Thanks for tuning in to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Karen Proud, president and adjudicator of the Grocery Sector Code of Conduct on the use of the code of conduct; Christi Friesen of Rebellion Farms to discuss the Chinese tariffs on canola; Abbe Pawluk in the latest Pests… Read More
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“It’s literally costing me money now to seed canola… $200,000 that…[we] lost off of our canola, just like that, just due to the tariffs.” This is the message that Christi Friesen of Rebellion Farms based out of Brownvale, Alta., wanted to get across to Premiere Danielle Smith in a recent post on X (see below)…. Read More
January 29th is Bell Let’s Talk Day, a day focused on raising awareness of mental health through social media sharing. Started in 2011, the day has raised millions of dollars for mental health support. At this year’s FarmTech held at Edmonton, Alta., farmer Christi Friesen took the time to sit in the RealAg Radio booth… Read More
As if Alberta’s northern region hadn’t had enough adversity this growing season, social media filled with reports of frost over the weekend. Christi Friesen, a farmer in the province’s Peace Country, tweeted a picture confirming the frost early Saturday morning, writing that the barley and wheat (early milk to early dough stage) were officially hit…. Read More
The news that China has blocked not just Richardson International’s exported canola, but all Canadian canola seed has sparked outrage among farmers across Canada. “It’s very frustrating to be shut out of our largest market. This is why you need your national organizations and your federal government constantly nurturing these relationships to keep trade functioning,”… Read More