A short-line ag equipment manufacturer headquartered near Lacombe, Alberta is adding another Alberta-based equipment line to its business. RENN Mill Center has acquired the manufacturing and distribution rights to Jiffy Agricultural Equipment from ProAll International Manufacturing at Olds. With a product line that includes bale shredders, hay rakes, combine headers and harrow drawbars, Jiffy equipment... Read More
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The Swearing-In Ceremony is underway at Rideau Hall, and Justin Trudeau is officially the Prime Minister of Canada. As the swearing-in of the cabinet continues, here are some facts on our new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, and Minister of International Trade, Chrystia Freeland. Minister MacAulay | Minister Freeland |Other Notable Ministers |... Read More
Deere & Company is making another investment in precision planting technology. On the heels of announcing the acquisition of European planter manufacturer Monosem, Deere has signed a deal with Monsanto-subsidiary The Climate Corporation to buy its Precision Planting LLC equipment business and offer near real-time wireless connectivity with Climate Corp's proprietary Climate FieldView platform. “To... Read More
Grain Farmers of Ontario has decided to appeal the Ontario Superior Court decision denying its request for a stay of the province's new seed treatment regulations, which limit the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seed. GFO submitted a motion to the Ontario Divisional Court on November 3 to have the request reviewed. The organization... Read More
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has hired a new executive director as Blair Rutter has stepped down from the position. Rutter joined the Wheat Growers in 2005 and led the organization in advocating for ending the Canadian Wheat Board's monopoly, while pushing for improved market access, a less restrictive variety registration process and improved... Read More
Deere & Company has announced a deal to acquire precision planter manufacturer Monosem, including the European company's four facilities in France and two in the U.S. "Through this action, we continue to build on our leadership position in precision agriculture," said John May, Deere's president of Agricultural Solutions and Chief Information Officer, in a statement... Read More
Farm & Food Care Ontario unveiled the 11th edition of its "Faces of Farming" calendar at the organization's Harvest Gala in Kitchener on Thursday. The 2016 calendar profiles farmers from across the spectrum of Ontario agriculture — from poultry and dairy to corn and greenhouse vegetables. Each page in the 2016 calendar has a QR... Read More
So eating processed meat can cause cancer? Dr. Joe Schwarcz of McGill University, host of “The Dr. Joe Show” and author of numerous books interpreting scientific information for the general public, joins RealAg’s Kelvin Heppner on this week’s TWORA podcast to explain the World Health Organization’s report linking processed and red meats to cancer. Elsewhere,... Read More
Manitoba’s newest slaughter plant is up and running, although the facility north of Carman is still waiting for the stamp that would make it the first federally-inspected plant in the province with significant beef capacity in three decades. True North Foods is currently processing 80 to 100 head of cattle and bison per week, with... Read More
The Ontario Superior Court denied the request for a stay and interpretation on seed treatment regulations submitted by the Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) this afternoon. "We are extremely disappointed that the judge did not rule in our favour, leaving the grain industry in a very difficult situation as farmers try to arrange seed orders... Read More