Trade wars, policy shifts, and geopolitical uncertainty are all weighing on financial markets and global outlooks. Among all the turmoil, concern over climate change and global greenhouse gas emissions is growing, influencing policy worldwide. While 2019 started with ocean freight rates pulling back, impending restrictions on the industry's sulphur dioxide emissions are putting significant upward... Read More
Category: Tradeshows Events
Costco Canada is asking producers for more, high-quality Canadian beef. Chris Tindall, AGMM fresh meats for Costco, presented to attendees of the Canadian Beef Industry Conference in Calgary last week, discussing how industry can build alliances with producers, the needs of the beef industry, and the desire to grow availability of AAA and Prime beef.... Read More
It's not very often one would see lego at a farming event; but, at this year's Ag In Motion (AIM), held just outside of Saskatoon, Sask., one very creative lego piece couldn't go unnoticed. Luke Silinski of Ag Tech Steam, created a scaled-down version of the autonomous machine Dot, and had the model on showcase... Read More
Canada Beef has launched an export market development (EMD) program aimed to stimulate market development activities and grow market segments in an effort to increase Canadian beef in the export market place, says president Michael Young. "It's a new program that our committee just approved three weeks ago now, and what it does is it... Read More
Did you know that soil helps to remove carbon dioxide from our atmosphere, helps to clean water as it percolates through, and is filled with living organisms? Our soil and its health isn't just imperative to agriculture — but to many other aspects of our ever-growing population. Jim Tokarchuk, executive director with the Soil Conservation... Read More
As there's many moving parts in agriculture, some may forget what's happening in the background when it comes to policy. It might be surprising to some that farmers in other countries as close as the U.S. and as far as Africa deal with similar issues on both a large and small scale. At the inaugural... Read More
As an industry, agriculture rarely makes it into mainstream media. When it does, many within agriculture lament that it's a negative story, heavily biased, or poorly researched and too basic. Toban Dyck is someone who wears many hats. He serves as director of communications for the Manitoba Pulse & Soybean Growers, but he's also a... Read More
Canterra Seeds launched two new varieties of canola this past year, in a move to improve yield and offer enhanced clubroot resistance. Canterra's Shaan Tsai was on location at Ag in Motion, where he caught up with RealAgriculture's Kara Oosterhuis, to introduce both the CS2300 and the CS2600 CR-T. "[CS2300] is our next big yielding... Read More
In addition to maintaining or improving current trade relations, the Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) is also focused on diversifying beef exports. However, the work comes with challenges. Back in June, China had requested Canada to hold off its export certificates to the country. Since then, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has submitted the technical... Read More
Wentworth Ag, a Winkler, Manitoba based site design, construction and retail company, is offering Concept Industries' bins. The bins were built to fill a gap in the market, says Jessi Williams of Wentworth Ag, in the following video. Designed with longevity and ease of use in mind, the bins are heavier (up to 2000 lb... Read More