Real Agriculture

JANUARY 10, 2025

After some supercharged years, the used farm equipment market took a tumble in 2024 and farmers can expect to see a further correction in 2025. Thats the take from Greg Peterson, the man farm equipment buyers and sellers more commonly refer to as Machinery Pete.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Thanks for tuning in to this special Thursday edition of RealAg Radio, recorded LIVE at Farm Management Canada’s Agriculture Excellence Conference. Shaun Haney is joined by Stuart Person of MNP and board member with Farm Management Canada to discuss farm management skills and more.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 11, 2024

In Episode 18 of Truth About Ag podcast, co-hosts Kristjan Hebert and Evan Shout sit down with Jordan Kambeitz of Kambeitz Farms, a fifth-generation operation dating back to 1899.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 16, 2025

to $10.40, says University of Illinois farm management professor Gary Read More Without new demand for corn and soybeans, producers are facing a sideways market plateau that could last 10 years. to $10.40, says University of Illinois farm management professor Gary Read More Over the next decade, corn could be anchored in a $4.30

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

In this episode of the Farm Safety Roundup, host Shaun Haney is joined by Ryan Dick, Health and Safety Consultant from Workplace Safety and Prevention Services, to discuss a critical topic: grain entrapment. This hidden hazard is ever-present in the grain industry and poses a high risk to anyone working in or around grain bins…. Read More

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

There’s no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability. John Newton, executive head of Terrain, spoke with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney at the National Association of… Read More There’s no two-ways about it: 2025 is going to be a challenging season for farm profitability.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 27, 2025

The latest episode of the Farm Safety Roundup podcast, hosted by Shaun Haney, dives into the risks and precautions associated with material handling on farms.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Farm machinery sales continued to struggle in January as tariff threats and uncertainty surrounding farm support programs brought more bad news for sales of tractors and combines. According to new data from the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM), during the first month of 2025, U.S. sales of ag tractors dropped 15.8

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 23, 2024

John Buhler, the visionary farm equipment entrepreneur who founded Buhler Industriesmakers of Versatile tractors and Farm King equipmentpassed away on Dec. He originally acquired Standard Gas Engine Works in Morden, Manitoba in 1969, and renamed it Farm King Read More

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 3, 2025

Weeks can turn into months, and months into years when it comes to getting the ball rolling, and keeping it rolling, on a farm succession plan. To simplify what can feel like an overwhelming project, the chair of the Winnipeg chapter of the Canadian Association of Farm Advisors (CAFA) recommends coming up with answers to Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

Farm safety is often overlooked in the hectic pace of daily chores, making training and emergency plans critically important. Thats why winter can be a great time to focus on safety, says Jody Wacowich, executive director of AgSafe Alberta.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 3, 2024

When you hear the name Kadylack Farm you may think that Atwood, Ont., But as it turns out, the farm name is more about family than fancy cars. As Terpstra explains in our latest episode of RealAg… Read More When you hear the name Kadylack Farm you may think that Atwood, Ont.,

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A functional and productive space to get work done and spend quality time with family is how Jordy Stolk of Stolk Farms at Purple Springs, Alberta, describes what his family wanted to accomplish when they started building their farm shop in 2021.

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Civil Eats

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Ronald Leimgruber farms 3,500 of those acres. Given the lack of rain in the region, Leimgruber says he has “about seven” different irrigation projects on his farm, where he grows an array of crops, including carrots, lettuce, watermelon, and hay. Farming in the Arid West Illustration by Nhatt Nichols. Field and Robert W.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 10, 2025

Risk management is by no means a new concept for farmers and people working in agriculture, but as farms become digital operations, cyber security has become a critical area of risk management.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The new organization, named the Canadian Farms and Fuels Alliance (or FFA), is open for additional member companies and organizations. The new organization, named the Canadian Farms and Fuels Alliance (or FFA), is open for additional member companies and organizations. A pair of ethanol companies Greenfield Global Inc.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 21, 2025

Three national organizations representing Canadian farmers and ranchers are calling on the federal government to reverse its decision to administer changes to the capital gains tax that were announced in the federal budget last year.

