Host Shaun Haney starts off the show by sharing audience feedback to the autonomous semi discussion from yesterday. Then: Top Ag News Rocky Mountain Equipment celebrates 10 years with its Ultimate Rocky Experience contest. Graham Lloyd, general manager and CEO of Dairy Farmers of Ontario joins the show to talk about how dairy farmers feel about… Read More
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Today, on the show: Top Ag News Brian Voth of IntelliFarm Inc. joins to talk about the markets, including canola and soybean charts (and how they may be diverging soon). Kevin Grier talks the Canadian grocery report — do we have a trade deficit or a surplus? Also, the health of the Canadian processing sector,… Read More
The Agritechnica crew is home from Germany, and so begins the big job of sifting through all of the coverage. In today’s show: Top Ag News Andrew Coyne, Canadian columnist, shares his thoughts on the country’s sentiment towards Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the federal government’s move to ‘tax fairness’, and where we’re at with the… Read More
The traveling (and exhausted) RealAg crew is in Manchester, UK today, for a quick stop on their way home. Today, on the show: JP Gervais, chief economist with Farm Credit Canada, talks about markets, and how Canada is looking for exports. An interview from earlier in the week on an armoured tractor on display at… Read More
Hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner have put together another show from Hanover, Germany. In today’s episode: Melanie Epp – A Canadian freelancer living in Belgian (and missing bacon) joins to share what caught her eye at Agritechnica, including potato farming innovations, the Ideal combine, autonomous tractors. Farmer Panel – A Quebec and Manitoba farmer… Read More
Well, it’s the fourth day for the RealAgriculture crew attending Agritechnica in Germany, and day two for the RealAg team at GrainWorld in Winnipeg. In today’s show: Chad Colby joins Shaun to discuss his observations and highlights from Agritechnica. Rocky Talk with Rocky Mountain Equipment’s Jim Wood Tom Simonson of Danish robotics and automation company… Read More
Time is flying by for co-hosts Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner, who are in Hanover, Germany this week, attending Agritechnica. In today’s show: Booth attractions; Top Ag News; Echelon Ag’s tech support, crunching numbers and the importance of equipment in precision agriculture; Spring Creek Consulting’s Sandy Russell on the importance of developing a business plan… Read More
Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney are co-hosting from Agritechnica in Hanover, Germany, with sore feet, raspy voices and strong stomachs. On the show: Top Ag News Have you ever considered a stripper header? A closer look from the Agritechnica show floor, with Neil Smith of Shelbourne Reynolds. Noticeable trends in ag machinery after two days… Read More
Today’s episode of RealAg Radio is coming all the way from Germany, where Shaun Haney, Kelvin Heppner and our very own production editor Jason Stroeve are en route to Agritechnica. In the show: Top Ag News Trade updates A forecast for Agritechnica (and what Kelvin’s really excited about) Would you ever relocate your farm? Join… Read More
The trek from Altona, MB and Picture Butte, AB to Hanover, Germany has begun, but the show must go on! In today’s episode: Top Ag News Mike Opperman, Farm Journal’s MILK, joins to talk about the similarities between production and business operations in the Canadian and U.S. dairy industries. Matthew Pot, Grain Perspectives, breaks down… Read More
Host Shaun Haney says we are better as an industry when we genuinely try to understand other points of view. Hosting once again from Las Vegas, Nevada, Haney covers: Top Ag News (as always) with Kelvin Heppner. DEF winter storage considerations. Chip Flory, host Market Rally – All things markets — corn, soybeans, and the… Read More
Another day, another broadcast from Las Vegas. Host Shaun Haney is down south for Farm Journal’s MILK Business Conference. In today’s show: An update on the conference – hot topics like immigration and labour. Jim Wiesemeyer of Pro Farmer on all things trade, U.S. politics, and why tax reform is so critical for the Trump… Read More
From the land of casinos, cheap beer and all the food you can possibly eat, Shaun Haney hosts today’s show/podcast from Las Vegas, where he’s attending Farm Journal’s MILK Business Conference. Highlights: Weekend college football recap Doug Porter, chief economist for BMO, joins Kelvin Heppner to discusses the slowdown in the Canadian economy, where the… Read More
Host Shaun Haney starts off the conversation today with a nod to the diversity of consumers, and a head-shake to falling snow. Then: Top Ag News – October job numbers better than expected; Wall Street poll on potential for U.S. to withdraw from North American Free Trade Agreement; new United Conservative Party leader names ag… Read More
Well, the last inning was played in the World Series, and the snow has fallen in western Canada. Host Shaun Haney reflects on the abrupt changes, after a hasty trip to New York City. Then, in the show: Top Ag News – U.S. President Donald Trump back to talking tough on trade deals; optimism around… Read More