Chinese authorities have formally lowered the country's "anti-dumping" tariff on Canadian canola seed, while also suspending tariffs on canola meal, peas, and lobsters. The final ruling from the Chinese Ministry of Commerce, effective March 1, lowers the countervail duty on canola seed from all Canadian exporters to 5.9 per cent from the preliminary rate of... Read More
Year: 2026
Bourgault is expanding its ParaLink opener lineup with the introduction of the PLDX — the ParaLink Dual Xtreme — a new dual shank offering designed to improve contourability, seed placement, and durability. The PLDX builds off the company’s PLDS platform, bringing a one-to-one contour ratio into a dual knife configuration. “This is the only one... Read More
As phosphate prices continue to weigh heavily on farm budgets, growers are looking for ways to stretch every fertilizer dollar without sacrificing yield. In this RealAg Radio product spotlight, Lyndsey Smith spoke with Craig Dick of Phospholutions about how RhizoSorb is positioned to do just that. ? “RhizoSorb is our patented phosphate efficiency technology that's... Read More
Welcome to RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! For this week's edition of the show, Haney is joined by: Scott Hepworth of Grain Growers of Canada on a noticeable shift in Ottawa toward unleashing the economy; Justine Hendricks of FCC on Let’s Grow Canada and getting people excited about ag; Neil Townsend... Read More
Advances in remote sensing and digital imaging are helping researchers detect crop stress earlier and measure plant traits with a level of precision that traditional field scouting can’t match. Dr. Keshav Singh, remote sensing and phenomics lead with Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada at Lethbridge, Alta., is leading a program that uses drones and ground-based robotic... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Today on the show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture and Marvin Slingerland of MNP for the Friday Issues Panel, to talk about bureaucracy, diplomatic relations with India, Pierre Poilievre's speech, and the importance of benchmarking. Plus, don’t miss the RealAg Radio Podcast... Read More
Strip-till continues to gain traction as growers look for ways to balance soil conservation with strong yield performance. At Commodity Classic in San Antonio, RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin caught up with CJ Parker, soil management marketing manager at Case IH, to discuss the launch of the new Nutri-Tiller 1000 series strip-till tool. Built on the company’s... Read More
There's a renewed focus on ideas that could unleash economic growth and productivity in Ottawa, according to the chair of Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). 25 representatives from Grain Growers' member organizations were on Parliament Hill this week for "Grainsweek." They held around 35 meetings with Members of Parliament, Senators, and federal staff, including an... Read More
By Ron DePauw and Rob Graf Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada’s (AAFC) plan to close research stations across multiple provinces targets the very infrastructure that underpins Canada’s agricultural competitiveness while leaving the department’s growing administrative overhead largely untouched. No one disputes the need for fiscal discipline. But cutting front-line science that consistently delivers some of the... Read More
A new national initiative is aiming to shift the narrative around Canadian agriculture — not with a short-term marketing push, but with what Farm Credit Canada's Justine Hendrciks describes as a long-term movement. Hendricks, president and CEO of Farm Credit Canada, outlines the vision behind Let’s Grow Canada, that launched with a website reveal on... Read More