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NASDA

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

News Article Starting in February, NASDA field enumerators headed to farms nationwide to conduct the TOTAL/ARMS3 survey part of USDAs Agricultural Resource Management Survey. This survey gathers important data on farm finances, including income, expenses, debt and family finances. Farmers and ranchers benefit directly from the survey.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Its not a surprising trend, as farmers have indicated that equipment is one place theyre trying to cut expenses, but sales of nearly all equipment classes on both sides of the border continued their downward slide in November.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Saskatchewan-based farm insurance company Global Ag Risk Solutions has been acquired by global insurance brokerage and financial services firm Hub International. Hub announced the acquisition on November 5.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 6, 2025

The European Unions Farm to Fork strategy has been all but abandoned following large-scale farmer protests in many European capital cities. What led to EU governments reversing their course on the Farm to Fork initiative? What led to EU governments reversing their course on the Farm to Fork initiative? Were Read More

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

For Derek Axten, changing nitrogen management on over 10,000 acres first required changing the goal. Shifting from a production-maximizing mentality to a profitability-first and resilience mindset is more fun, he says, though its not without its share of challenges.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

This year marks 40 years of the Red Deer-based fall farm show, and Fiddler says the success of the show is because of the committed exhibitors and faithful attendees that come back year after… Read More It’s the right show in the right location at the right time of year, says Krissy Fiddler, show manager for Agri-Trade.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 16, 2025

People have been using handshakes to solidify deals since at least as far back as ancient Roman times. A handshake in those days would show that each person was unarmed, thereby establishing a relationship of honesty and trust.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 24, 2025

This is the message that Christi Friesen of Rebellion Farms based out of Brownvale, Alta., This is the message that Christi Friesen of Rebellion Farms based out of Brownvale, Alta., wanted to get across to Premiere Danielle Smith in a recent post on X (see below).

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 17, 2025

And is this a profitable way of farming? Byron Long of Long Family Farm at Barrhead County, Alberta Read More Grazing corn is becoming increasingly more common. And is this a profitable way of farming? So is grazing cover crops. But what happens when you put the two together?

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The Lunatic Farmer

APRIL 14, 2025

I've been in Iowa the last couple of days doing a farm consult and then a homestead summit. Savage whose book Agritopia tackles the crop insurance/farm subsidy program. Our farm has gullies left over from erosive plowing, but by 10 feet down you hit solid rock. One of the other speakers was D. It's heartbreaking. Not so Iowa.

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Food Tank

APRIL 9, 2025

ShrimpVet is a research company working to develop sustainable shrimp farming practices inVietnam. “The mission of [ShrimpVet] is to revolutionize the way we do farming inVietnamand globally, Loc Tran, ShrimpVets Founder, tells Food Tank. . ” The farm integrates mangroves with fishponds to naturally treat wastewater. .

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It’s no secret that farmers are looking for more productivity for their farm machinery dollar. A key part of that farming formula is capacity, specifically larger equipment that can get more done in a day and help cover the big acres that many farmers are working across vast tracks of land.

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Western FarmPress

JUNE 2, 2025

Slideshow: Heres how one young farm couple learned the ropes from their grandparents and started a farm of their own.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 28, 2025

The Canadian governments plan to inject another $300 million into its On-Farm Climate Action Fund (OFCAF) over the next three years is drawing sharp criticism from the chair of the Wheat Growers Association.

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National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition

MAY 13, 2025

347.563.6408 Release: Budget Bill Steamrolls Farm Bill Future, Slashing Billions Washington, DC, May 13, 2025 Yesterday evening, the House Agriculture Committee released its budget reconciliation bill text. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Laura Zaks National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition press@sustainableagriculture.net Tel.

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Western FarmPress

MAY 2, 2025

Learn how to set up effective on-farm research to test new products and practices. Proper design ensures meaningful data for informed decision-making.

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The mental wellness program that offers up to nine free confidential counselling sessions per year to Manitoba farmers, farm families, and their employees has received charitable status from the Canada Revenue Agency. The designation is a milestone for the Manitoba Farm Wellness Program, says chair Marcel Hacault, in a Dec.

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Agri-tech

JANUARY 15, 2025

This discovery by John Innes Centre researchers paves the way for more environmentally-friendly farming practices, potentially allowing farmers to use less fertiliser. Researchers have discovered a biological mechanism that makes plant roots more welcoming to beneficial soil microbes.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 27, 2025

One of Canadas largest retailers of farm and ranch supplies is facing an uncertain future. The company has not publicly confirmed closures elsewhere, but there are multiple online outlets now reporting over 90 Peavey Mart stores across the Read More One of Canadas largest retailers of farm and ranch supplies is facing an uncertain future.

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Food Tank

APRIL 28, 2025

Farm workers in Sunnyside, Washington and labor union United Farm Workers (UFW) are calling for a boycott of Windmill Farms mushrooms due to the farms failure to recognize the union. Windmill Farms, formerly known as Ostrom farms, is one of the largest mushroom producers in Washington and the only producer in Sunnyside.

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