The FarmTech Conference always reaches max capacity well ahead of the conference start date. Why? Attendees and organizers alike will tell you it's the calibre of speakers and the network of farmers and industry who attend that make this Edmonton-based event a must-attend. This year's early bird deadline is January 9, 2015. Real Agriculture's Jason... Read More
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With speculation swirling around the privatization of the Canadian Wheat Board, the chief strategy officer for CWB has published an open letter explaining why much of grain marketer's commercialization plan is being kept confidential. Although she doesn't mention Farmers of North America's offer specifically, Dayna Spiring describes why bids to acquire CWB may have been... Read More
The Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO) have publicly asked its members not to attend next week's government-hosted public consultation meetings. The meetings are slated for Tuesday in London, Ont., and Thursday in Toronto, to discuss the impending increased regulations required for access to neonicotinoid seed treatments. Barry Senft, CEO of GFO, says his organization feels... Read More
Traders and analysts were taken aback by some of the key numbers in the crop production report from Statistics Canada released on Thursday morning. While the market was expecting a higher canola production estimate, it was not anticipating the major increase from the StatsCan estimate of 14.1 million metric tonnes in October to 15.6 million... Read More
The discovery of avian flu in BC, StatsCan's latest crop production estimates, Canada's Outstanding Young Farmers and more — get caught up on this week's farm news by listening to the TWORA podcast with Kelvin Heppner for December 4th, 2014:
The Grain Farmers of Ontario has announced it will not participate in the Ontario government’s public consultation meetings being held in London, Toronto, and Kingston, beginning next week. The meetings are part of what the Ontario government is calling the consultation process on what final regulations regarding access to and use of neonicotinoid seed treatments... Read More
The Canadian agriculture sector is welcoming the ratification of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement in both countries' Parliaments. After being approved by the Korean government this week, International Trade Minister Ed Fast announced Wednesday that the CKFTA will come into force on January 1st, 2015. As discussed previously on RealAg, the deal is expected to... Read More
SaskCanola today announced the results of their election, which sought to fill four positions on the Board of Directors. Charlene Bradley of Stranraier, Bernie McClean of Glaslyn, Lane Stockbrugger of Englefeld and Dale Leftwich of Esterhazy will fill those roles. "We are pleased to welcome Charlene, Bernie, and Lane to the SaskCanola Board and to... Read More
The Western Grains Research Foundation (WGRF) is aggressively increasing the amount of money it's investing in field crop research. The board for the producer organization recently passed a budget of over $18 million for 2015 — up from a projected $14.8 million in 2014 and $7.3 million spent in 2013. "WGRF member organizations have encouraged... Read More
Last week, the Ontario government announced its plan of an "aspirational" goal of an 80% reduction in acres planted to corn and soybean seed treated with neonicotinoid seed treatments by 2017. What farmers need to know now is how they are expected to meet said goal, and what the stated increase in rules and regulations... Read More