Co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner are back for another jam-packed Friday episode of RealAg Radio. In it: The North American Free Trade Agreement negotiations start over the weekend; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dresses the part for the International Plowing Match in Ontario; A motion to have the agriculture committee examine tax changes defeated yesterday;… Read more »
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RealAg Radio, Sept 21: CETA, satellites and surveys
This episode of RealAg Radio starts off talking…you guessed it — football. But co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner aren’t just great sports commentators. In this show: Top News: An update on SK crop conditions, CETA Day, discrepancies in proposed tax change messages, lobbying MPs, the upcoming pulse export deadline, and, of course, NAFTA. Brian… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 20: Politics and perspectives
Shaun Haney is back in the office today, talking to co-host Kelvin Heppner for this episode of RealAg Radio. In today’s show: Member of Parliament Gerry Ritz’s reference to Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna as ‘climate Barbie’. Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay seemed to take the side of his party… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 19: Transparency, biodiversity and the ‘Dunning-Kruger effect’
It’s the Public Trust Summit in Calgary, AB today and tomorrow. RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney is there to cover the event, and in this episode of the show: Crystal Mackay of the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI) joins to discuss the 2017 Public Trust Research results. Charlie Arnot, CEO of the Center for Food Integrity… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 18: Cultivation, clubroot, and the potential for winter durum
In today’s episode of the show, co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner cover: Kelvin’s Hot Picks (hint: they weren’t so hot); Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Lawrence MacAulay’s response to questions about whether or not he supports the proposed tax changes by the Liberal government; Peter Johnson, RealAg’s resident agronomist, joins to discuss crop conditions… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 15: Postcards from Waterton, sideways beef markets and Wynne on the stand
Hello, fast-paced Friday radio. On today’s episode of the show: Kelvin’s Hot Picks – Shaun Haney drills co-host Kelvin Heppner on ten (or more) football teams to win. Heppner, surprisingly calm and confident, provides analysis on the upcoming games. WINNER of TechTour contest announced. Anne Wasko gives the latest on the beef market. Bernard Tobin… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 14: NAFTA sunset, MacAulay’s silence and update on ‘Before the Plate’ film
Here’s Thursday’s edition of RealAg Radio, with cohosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner. Highlights: With Wayne Easter and other Liberal MPs voicing concerns about the proposed federal tax changes, will Ag Minister Lawrence MacAulay speak up about the potential impact it could have on agriculture? Mark Brock, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario, discusses the… Read more »
RealAg Radio, September 13: Day 2 of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Wednesday’s edition of RealAg Radio in front of a live audience at day two of Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ontario, hosted by Shaun Haney and RealAg agronomist Peter Johnson. Highlights: Peter answers all kinds of agronomy questions from the audience. Rocky Talk with Joel Hoehn on winterizing your sprayer. Aaron Stevanus of Pride… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 12: Ontario crops, USDA numbers, and a live audience at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show
Today’s special edition of RealAg Radio (recorded at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show) is hosted by Shaun Haney and Peter Johnson. Highlights include: An update on Ontario crop conditions. Matthew Pot, Grain Perspectives, joins for a market update around Tuesday’s USDA estimates. Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show audience takes part in the conversation with questions around: hog… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 11: Precision field ‘printing,’ sensing compaction, and rolling with soy
Today’s RealAg Radio podcast, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Peter Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, joins the show to talk about how soil compaction awareness is changing how we farm in North America, following the Compaction Action event in Ontario last week. Peter and Kelvin also chat about the new, Real Dream Workshop series…. Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 8: #Taxshelter tweets, rising interest rates, & ‘Made in Canada’ farm equipment
Here’s the RealAg Radio September 8 podcast, hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner — highlights: Sask. harvest well ahead of normal; Kevin Folta taking the New York Times to court; JP Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada, on the Bank of Canada’s decision to raise interest rates again and the stronger Canadian dollar;… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 7: Stealing signs, seasonal slumps, and the problem facing Perdue & MacAulay
Thursday’s edition of RealAg Radio, hosted by Shaun Haney — highlights: Red Sox allegedly using technology (an Apple watch) to cheat (steal and communicate the catcher’s signs) — Does this happen in agriculture? Is this any different than companies spying on each other with drones? Haney says he’s heard of seed companies planting dummy plots… Read more »
RealAg Radio, Sept 6: Surprise in interest hikes, concern over small business tax plans
On this Wednesday edition of the podcast, you’ll hear: Top ag news stories: an update on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Bank of Canada raises interest rates for the second time in the same number of months, Liberals not planning to back down on small business tax proposal, ranchers affected by BC’s forest… Read more »
RealAg Radio, September 5: Fall weed control, Monsanto’s perspective on dicamba drift, & wheat trade concerns
Since we missed ‘Agronomy Monday’ due to the Labour Day weekend, welcome to ‘Agronomy Tuesday,’ with co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner. On today’s podcast: Peter Johnson, RealAg agronomist, discusses impact of late rains on soybean and corn yield potential, as well as fall weed control and potash rec’s for winter wheat; Ryan Rubischko, dicamba… Read more »
RealAg Radio, September 1: RealAg Roundtable, Ritz’s legacy, and college football begins!
Friday’s show hosted by Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, back from Farm Progress Show — featuring: RealAg Roundtable with Shaun, Kelvin, and Bernard Tobin Recap of StatsCan report; Discussion about Gerry Ritz’s legacy, as the former ag minister retires from federal politics; Will Ritz’s successor Lawrence MacAulay stand up to his Liberal colleagues on proposed… Read more »