The Government of Canada today announced a major expansion of market access for Canadian beef and pork products into Indonesia, market access made possible through the September signing of the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) between Canada and Indonesia. Canadian exporters are now able to ship over-thirty-month (OTM) bone-in beef, and for the first time,... Read More
Year: 2026
Confirmation of glufosinate resistance in waterhemp in the U.S. is a troubling sign for a key tool for managing weeds in canola and soybeans. "We have reports from at least three to possibly six states that have identified Liberty-resistant waterhemp," explains Brian Jenks, weed scientist with North Dakota State University (NDSU), referring to the widely-known... Read More
With tight planting windows and unpredictable spring conditions, getting crops off to a strong start is critical for Canadian growers. That’s where seed treatments and seed care innovation play a central role, says Ravi Ramachandran, head of R&D for crop protection at Syngenta. “I’ve been with Syngenta for 28 years,” Ramachandran says, noting that early... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with Shaun Haney! Broadcasting from Calgary, Alberta, your host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann, managing director of CAPI, and Saskatchewan farmer Daryl Fransoo to talk about profitability in ag and the role of the biofuel industry from a... Read More
Imperial Seed is marking a major milestone, celebrating 75 years in the forage, turf, and cover crop seed business. Speaking with RealAgriculture at the Western Canadian Crop Production Show in Saskatoon, Kurt Shmon, owner of the Winnipeg-based company, reflected on both the company’s history and the changes shaping the forage industry today. Founded in 1950,... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio with your host, Lyndsey Smith! On today’s show, Smith is joined for the RealAg Issues Panel by Shaun Haney (briefly) and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Darcy Pawlik of Ag in the Classroom Canada and the Wheat Growers Association. Plus, Andres Reyes Gaige of Acadian Plant Health... Read More
By Darcy Pawlik In hockey, when pressure mounts and the ice tightens, good teams don’t panic. They don’t dump the puck and hope someone else sorts it out. They make clean passes, keep possession, and stay in control of the play. Canadian agriculture is at one of those moments. Over the past several weeks, much... Read More
Weather plays a critical role in determining disease impact in corn — and understanding that relationship can be the difference between a solid return and significant yield loss. On this episode of the RealAgriculture Corn School, plant pathologists Albert Tenuta, with OMAFA, and Alison Robertson, with Iowa State University, join host Bernard Tobin to examine... Read More
Update, as of Feb. 21: After announcing a 10 per cent worldwide tariff on Friday, President Trump now says he will sign an executive order imposing a 15 per cent "global tariff" under Section 122 effective Feb. 24 in response to the Supreme Court ruling. The White House says USMCA-compliant imports from Canada and Mexico... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection! On today’s show, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Philip Shaw of Dresden, Ont;. Korey Peters of Randolph, Man.; Shane Strydhorst of Neerlandia, Alta.; Jocelyn Velestuk of Broadview, Sask.; and, Corteva Agronomist Trevor Herzog of... Read More