as he met with both U.S. President Donald Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney within a day of each other. The Trump-Xi meeting resulted in some... Read More

Welcome to RealAg Radio with host Shaun Haney! On today’s edition of the show, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, both of RealAgriculture, join Shaun Haney for the RealAg Issues Panel! The panel discusses: Prime Minister Mark Carney and President Xi Jinping meet in South Korea India applies a tariff on Canadian peas; Sask Crops asking... Read More

Butters Farms near St. Thomas, Ont., isn't your typical cash crop operation. They do grow corn, soybeans and wheat, but the diversified business also produces pumpkins, gourds and ornamental corn for the Thanksgiving and Halloween markets in Canada and the U.S. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, Patrick Butters shares how the farm's... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to the Mind Your Farm Business podcast! In this episode, host Shaun Haney is joined by Ursina Studhalter, chartered professional accountant, author of Farming Frontiers substack, and sheep farmer, for a practical conversation on the not-so-glamorous — but absolutely essential — task of farm bookkeeping. From managing receipts to choosing accounting... Read More

Welcome to today’s edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Pioneer Seeds! Jeff Harrison of Quinte West, Ont.; Landon Friesen of Crystal City, Man.; Mike Beckie of Davidson, Sask.; Chad Beagle of Rimbey, Alta.; Pioneer agronomist Rebecca-Jo Cellini based out of Fergus, Ont. Plus, don't miss the RealAg Radio... Read More

China's President Xi and U.S. President Trump met face to face Oct 29 for the obvious photo opportunity and the less sure finalization of a one-year trade agreement. It was a meeting that came with high anticipation from the agriculture industry, as trade and diplomatic relations between the two countries — with Canada, at times,... Read More

With an increasing number of new entrants to agriculture coming from non-farming backgrounds, the question of how to connect and train the next generation of producers is top of mind for many in the industry. At the GLOBE Food Leadership Summit in Calgary, Alta., Alex Pulwicki, Alberta program manager with Young Agrarians spoke with RealAgriculture’s... Read More

ununit The U.S. federal government is still shut down and key agriculture services are freezing up, warns Illinois Congressman Eric Sorensen, whose district is home to both major manufacturers and family farms. American farmers are caught in the middle of politicking and trade wars and are already seeing the impacts, he says. “Farmers aren’t able... Read More

With canola seed decisions for 2026 just around the corner, it’s tempting to chase yield alone, but Timothy Darragh says there’s plenty more to hybrid selection than just top-end performance. In this spotlight interview with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith, Darragh, canola technical strategy lead with DEKALB, shares how growers can make more informed canola hybrid choices... Read More