It’s a story that has impacted a nation, a world. Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with thoughts to the Humboldt Broncos family. Plans for new, directed scouting services and “smart farming,” with Richard Marsh, Farmers Edge. These tools include an expansion of crop staging models; and the release of insect and disease risk… Read More
Category: RealAg Radio
It’s another busy day for the show, as we head into the weekend talking livestock markets, food marketing, and trade disputes. Today on the show, in a bit more detail: Top Ag News It doesn’t appear to be a good day for live cattle — what are the fundamentals saying? Gateway Livestock’s Anne Wasko joins… Read More
To start out the show, host Shaun Haney catches up with RealAgriculture’s Bernard Tobin, from the Canadian Dairy XPO in Stratford, ON. The duo discuss supply management, trade negotiations, technology, and dairy producer sentiment. Then: Top Ag News Farmer Rapid Fire – Producers from across the country join the show to discuss spring (winter?) conditions,… Read More
Are we understanding, and considering, culture in the trade war discussion? Host Shaun Haney starts off the show discussing the role of culture in economics and policy. Then: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. Prepping for spring with Jim Wood of Rocky Mountain Equipment. How does the battle between China and the U.S. impact Canada,… Read More
“I’m picking up a sentiment, from some of you, that I don’t like.” Host Shaun Haney starts off the show talking about the importance of lobby efforts, suggesting farm organization budgets for lobbying should be doubled, not halved. Then: Top Ag News Preventing herbicide resistance in cereals, with Nufarm’s Darren Froats. What’s ahead for spring?… Read More
Starting off the show, Shaun Haney reflects on yesterday’s show, and specifically his conversation with Tyne Morgan. Considering struggles like those faced in the U.S., are arguments against supply managed dairy realistic? Are Canadian producers really held back in terms of innovation and growth compared to their counterparts without the system? Then: The news this… Read More
It’s Opening Day, and baseball fans are gearing up to see the Toronto Blue Jays in action against the New York Yankees. And that’s where Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner start off their discussion in this episode of the show (but don’t worry if you’re not a baseball fan, it’s a shortstop — you’re safe)…. Read More
From Manitoba and Colorado, today’s show starts off with a discussion on the opioid crisis, with new numbers out showing the impact it’s having, both in urban and rural areas. Then: Today’s ag news, including possible optimism about NAFTA progress, and amendments to the rail bill in Ottawa, which farm groups requested. Jim Wood, chief… Read More
It’s a busy Tuesday! Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with some feedback from the audience, all the way from Colorado. Then, on the show: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. Crop health notification technology, with Richard Marsh of Farmers Edge. Announced surprise audits for the Temporary Foreign Worker Program, and an update on… Read More
Host Shaun Haney says he isn’t one for conspiracy theories, but he starts off the show with a discussion on Walmart’s potential move into agriculture and drone surveillance. Will farmers who comply to retail demands be paid more? Or will those who don’t, be dropped? Then: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. Agronomy Monday feature… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with Grain Perspectives’ Matthew Pot to discuss China’s response to proposed tariffs, and what it means for Canada. Then: Will barbecue season catch the free-falling live cattle futures? Anne Wasko, Gateway Livestock Exchange, joins for a Beef Market Update. Issues Panel – Lyndsey Smith, Kelvin Heppner and Anne… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with a look at what’s ahead, and some comments on tariffs proposed by the U.S. (and how they could impact Canadian agriculture). Then: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. Departing chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, Mark Brock, reflects on his time in the role, the team… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show with some feedback from Twitter (included below), then: Top Ag News, with Kelvin Heppner. RockyTalk – Jim Wood, Rocky Mountain Equipment, joins the show to take a look at Q4 and the machinery business. What does the new legislation for gun control mean for rural Canada? Is it… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the show talking cranberry juice, push marketing, and market development. Then: Top Ag News – Yesterday’s emergency meeting regarding the grain-by-rail backlog; the acquisition of farmland in Canada; political sentiment in polls; the pace of NAFTA talks, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau; and more on trade. The level of… Read More
Shaun Haney is back in the studio, after a busy week on the road with TechTour LIVE. After quickly acknowledging the amazing complexity of plants, he covers: Top Ag News – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s disapproval rating surpasses 50 percent; UFA announces $12.5 million patronage dividend; CN and CP hopper car orders improving; and more…. Read More