Today’s show is a special one, looking back at some of host Shaun Haney’s favourite interviews of 2019. Hear from: Tyne Morgan, host of the U.S. Farm Report, on farm profitability, and debt levels Rick Mercer on traveling across Canada, the best and funniest politicians, and even how he convinced Americans that Canadians were celebrating… Read More
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It’s the 20th anniversary of the FarmTech conference, and the group brought in a Canadian legend as the banquet’s keynote speaker. Some might know him from his days at This Hour has 22 Minutes, but most if not all, know him for the Rick Mercer Report. RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney was lucky enough to sit… Read More
Inglis, Manitoba is home to an iconic scene that was once common across the prairies — five wooden grain elevators still standing in a row. In recognition of them forming the last elevator row in Canada, they have been protected as a National Historic Site. However, the elevators have been needing a bit of work,… Read More
Maybe it’s the return to winter across much of the west, or the very slow melt in eastern Ontario, or the mountains (literally!) of snow out east, but today I found myself looking for the happy side of the Internet. And, dear Real Aggies, the Internet did not disappoint. So, if you’re like me and… Read More
It’s not often a farmer gets to show off — and explain — what’s happening in his wheat field on national television during primetime hours. Humphrey Banack of Round Hill, Alberta had the opportunity this fall when he hosted comedian Rick Mercer and his CBC camera crew for a day of combining wheat (if you… Read More