Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. Today’s show — sponsored by Syngenta Canada — is filled with a great lineup. You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Brian Innes, on his new role as executive director at Soy Canada, a position that starts in the beginning… Read More
The Canola Council of Canada (CCC) recently announced a revitalized market access strategy to help prevent and resolve challenges in the future. More stable and open trade is the goal, and the organization plans to get there by focusing on how market access challenges are evolving at each stage of the value chain. The last… Read More
Soy Canada has announced Brian Innes will be joining the organization as its new executive director. Innes is currently vice-president of public affairs for the Canola Council of Canada, and past-president of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance. “Brian brings to Soy Canada an extensive background in agriculture and government,” says Ernie Sirski, Chair of Soy… Read More
Welcome to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! We appreciate you taking time out of your day to drop by. On today’s show you’ll hear: Brian Innes of Canola Council of Canada and the new market access revitalization program; Mike Bender of Nufarm joins us for a product spotlight; Cyr Couturier, aquaculture scientist at Memorial… Read More
The federal government’s Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) could create a new market equal in size to that of Japan’s for Canadian canola, according to the Canola Council of Canada. The draft regulations supporting the new fuel standard, which would require fuel companies reduce the lifecycle carbon intensity of their fuels, were published in Canada Gazette… Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of the show. On RealAg Radio today you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day; Brian Innes of the Canola Council of Canada on the CFS changes; Matthew Pot of Grain Perspectives, on the currency market; and, Laura Van Eerd of the University of Guelph,… Read More
It’s time for RealAgRadio! We hope you are having a terrific Tuesday — no matter where you are, or what you are doing! Today’s show is a big one, filled with policy surrounding the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), and more. You’ll hear: Host Shaun Haney, with the top ag news stories of the day; Brian… Read More
Farmers across Canada are beginning to hear more and more about the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) being proposed by the federal government. But what on earth is it? The government is aiming to reward low carbon fuel in the Canadian fuel system, potentially offering a lot of opportunity for biofuels — fuels made from things… Read More
Today’s radio show continues our coverage of the Western Canadian Crop Production Show at (so cold) Saskatoon, Sask. For this episode, host Shaun Haney gets settled in at the Nufarm booth. For this Wednesday episode, you’ll hear: The latest on the China-canola export issue and biofuel expansion, via Brian Innes with the Canola Council of… Read More
The World Trade Organization (WTO) was created to add stability to global trade by upholding certain rules between trading partners. The organization has been criticized for being too slow, and, at times, ineffective. But the WTO exists for very good reason, says Brian Innes, past president of CAFTA who also is the head of public… Read More
Today, on RealAgRadio, we’re talking trade, economics, and politics (basically a trifecta of Shaun’s favourite topics). You’ll hear: The top ag news with RealAgriulture’s Jessika Guse; Are there solutions to our problematic relationship with China? Former Member of Parliament Stockwell Day joins the show; and Brian Innes, of Canola Council of Canada, chats about the… Read More
It’s RealAg Radio with a twist, as occasional host Lyndsey Smith steps in for Shaun Haney. On this Wednesday edition of the show you’ll here: The top ag news with Jessika Guse; Brian Innes with the Canola Council of Canada, discusses canola exports to China; and, Toban Dyck, director of communications for Manitoba Pulse and… Read More
Canadians are very much wrapped up in the testimony of Jody Wilson-Raybould and Gerald Butts on the SNC-Lavalin scandal. When your house is amid chaos and controversy it can be very difficult for a government to get their work done. For farmers and ranchers in Canada there is a very important piece of business to… Read More
Like other relationships, export markets take time, energy, and diplomacy to develop and maintain. Agriculture trade can be impacted by politics that have very little to do with farming and food, and big-picture friction in the short-term could threaten years of hard work. Just as good news rolls in on reduced tariffs for Canadian agriculture… Read More
The federal government has made it very clear that it expects Canadian agriculture to grow, scale-up, and increase production — for both domestic and international markets. China is a key destination for several Canadian commodities, and a trade mission this week is yielding some very positive results. Last week, Canada sent four high-level ministers to… Read More