Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 6, 2024

The grain market doldrums arent a demand problem, but a production problem but that production success is cold comfort for farmers looking for a bump in crop prices to reward those extra bushels, says Jody Lawrence, founder of Strategic Trading Advisors.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

A fifth provincial grain farmer organization has pledged funds toward the proposed $100 million Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate) facility in Winnipeg, Man. The Gate Capital Campaign announced Tuesday that Producteurs de grains du Qubec (PGQ) is committing $111,028 to the project.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 21, 2025

The Brandon, Manitoba-based company specializes in advanced agricultural solutions that help farmers reduce grain loss at harvest to maximize profits while saving time, fuel, and equipment wear. Bushel Plus is expanding its global footprint with plans to offer its harvest optimization technology to U.S.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Alberta-based grain buyer Agfinity Inc. Farmers’ concerns about not getting paid for grain that was sold and picked up by the company started surfacing on social media and elsewhere in early 2024. Agfinity’s operations, headquartered… Read More Alberta-based grain buyer Agfinity Inc.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The Do More Agriculture Foundation (DMAF) has named Merle Massie as the organization’s new executive director. Massie runs a grain farm in west-central Saskatchewan alongside her family and draws on her experience at the Canadian Centre for Rural and Agricultural Health.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 11, 2024

The federal government’s plan to raise the capital gains inclusion rate in less than two weeks will increase the tax bill on the sale of a typical Canadian grain farm by 30 per cent, based on research conducted by Grain Growers of Canada (GGC). Grain Growers has written a letter to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland.

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Real Agriculture

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

If theres one thing thats predictable in the current grain markets, its unpredictability. To unpack whats happened and what to watch for in the coming days Read More If theres one thing thats predictable in the current grain markets, its unpredictability.

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Real Agriculture

JULY 23, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission has revoked the grain dealer license of grain company LSM Grain Ltd. Grain farmers in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta may be owed money by this company for grain deliveries. When a licensed grain company fails to pay grain farmers, the CGC Safeguards for.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Regina this week to attend Canadian Western Agribition. The ag… Read More Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay was in Regina this week to attend Canadian Western Agribition.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 28, 2025

Top-ups to the cash advance and AgriStability programs for farmers are nice, but they dont go far enough in mitigating the impact of Chinas retaliatory tariffs against Canadian agricultural exports, according to the executive director of Grain Growers of Canada.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Provincial grain grower organizations in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ontario have pledged a total of $13.4 million toward construction of Cereals Canada’s proposed Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (GATE) in downtown Winnipeg, Man.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 9, 2024

Grain Growers of Canada has published a set of policy recommendations for government to support Canada’s grain sector in its “Road to 2050” sustainability inititative.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

The board of directors for a large farmer-owned grain elevator in western Saskatchewan has decided to idle its facility as a result of negative margins that it anticipates will continue into next year. is suspending all purchases of grain, and has cancelled its elevator license with the. North West Terminal Ltd. NWT) at Unity, Sask.

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 15, 2025

The conditions laid out in the order-in-council are woefully inadequate, according to Grain Growers of Canada, the umbrella organization for 14 national, provincial, and regional crop producer organizations. Read More

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Real Agriculture

DECEMBER 26, 2024

In Episode 19 of The Truth About Ag, Jeff Warkentin, chief operating officer (COO) of Hebert Grain Ventures, joins co-hosts Evan Shout and Kristjan Hebert to talk about what it takes to lead and grow a successful team.

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Real Agriculture

AUGUST 1, 2024

The Canadian Agricultural Safety Association (CASA) says it is concerned about the optics surrounding grain safety in the newest episode of CTV’s “Amazing Race Canada.” where they are required to dig through grain hopper trailers. .” where they are required to dig through grain hopper trailers.

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 28, 2024

Over six hundred workers at the six main grain export terminals in Vancouver are returning to work as of Saturday, September 28. Their four day strike, which nearly halted grain shipments through Western Canada’s largest port, came to an end late Friday, as the Grain Workers Union Local 333 agreed to a tentative four-year deal.

