Grain markets finished the week before Christmas mostly all in the green as follow-on technical buying and physical buying pushed the complex higher. Meanwhile there is still some uncertainty about how the trade deals are going to be executed, namely the $50 billion in agriculture purchases that President Trump has said China would buy. This… Read More

Before we begin, a shout out to our southern counterparts celebrating Thanksgiving today. Then, with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney, hear: How a beef processing plant closure is hurting Ontario producers, with Joe Hill, president of Beef Farmers of Ontario; A product spotlight with Jamie Pegg of Honey Bee Manufacturing Ltd.; and An update on… Read More

Although there’s no official statement released on the prime ministers website yet, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tweeted out that Canadian pork and beef exports to China will resume. To note, the prime minister thanks newly appointed Ambassador to China, Dominic Barton. He’s had the position since September 4th, and was quoted saying, “The relationship… Read More

Interested in having a RealAg personality speak at your event? Get in touch, says host Shaun Haney off the hop. Then, on this episode of RealAg Radio: A end-of-week banter with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith; Perspective on the grain markets, with FarmLead’s Brennan Turner; How do cattle prices compare to this time last year? Anne Wasko,… Read More

First off, a big thank you to Kara Oosterhuis, for another amazing summer with RealAgriculture, we wish you the best of luck heading back to post-secondary! It’s Labour Day long weekend, and you can look forward to a Monday show dedicated to human resource and labour discussion. But first, in today’s show: Top ag news… Read More

It’s another busy day for the radio crew. Today, on the show: Top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Marie-Claude Bibeau joins the show to discuss funding, and market development; and The Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko, Gateway Livestock, on what to expect for fall, marketing timing considerations, and… Read More

Just days before the G20 Osaka Summit is set to take place, China has banned all Canadian meat exports. According to the Chinese Embassy in Canada, the investigation into last week’s Ractopamine findings “revealed that the official veterinary health certificates attached to the batch of pork exported to China were counterfeit” and reflects “obvious safety… Read More

Today on the show: Top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; A beef market update with Gateway Livestock’s Anne Wasko; Devin Dreeshen, Alberta’s Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, on issues impacting agriculture in the province; and Tim Heney, CEO of the Thunder Bay Port Authority on western grain moving east on its way to overseas… Read More

 

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