Welcome to this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show features a “virtual on-location,” sponsored by Decisive Farming powered by Telus Agriculture. You’ll hear: Garth Donald, manager of agronomy at Decisive Farming for a product spotlight; Blair Rutter, ag policy analyst, on the impacts of carbon taxes on grain transportation and how it funnels down… Read More
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The rising carbon tax charged to railways while exporting grain will reduce the farmgate value of crops grown in Western Canada by several dollars per tonne, according to a pair of reports published over the past two weeks. The Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS) has released new calculations that say the federal government’s proposed $170/tonne… Read More
The Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association has hired a new executive director as Blair Rutter has stepped down from the position. Rutter joined the Wheat Growers in 2005 and led the organization in advocating for ending the Canadian Wheat Board’s monopoly, while pushing for improved market access, a less restrictive variety registration process and improved… Read More