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 13, 2024

Ontario students pursing post-secondary education in one of several disciplines are being invited to apply to the Grain Farmers of Ontario Legacy Scholarship. Up to 10 scholarships of $5,000 per recipient will be awarded annually, and up to five may be awarded to students pursuing non-agriculture-specific studies. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 21, 2025

The Canadian Canola Growers Association, Canadian Cattle Association, and Grain Growers of Canada say the increase to the capital gains Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Grain exports from Western Canada could face another major labour disruption starting Tuesday. The union representing approximately 650 workers at six grain terminals at the Port of Vancouver could walk off the job as soon as 7am on Tuesday, Sept. The Grain Workers Union Local. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 30, 2025

Three crop protection products slated for use for the first time in 2025 meet the market access requirements of Ontario grain growers and have been green-lighted for use by Ontario grain industry stakeholders.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Harvest Grain Ltd., Harvest Grain Ltd., A trio of investors are bringing together several existing crop-handling facilities in Saskatchewan to launch a new pulse and specialty crop company. which already owns canaryseed processor Bornhorst Seeds Ltd. which already owns canaryseed processor Bornhorst Seeds Ltd.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 29, 2024

You can’t manage what you don’t measure, and if you’re not measuring grain loss out the back of the combine, you could be losing two, four and even 10 bushels an acre on the harvest pass.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Farmers also have to stay safe around grain bins. Farmers also have to stay safe around grain bins. Read More Wheat Pete wishes he didn’t have to talk about safety but he has to. More farmers are telling him that they’ve had draw pins stolen. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 14, 2025

The two multi-national grain companies originally announced their plan to combine operations under the Bunge banner in the summer of 2023. The two multi-national grain companies originally announced their plan to combine operations under the Bunge banner in the summer of 2023. billion acquisition of Viterra.

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Real Agriculture

MARCH 11, 2025

A growing list of farm groups are publicly calling for compensation from the Canadian government for lost farmgate revenue as a result of Chinas sanctions on Canadian agricultural exports.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission will now deliver the Soy Quality Program, in partnership with Soy Canada and supported by Producteurs de Grains du Quebec, Grain Farmers of Ontario, and the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 24, 2024

Federal Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay has announced the appointment of David Hunt as the new chief commissioner of the Canadian Grain Commission. Hunt will replace Doug Chorney, whose term expires at the end of April. Chorney chose to not re-apply for the job. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 27, 2024

Cereals Canada has officially announced its vision for a new facility to be built in downtown Winnipeg that would be branded as the Global Agriculture Technology Exchange (Gate.) Read More

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Real Agriculture

APRIL 3, 2025

The feeding systemgrass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? The feeding systemgrass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? The feeding systemgrass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? That familiar scent might make your mouth water, but what truly defines the best-tasting beef? Or does Read More

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Real Agriculture

MAY 6, 2024

GSI wants to tell farmers everything they need to know about the grain they have in storage. The company is touting its GSI Connect grain dryer app as a mobile-first solution that provides monitoring and remote control of GSI grain dryers to help growers improve quality, minimize risk and save on operational costs. Read More

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Real Agriculture

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The timing couldn’t be worse for a port strike and the union representing grain workers in the six main grain terminals in Vancouver knows it. In the world of labour relations, this is what’s known as leverage; the Grain Workers Union Local 333 has it and the union is attempting to use it to its. Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 29, 2025

The coalition is a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Alberta Grains. The coalition is a collaboration between the Manitoba Crop Alliance, the Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission and Alberta Grains. The funding for 2025 through 2029 will support Read More

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Real Agriculture

JANUARY 8, 2025

Farmers know where their combines struggle when it comes time to harvest, and concaves can contribute to these struggles through inefficiencies and grain damage. When Thunderstruck was designing their new Razors Edge Concave that launched at Agri-Trade in Red Deer, Alta.,

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Real Agriculture

JUNE 21, 2024

Cereals Canada is planning to take a major step toward an idea that’s been discussed in the Western Canadian grain industry circles for several decades — the creation of a new facility to bring together Canada’s grain industry institutions in one location and serve as a hub for grains research, product development, and technical support.

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Real Agriculture

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Speed and flexibility is everything when a farmer is in the middle of harvest and needing to get grain trucks emptied as quickly as possible.

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Real Agriculture

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The Canadian Grain Commission will now deliver the Soy Quality Program, in partnership with Soy Canada and supported by Producteurs de Grains du Quebec, Grain Farmers of Ontario, and the Manitoba Pulse and Soybean Growers.

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