Canaryseed acres expected to increase

Agriculture Canada expects growers to produce 159,000 tonnes of canaryseed this year, but some analysts believe those projections are low. While the price of canaryseed in Western Canada has gone down over the past couple ...

India expected to buy more lentils

There should be good demand for lentils in Canada’s top market this year, but also fierce competition, says a broker. Vivek Agrawal, director of JLV Agro, a commodity brokerage firm based in Pune, India, thinks India will ...

Soybean School: Planting no-till soys after a BIG corn crop

On this episode of the RealAgriculture Soybean School, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs soil management specialist Jake Munroe joins host Bernard Tobin to share his take on how big corn crops affect ...

The Agronomists: Canola establishment success with Robert MacDonald & Jack Payne

Good news/bad news for commodity markets: Sweet wheat, the tragic tale of oats, & who might buy all the peas

Neil Townsend, market analyst with GrainFox, joined Lyndsey Smith on a recent edition of RealAg Radio to discuss what the markets are telling us about acreage swaps, fall pricing opportunities, and thinking ahead to 23/24 ...

Corn School: Prepping the planter for peak performance

Wild wheat genes can make crop more tolerant to extreme heat

Researchers have been putting wheat to the test in a Mexican desert to see if varieties with genes from wild relatives are better able to deal with hot conditions. Read more on the research from this Alberta Farmer Express...

Estimating nitrogen mineralization capacity of soil post-drought

Edgar Hammermeister is one of the lead agronomists for Western Agriculture, and he spoke with RealAgriculture’s Atley Hamlin at the Soils and Crops event at the University of Saskatchewan about what minerals are available ...

McCain Foods commits $600 million to double the size of AB processing facility

McCain Foods is making a substantial investment in its Coaldale, Alberta plant, doubling the size of its facility and output. Established in 2000, the potato plant currently employs 225 people. The announced $600 million i...

Soybean School: Prepping seed meters for planting

Wheat School: Learning from YEN with Andy Timmermans

Stratford, Ontario, wheat grower Andy Timmermans says anyone who is half serious about growing wheat in Ontario should enrol in the Great Lakes Yield Enhancement Network (YEN). On this episode of the RealAgriculture Wheat ...

Breeding program focuses on ultra-high-protein peas

Israel-based Equinom is using artificial intelligence to create ultra-high-protein yellow pea varieties that Canadian farmers will soon be able to grow. Founder and CEO Gil Shalev said the company’s use of technology exten...

Corn acres expected to continue trending up in Canada

Corn acres are growing in Canada, and AgReliant Genetics is anticipating even more growth for 2023. Paul Nselel, CEO of AgReliant Genetics, who was on hand at Commodity Classic at Orlando, Florida, discusses this growth in...