Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire! Today’s show is brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Ryan McCarron of Antigonish, N.S.; Luke Barron of Schomberg, Ont.; Corey Loessin of Radisson, Sask.; and Shaune Harty of Foremost, Alta. Don’t miss our spotlight interview… Read More
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With many still waiting for some actual spring-like weather now three weeks into April, we are checking in with farmers and ranchers across the country on this edition of Farmer Rapid Fire on RealAg Radio, brought to you today by Pioneer Seeds Canada. Host Shaun Haney will see who’s getting started or how much longer… Read More
The federal government has announced more than $4.3 million in funding to support Canada’s pulse and special crop industry in an effort to meet growing consumer demand for plant-based protein. The funding, announced by Agriculture Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau on November 17, will support international marketing activities to find foreign buyers, improve performance of transportation networks, and… Read More
When parliament returns November 22, the Canadian government will be led by a 39 member cabinet that was announced earlier this week. Heading up the agriculture file will be returning Ag Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau. Other departments with a significant impact on agriculture include the ministries of environment, trade, and health. On Thursday, RealAg Radio host… Read More
It’s Thursday, so you know what that means — it’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire! On today’s RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Steve Twynstra of Ailsa Craig, Ont.; Jennifer Doelman of Douglas, Ont.; Simon Ellis of Wawanesa, Man.; Corey Loessin of Radisson, Sask.; and, Kevin Serfas of Turin, Alta. Thoughts on something we talked… Read More
It’s Thursday — you know the drill. It’s time for a Farmer Rapid Fire. On today’s episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear: John Wiebe Dykstra of Salisbury, N.B. who runs a dairy operation and is hauling in pricey round bales; Josh Boersen of Stratford, Ont., where they’re a lot further from putting corn in the… Read More
Pulse Canada’s president, Greg Cherewyk, will step up as leader of Pulse Canada, April 1, 2021. Long-time CEO Gord Bacon has announced his retirement from the role after 25 years with the organization. “Greg Cherewyk is a respected leader, is well known to Canadian pulse growers, traders and processors. He will, without a doubt, continue… Read More
Happy Thanksgiving to our American listeners! If you’re carving up your turkey or putting the marshmallows on your sweet potatoes (editor’s note: why though?), thanks for tuning in! If it’s a regular day in Canada for you, we appreciate you being here. There’s a new question of the week for this Thursday’s Farmer Rapid Fire:… Read More
By many accounts, if the sun shines and the creek don’t rise, there’s a monster spring wheat crop coming in the west. But don’t just take our word for it; mounting evidence from several sources points to a rather large spring wheat supply building in Western Canada. Jon Driedger, senior market analyst with LeftField Commodity… Read More
How is it Thursday already? Those long weekends can really throw the timing off. But you know what today means — Farmer Rapid Fire here on RealAg Radio. This Thursday’s segment brings together: Murray Froebe from near Carman, Man.; Scott Keller from New Norway, Alta.; Corey Loessin from Radisson, Sask.; and, Ken Schaus from near… Read More
What a difference a couple of years make. It was not that long ago Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SaskPulse) was sitting on a $30 million surplus and the projection was for the surplus to just get bigger and bigger. Now, after what may have been the most disruptive year in Saskatchewan’s pulse growing history, reducing the… Read More
It’s the middle of October and there is a lot of harvest yet to do in the Prairie Provinces. Many farmers got off to an early start, progress was ahead of schedule, and then things ground to a halt. No one knows for sure, but back of the envelope estimates conservatively put the value of… Read More
The majority of Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission members at the group’s annual meeting in Saskatoon on Wednesday voted in favour of a resolution to join Cereals Canada. The commission is notably absent from the list of producer organizations that are already members of the national group that aims to “ensure a profitable and vibrant future for… Read More