While women make up over 30 per cent of farmers, it’s only recently that they have seen an increase in representation in advertising for everything from crop protection products, to lending, to equipment. But simply casting a female model in an ad campaign, for example, doesn’t necessarily mean companies have done any real research into… Read More
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We expect this last month of the year to fly by as fast as the rest of them. We’ve got a great lineup for you on RealAg Radio. You’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Jon Driedger of LeftField Commodity Research, with a market update; Mark Gottselig of… Read More
Next year marks Canada’s 150th birthday, and you can bet there will be some phenomenal events held in conjunction with the occasion. For the agriculture industry, 4-H Canada is planning a summit of global proportions. In this interview filmed at October’s Advancing Women Conference, Shaun Haney sits down with Jen Christie (@savvyfarmgirl), newly-minted chair of… Read More
What started out as a commitment to agvocacy has quickly turned into a social media frenzy of a very nasty kind — animal rights activists have highjacked the #farm365 hashtag and are posting memes, pro-vegan slogans and calling out farmers as, well, murderers. Of course, there’s also a hefty dose of other farmers following Andrew… Read More