We’re tackling some big-picture items today in this episode of RealAg Radio. It’s a good one you won’t want to miss… You’ll hear: Neil Townsend of FarmLink Marketing Solutions, on geopolitical tensions in Russia and Ukraine impacting wheat and soybean markets; Andy Jung of Mosaic Company, on the impacts of these tensions from the fertilizer… Read More
If you’ve been following the markets lately, you’ll have noticed moves in the wheat markets in the past couple of days, driven by geopolitics. But what’s going on with soybeans? Neil Townsend, chief market analyst with FarmLink marketing solutions, joins RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney to discuss the impacts as Russia starts to make moves into… Read More
It doesn’t matter what the prices are if you have no crop to sell. That’s a hard truth that Neil Townsend of FarmLink Marketing Solutions shares in this week’s Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio on Rural Radio 147 Sirius XM. There’s going to be low numbers on canola, wheat, barley — you name it, he… Read More
On today’s RealAg Radio, you’ll hear from: Stan Eby, cattle producer from Ontario, and one of the five inductees into the Canadian Ag Hall of Fame; Neil Townsend of FarmLink Marketing Solutions, for all the current info on markets; and, The tops ag news stories of the day. Thoughts on something we talked about on… Read More
Canola, wheat, pulse crops, barley, and more acreage numbers were released in Statistics Canada’s report today. The numbers are what they are, and hopefully Statistics Canada was able to complete surveys that gave fairly accurate ones. To break it down for us, Neil Townsend, senior market analyst at FarmLink Marketing Solutions, joins Shaun Haney for… Read More
Welcome to this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio. On today’s show you’ll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney Sean Speer, fellow at Public Policy Forum, about how on Canada’s Ag Day, both Minister Bibeau and Erin O’Toole are thinking too small; Heather Watson, executive director at Farm Management… Read More
If there was one piece of information you would have wanted in January of 2020, it might have been about COVID-19 transmission. But as of January 2021, the nugget of info that may mean the most for markets this year is if Chinese buying keeps pace or exceeds last year. There’s more at play in… Read More
When it comes to marketing grain crops, we all seem to have different strategies, and there isn’t necessarily one ‘correct’ answer. In the late 2020 oilseeds market, we are seeing highs that haven’t been experienced in years. And the prices just keep climbing. Those that sold weeks ago at what they thought were the highs,… Read More
For many, December is a time to reflect, to really sit back and look at what the previous months looked like. What were the highs? What were the lows? Despite 2020 being the year it was — and one I certainly won’t forget in my lifetime — it was also a whole lot of fun… Read More
It’s the first day of winter, and perhaps the beginning of a few weeks of quiet, rest, and reflection before a new year, and the slow speed up to another spring. The grain markets show no sign of slowing down however, and that’s got some wondering how much steam some of these markets have, and… Read More
It’s the Tuesday after the August long weekend (if you’re Canadian), and we’ve got a great show lined up for you today! Since we didn’t have an agronomic Monday show for you yesterday, today’s show will be jam-packed with all things agronomy. In this episode, you’ll hear: RealAgriculture’s resident agronomist Peter “Wheat Pete” Johnson, on… Read More
Solo crop touring isn’t as fun and seems a little out of the norm compared to normal tour set-ups, but that’s just the situation that, like many companies, FarmLink Marketing found themselves in this year. All safety protocols were recently taken into consideration for a crop tour put on by FarmLink Marketing says Neil Townsend,… Read More
Is canaryseed the itchiest of the crops? Will StatsCan find more canola? Why are Amercian farmers so reactive to incentives but Canadian farmers less so? These are just some of the questions posed during this RealAg LIVE! Q&A with Neil Townsend, of FarmLink Marketing Solutions. Listen/watch here, and check out the summary below: There are… Read More
It’s time for our Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio! We’ve got a market-filled show for you today. You’ll hear: Top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Neil Townsend of FarmLink Marketing Solutions, with his perspective on what is going on with the pulse and durum markets, and more; Kevin MacIsaac, general… Read More
Be honest, we’ve all ordered delivery at some point, right? In this episode of RealAg Radio, you’ll hear why we’re asking, when host Shaun Haney and news lead Jessika Guse discuss the top agriculture news stories of the day. Also on the show: Haney gives his thoughts on why events like engAGe from Agriculture in… Read More
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