It’s the early days of 2021, but we’re hoping for a great year in the beef markets. Will that be the case? Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says although we are are off to a bit of a slow start, the futures market is telling us change is coming. Markets are in what… Read More
Welcome to the end of the week and this Friday episode of RealAg Radio! Today, you’ll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. You’ll also hear a RealAg Issues Panel with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, and Meagan Murdoch of NATIONAL Public Relations, where they’ll discuss: The Democrat’s control… Read More
Each year, Shaun Haney asks Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange what wishes she’d grant for the cattle markets if she could. (Don’t look back at what she wished for 2020, who could have predicted 2020?) If Santa is in the business of delivering some big-picture gifts for 2021, here’s what Wasko wants: Better… Read More
It’s Christmas Eve eve! Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’re going to hear: The top ag news stories of the day with your host Shaun Haney; A Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange, with her Christmas wish list; Patrick Lemelin of National Bank of Canada, on… Read More
The Ontario Corn Fed Beef Quality Assurance Program has been approved as the certification body Certified Sustainable Beef Framework’s Sustainable Beef Production Standard for beef feedlot operations in Ontario. The standard, under the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), will be an additional offering of quality assurance programs certified by Ontario Corn Fed Beef, streamlining… Read More
It’s been a mild December so far across the country, and although we will need some more moisture on the ground before the spring, most are sure enjoying it right now. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange couldn’t agree more. And although the weather may be making us happy, the cattle market has been tough… Read More
Happy Friday! Thanks for tuning in today, where we’ve got a great RealAg issues panel in store for you. You’ll hear from Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Jeff Nielsen, former chair of Alberta Barley. They’re going to talk about: The recently announced federal climate plan; What Jeff Nielsen will do in his… Read More
It’s U.S. Thanksgiving week, and it felt like a bit of an odd week with the markets being closed on Thursday and partially open on Friday. However, never fear — we’ve still got the Beef Market Update for you! Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says that because of the holiday, the U.S. did… Read More
Today’s RealAg Radio features an issues panel with RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, and Megan Murdoch of NATIONAL PR. You’ll hear about: E15 in Ontario; Federal-provincial-territorial agriculture ministers meeting; Business risk management discussion; Some international issues; and, A beef market update with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. Thoughts on something we talked about… Read More
September beef export trade data is in, and, following a good July and August, the numbers are a bit disappointing. “We’ve been talking about trade a lot because we know both the U.S. and Canada have a pile of beef that we need to get through, and obviously export markets are an important piece of… Read More
To say the futures market took a bit of a nosedive this week would not be an exaggeration. It has, however, been doing its best to try to recover some of those losses. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says in the latest Beef Market Update that the moves have been very volatile lately…. Read More
It’s the end of October already! This Friday edition of RealAg Radio features an issues panel with host Shaun Haney, Meagan Murdoch of NATIONAL Public Relations, and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture, discussing: Rural infrastructure costs; Canada-China leverage; Research funding; and, The move from diesel engines to electric ones on the farm. Plus, you’ll hear from… Read More
Many ranches across the prairies are getting into the weening season, which can mean only one thing — the weather is changing, and it’s changing rapidly. The weather isn’t the only thing that has been cooling down though — December live cattle futures dropped significantly over the past week, as Anne Wasko, of the Gateway… Read More
If you’re new around here, the Beef Market Update’s goal is to provide the most current information on beef exports, pricing, carcass weights, and boxed beef prices. Every second Friday, Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange joins us to cover what’s happening in markets both in Canada and the U.S. This week, U.S. trade… Read More
Fridays are for the RealAg Issues Panel! This week, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith. Up for discussion: The usefulness of the Canada Infrastructure Bank; Price transparency of cattle; COVID-19 resurgence and farm family safety; How food security drives farm programs; and, The PMRA’s latest herbicide change Plus, there’s this… Read More
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