On Wednesday’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney has the following guests: RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics discusses the latest happenings on the hill; and, RealAgriculture’s Ontario field editor, Lyndsey Smith is in for another segment of Buying and Selling. We’re on Spotify! Be… Read More
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RealAg Radio is back with a new show after the Easter break. Today’s show includes: Jessika Guse with the top ag news stories of the day; Claude Vielfoure, president of Hylife, on the company’s sale to a Thailand-based company; Cathy Lennon, of the Ontario Processing Vegetable Growers, on the Ontario government’s unexpected changes to the… Read More
On Wednesday’s RealAg Radio, Kelsey Johnson, with iPolitics, joined show host Shaun Haney to recap what she saw and heard at both the house ag committee and trade committee meetings held Tuesday, April 2. At the ag committee meeting, Johnson says attendees heard from Viterra, Richardson International, and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), whereas… Read More
It’s officially spring! Plant 2019 is closer than ever which means you should remember to subscribe to our podcasts so you have something to listen to in the cab. In today’s RealAg Radio show, host Shaun Haney and news lead Jessika Guse discuss interest rates, glyphosate, and federal budget reaction among other top ag news… Read More
In the coming months, Health Canada is expected to release the newest version of Canada’s Food Guide. This is the first update since 2007, and the proposed changes are not without controversy. First looks at the new guide suggests a significant shift away from meat and dairy and increased focus on plant-based protein. “This has… Read More
Today’s show is jam packed with news as you get not one but two segments of news with Guse. RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney and news lead, Jessika Guse start off the show with your top ag news stories of the day. Those include: Bank of Canada announced it would keep the interest rate at… Read More
Today on RealAg Radio, host Shaun Haney hones in on some very important issues to agriculture and rural communities. Whether it’s the economy, trade, the opioid crisis, or political issues, we have you covered today on the show. You’ll hear from: Former federal minister of agriculture Gerry Ritz on trade issues and a few other… Read More
This year has brought many political events to remember including trade deals, a new party on the right, and a bizarre foreign trip to India for Prime Minister Trudeau. As we get closer to 2019, Ottawa has flipped into election mode according to Kelsey Johnson of iPolitics. Johnson also believes the issue of competitiveness will… Read More
Agriculture ministers from across Canada met in Ottawa this week, with the agenda focused on finalizing the agriculture policy framework to replace Growing Forward 2, which ends in March 2018. The ministers are aiming to sign off on a new federal-provincial-territorial agreement at their next meeting in St. John’s in July, but they have yet to agree… Read More