This week the markets have shown many points of stress, as they react to Monday’s USDA report that shocked many farmers and analysts. On RealAg Radio on Thursday, Shaun Haney was joined by Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge to break it all down. Seifried described Thursday’s pricing action as a day that the “dust… Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney starts the show off with a rather embarrassing story of, well, a poor parking spot, and an irrigation pivot. Do you have a personal story of a similar situation? Connect with Haney via email [email protected] or head over to Twitter and use the hashtag, #RealAgRadio Later in the show: Top… Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau announced a Stay of Default for the 2018-19 Advance Payment Program (APP) today, giving farmers an additional six months to repay the advance. “Our government is working closely with our farmers to meet their needs and is taking many concrete steps to help them deal with the current market… 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
Despite growing concerns for the B.C. economy and rising global trade tensions, the Port of Vancouver has shipped an increased amount of commodities in the first half of 2019. This news is in addition to strong agricultural commodity shipments reported by both CN Rail and CP Rail last week. Pulse crop exports were up significantly… 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
Another week, another important reminder: get out there and scout! On this week’s episode of Wheat Pete’s Word, host Peter Johnson covers everything from the diverse adversity in weather advents across the country, to the incredible pests showing up in Ontario corn fields (think: earworm, western bean cutworm, rootworm, Japanese beetles, and grasshoppers). Take a… Read More
The fury and confusion hasn’t quite settled, following the USDA’s World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report released this week. “(It) doesn’t make any sense, and I think probably 98 per cent of the people, and market analysts, farmers, grain buyers, etc. all thought the exact same thing — probably actually 99.8 per cent,”… Read More
The Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB) has a new partner at the table. Harvey’s Restaurants has committed to sourcing a portion of their beef for their original burger in conjunction with CRSB’s sustainability standards. “We are thrilled to partner with Harvey’s and support their sustainable sourcing efforts,”says Anne Wasko, chair of the CRSB and… Read More
It’s a busy day for host Shaun Haney, who’s joined today by: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse for the top ag news; Kevin Grier, Kevin Grier Market Analysis and Consulting Inc., for the latest on the grocery market; Howard Green, author, moderator and broadcaster, talks about his new book, Railroader; and Ryan Kasko, chair of Canadian Beef… Read More
The climate change and land use report released last week by the United Nations generated plenty of headlines and tremendous discussion. But the media coverage of The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) really missed the mark, says Dr. Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis animal science professor and air quality extension specialist. This week… Read More
There is great variability in corn on the prairies this year, with a dry start in many areas, then a noticeable lack of heat units later in the season. But, in the south, near Bow Island, irrigated corn is looking good. In this Corn School, Dan Foster of Pride Seeds joins RealAgriculture’s Kara Oosterhuis in… Read More
As many are aware, when it comes to reading material, it’s very difficult to find pieces that revolve around agriculture — let alone, books that shed a positive light on the industry. So when these type of books do get released, we get very excited! The latest release is by a familiar name to agriculture,… Read More
In today’s show, host Shaun Haney takes on the news, then: Stuart Cullum, president of Olds College, tells us about this week’s AgSmart event in Olds, AB; and Frank Mitloehner, University of California, Davis, joins to talk about last week’s UN report on climate change, expressing his disappointment in media coverage. Have feedback on the… Read More
News has been swirling this week that Bayer will be implementing “data science” pricing across its agriculture portfolio. The discussion began after an AgWeb article was posted last week, stating the company had plans in the U.S. to price inputs based on whether they worked or not. Essentially, the idea is to connect the pricing… Read More