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Happy Wednesday and hope June is is off to a great start! We have another great show for you on RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear from: Ted Seifried with Zaner Ag Hedge Group; Ryan Bonnett with a Stoller Enterprises product spotlight; We’ll also be talking to farm groups who have concerns regarding cross… Read More
Although ground meat, such as beef or pork, is a single-ingredient food product, proposed regulation changes by Health Canada could require front-of-package labelling warning of the food’s saturated fat content. Single-ingredient foods, such as eggs, vegetables, and fruit, are usually exempt from some labelling requirements, under Health Canada. Other countries that have implemented front-of-package regulations… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. Thanks for taking time to tune in, wherever you are listening from. On today’s show, you’ll hear: Cam Dahl of Manitoba Pork, on how trade with the U.S. must be deemed a priority; Damon Johnson of Parametrics.Ag with a product spotlight on their canola heat blast insurance;… Read More
Purchases of diesel fuel happens several times a year on nearly all Canadian farms, and yet, it’s a purchase that is rarely hedged. That’s according to the latest RealAgristudies survey on diesel fuel purchasing, which wrapped in late May. Regardless of acreage or gross income level, most farms don’t have more than 25 per cent… Read More
It’s Monday, and it’s time to talk agronomy here on RealAg Radio! You’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, to shed light on everything he’s seeing in the east; Marvin Talsma of Climate FieldView, with a product spotlight; Jeremy Boychyn of Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, with an update from the west; and… Read More
It isn’t uncommon to read about issues happening around the world that create hardship for some but leaving others unaffected, however; food inflation is not one of them. The rising cost of food is an issue being felt throughout North America and across the globe. Although it can be easy to focus on rising total… Read More
However (or wherever) you are listening, we’re glad you chose RealAg Radio! On today’s episode of the show, you’ll hear Dr. Michael Swanson, chief ag economist at Wells Fargo, on food inflation. As well, you’ll hear a RealAg Issues Panel, featuring Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture, and host Shaun Haney. The trio… Read More
Hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner are back for another edition of RealAg Politics, where they discuss the latest in agricultural policy issues. This week we’re doing things a bit differently — instead of one segment, we’re having three, with three different topics and four guests! This week’s guests are : Tom Steve of the… Read More
It’s a global game of chess and it’s Russia’s move. With ongoing talks of Russia allowing wheat exports to come out of Ukraine, which could mean 50 to 60 million metric tonnes of wheat, those market values have experienced a slight decline over the recent past; however some experts are saying it’s not likely long-lived… Read More
Larger farms store a greater portion of fuel needs at any given time, and most farmers don’t shop prices before a fill up. Those are just two findings of the latest RealAgristudies survey, answered by 750 members of the Insights Panel in mid-May, 2022. Co-founders of RealAgristudies, Shaun Haney and Justin Funk, explore the questions… Read More
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) recently released a report focusing on soil health, including soil carbon sequestration. The report takes a step past data collection and looks at how to effectively turn soil science data into usable policy across the nation. Lisa Ashton, CAPI doctoral fellow, is a part of the cohort who was… Read More
It’s time to catch up with some farmers across the country on RealAg Radio! On today’s Farmer Rapid Fire, you’ll hear: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.; Josh Boersen of Gadshill, Ont.; Logan Pizzey of Binscarth, Man.; and Sarah Weigum of Three Hills, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with host Shaun… Read More
The challenges of shipping through the Port of Vancouver in 2021 are highlighted in a new report ranking the performance of 370 container shipping ports around the world. Vancouver was ranked 368th — only better than its West Coast rivals in Long Beach and Los Angeles — in the 2021 Container Port Performance Index (CPPI),… Read More
For those with two years of experience or more, Scotiabank is offering a new finance option for sheep farmers to expand the ewe flock. The Ontario Sheep Farmers (OSF) and Scotiabank have partnered on a new short-term financing option to add ewes through the Scotiabank Yield More Financing program. Ontario Sheep members may access funds to purchase… Read More
Welcome to the start of another month! We’ve got a great lineup for you on RealAg Radio. You’ll hear: Jim McCormick of AgMarket.Net with an update on the markets; Kelcy Elford of the Saskatchewan Stock Growers Association, on their upcoming AGM; Lisa Ashton of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute on a new report CAPI released;… Read More
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