It’s time for our Friday edition of RealAg Radio. Thanks for making the show a part of your day. You know the drill — it’s Friday, and that means we’ve got a RealAg Issues Panel for you. Today’s panel features the dynamic duo of host Shaun Haney and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture. They discuss the… Read More
August is starting out with an optimistic undertone in the cattle markets with fed cattle prices faring better than analysts may have predicted. In the southern U.S., prices are rounding out around $1 higher at $136 towards weeks end, whereas the north is holding a premium at $142 to $146 and their dressed market is… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio! Join Shaun Haney, Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner on the RealAg issues panel as they tackle fertilizer sanctions, the FPT meeting, and the return of AIM. They are also joined by guest Anne Wasko for the Beef Market Update. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show?… Read More
As we approach the back half of July (!!), what many consider the dog days of summer have arrived. It seems the cattle markets would agree. In the southern U.S., Texas trade is sitting lower than it has been, at $136, says Anne Wasko, in this week’s Beef Market Update. In the northern U.S., it’s… Read More
It’s Friday, so you know what that means! It’s time for a RealAg Issues Panel on RealAg Radio. On today’s panel, you’ll hear host Shaun Haney, along with Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Lyndsey Smith of RealAgriculture. The trio discusses the StatsCan jobs report, the Canadian Cattle Association’s name change, negotiations on Canada’s next Ag… Read More
Seeing as we’ve just closed out on the first half of 2022, we’re diving into overall beef production for the first half of the year on this week’s episode of the Beef Market Update. In Canada, beef production was up another 3 per cent, says Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, between fed cattle… Read More
A question for many when they hear about inflation and rising prices is: how does this impact food, beef, and and what are the potential effects on demand? The extreme volatility doesn’t help anything either, says Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, in this week’s Beef Market Update. “One day it’s going to be… Read More
It’s the time of the year where a lot of people are spending time in the sprayer, or running around keeping other parts of the operation afloat….so we thank you for making RealAg Radio a part of your day! It’s Friday, so yes — that means we’ve got a RealAg Issues Panel for you. Today’s… Read More
After a dreary few weeks, we’re starting this episode of the Beef Market Update on a positive note. Anne Wasko, of the Gateway Livestock Exchange, says on her ranch in southwest Saskatchewan, they got some rain, and hey, the markets are on the way up. The markets started out this week slow, but quickly picked… Read More
It’s Fridaaaaay! It’s hard to chose what our favourite day of the week is on RealAg Radio, but we’ll certainly tell you one thing: the Friday RealAg Issues Panel is up there on the list. Maybe it’s a five-way tie? On today’s show, you’ll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko, of the Gateway… Read More
It’s the last Friday in May, and we’ve got a great lineup for you here on RealAg Radio. You’ll hear a Beef Market Update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. Also, we have a RealAg Issues Panel featuring Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Christina Crowley-Arklie of Crowley + Arklie Strategies. Thoughts on something… Read More
Stagflation, inflation, rising food costs…these are all factors that are creating murky waters in front of beef demand, if you look at the rest of the 2022 calendar year. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says in our latest Beef Market Update, that even if you look at live cattle futures, and live cattle… Read More
Happy day-after-the long weekend, Canada. Is it Monday? Is it Tuesday? Does anyone know? What we do know is we have a great lineup for you on today’s episode of RealAg Radio, brought to you by MNP. You’ll hear: Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist, on the wild storm that went through Ontario, and… Read More
Canadian beef producers who are certified through the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (CRSB), are now eligible to receive an incentive payment from Farm Credit Canada (FCC) of up to $2,000. Curtis Granger, director of lending products and sustainability programs with FCC, says the main motivation behind the incentive payment is to increase certification for FCC customers…. Read More
The U.S. cattle market was steady again this week, continuing to chop, chop, chop sideways, with cut out prices climbing slightly, though still at sluggish pace. Here in Canada, the average weekly price is in the low 170s, and, according to Canfax, that’s the first time since 2017 the weekly average has held in this… Read More
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