It’s the second week of November which usually means Agri-trade is up and running in Red Deer, Alberta! RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney is at the show and for today, and hosts the radio show live from the Farmers Edge booth. For today’s line-up, Shaun starts off with how the outcome of the U.S. midterms… Read More
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Public speaking is an essential skill that has major benefits in both your personal and working life. For some people, public speaking comes naturally and for others it is a life-long mission to just be comfortable in front of a crowd. Every year at the Canadian Young Speakers for Agriculture (CYSA) competition at the Royal Winter… Read More
Farmers Edge and Global Ag Risk Solutions (Global Ag) have announced a “strategic alignment” that will see the companies offer a unique option for crop insurance. Mutual customers of Farmers Edge and Global Ag, in both Canada and the U.S., will have access to new options and services, including customized insurance products and Farmers Edge… Read More
With producers keeping a close eye on the Canadian Pacific (CP) railway, the company recently shared that during last month (October) it broke an all-time record for the shipment of grain, moving 2.64 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products. This broke the last record held for September 2017. In a news release,… Read More
Over the weekend, the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame Association (CAHFA) inducted five accomplished agricultural leaders. The event was held on Sunday, November 4th, in conjunction with the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair at Toronto, Ont. The five inductees include: Ted Bilyea, Peter Dhillon, Wilf Keller, Larry Martin, and the Honourable Gerry Ritz. To read more about what… Read More
Today’s show is very diverse! We have Jessika Guse back to discuss the top ag news stories of the day with RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney. The pair discuss everything from the brand new inductees in to the Canadian Agriculture Hall of Fame, to what’s going on in China this week surrounding the international import… Read More
With the announcement of the carbon tax program implemented in provinces without a nationally accredited carbon tax policy, people in two of the three prairie provinces have flipped their vote to support the federal government’s plan. According to a recent poll conducted by the Angus Reid Institute, the public’s perception in Alberta and Saskatchewan of… Read More
Each November on Show Your 4-H Colours Day, 4-H’ers from across the country don their 4-H colours, get out into their communities, post to social media, do acts of kindness, and share their enthusiasm for everything 4-H. This year, National 4-H Day falls on November 7, 2018. You can expect to see 4-H Canada and… Read More
Although it’s a bit late in the year to be buying bags for grain storage in Saskatchewan, you’ll notice a price difference the next time you plan to purchase them due to a newly-imposed environment handling fee. At the beginning of the November, the Saskatchewan government added a 25 cent per kilogram fee on the… Read More
Sometimes the work of producer commissions isn’t easily visible, even to the farmers that pay the check-off. Certainly, to a group of university students, commissions can seem like an entirely different world. Geoff Backman is the manager of business development and markets with the Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions (AWBC). He studied at the University… Read More