After another hectic week, it is finally time for the Friday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show, you’ll hear: Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, with our latest Beef Market Update; Patti Durand, of Farm Credit Canada, on tools you can use for family farm succession planning; and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey Smith and host… Read More
Just two short weeks ago, no one was really sure what was ahead for the COVID-19 virus lockdown and social distancing. In just two short weeks, cities are ghost towns, and grocery store shelves and coolers are suspiciously absent of some key items — beef, pork, and chicken among them. A flurry of retail buying… Read More
What a week. Frankly, the last week and even two weeks has been wild enough — let alone the last 24 hours — as the impact of COVID-19 makes its way into North American travel bans, the stock market, oil prices, the Canadian dollar and more. The volatility has been extreme. Anne Wasko, of the… Read More
It’s been a heck of a week, so we figured we might as well end it off with a bang. Today’s show is one you won’t want to miss. You’ll hear: Patti Durand of Farm Credit Canada, with a breakdown of the tools you have to build your succession plan on the farm that you… Read More
It’s been a busy week, and we’re ending it off with some serious conversations. In today’s RealAg Radio show, with host Shaun Haney: It’s been an ugly week for live cattle markets, largely driven by fear of the coronavirus. Is there a bottom? Where is it? Anne Wasko, of Gateway Livestock, joins the show for… Read More
If you’re looking for good news, you may not find it in the cattle markets this week. Mounting concerns over the spread of coronavirus and the global economy are starting to play a significant role. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange is considering this a black swan event akin to the fire in Kansas… Read More
In a stroke of good luck, both Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange and Shaun Haney, host of RealAg Radio, were in San Antonio, TX this week to take in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s annual convention. That means this edition of the Beef Market Update is a very special in-person recording, which makes the… Read More
Today’s broadcast comes to you from the New Holland booth at the Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show in San Antonio, Texas. Hear: An overview of some of New Hollands’s products on the tradeshow floor, and the Great New Holland Hay Tools Giveaway, with Jordan Milewski; A discussion on the Cattlefax seminar this morning,… Read More
Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve got two of three major provincial farm shows in the can for this year. Next week: FarmTech. But first, on today’s show hear: Jim Bagshaw joins to share what’s exciting about the Alliance Seed portfolio for wheat, barley, and durum; How steady prices are in beef and cattle markets, the latest… Read More
In a world market where volatility is the name of the game, “steady” is probably more positive than negative. And that’s about where we are for this first full month of 2020, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. Nearly across the board — and across the border — prices are steady, cut out is… Read More
It’s not every radio show that starts with the host discussing their first experience consuming bone marrow. But that’s why we’re one of your favourites, right? Shaun Haney is taking his own advice this week, and challenging himself to try new things. He’s also covering the top ag news solo, and sharing some thought-provoking feedback… Read More
The final numbers are starting to roll in for 2019 beef markets, and it appears that Canada is well-positioned for another good year. In this episode of the Beef Market Update, RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney and Gateway Livestock’s Anne Wasko take a walk through 2019, considering the impacts of African swine fever, and where Canadian beef… Read More
Hey, Merry Christmas Eve! Today, on RealAg Radio: The weather forecast across Canada and the Midwest, with Drew Lerner, World Weather Inc; A Christmas wish list for the cattle markets, in our Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko; and How economics could look in the new year, with J.P. Gervais, Farm Credit Canada. Have feedback… Read More
Like most years in the cattle business, 2019 brought highs and lows that will be remembered and some points we’d rather forget. From high packer margins, to uncertain feed costs, to strong demand, this year brought many challenges and opportunities for ranchers and feeders. It’s time though to put 2019 behind us and look ahead… Read More
As the year winds down, the U.S. cattle market is showing strength, even with a seasonal pull back in prices, and a return to full processing capacity. Canada has been enjoying record exports to Japan, with continued demand for high quality, high grading product. But as we look ahead to the new year, it’s the… Read More