Tag: Shaun Haney

In late January, we asked the RealAgristudies Insights Panel how they were feeling about current and future farm financial performance, their outlook on investment timing, and what they thought about impending tariffs being levied against Canadian goods moving into the U.S. Over 600 farmers responded to this survey, weighing in on on these topics, and… Read More

Canadians feel betrayed by the U.S and Donald Trump after the President slapped a 25 percent tariff on imports for its northern neighbour and long-time partner in trade and defence of democracy. That was RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney’s take on U.S. tariffs announced on Saturday when he joined Monday morning’s Market Day Report panel… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Agronomic Monday edition of RealAg Radio, brought to you by FP Genetics! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by: Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney to discuss the latest on the Trump tariffs set to take effect tomorrow, February 4, 2025; RealAgriculture’s in-house agronomist, Peter Johnson to chat stripe rust, land… Read More

Artificial intelligence (AI) has generated significant buzz in agriculture, promising to transform the industry in so many ways. Whether you are talking equipment, agronomy, daily management tasks or livestock production, AI is a staple in any discussion.  Even for the most optimistic of people like myself, I can see the dangers of AI promising too… Read More

Some weeks just require more. More energy, more coffee, more phone calls, more discussion. This week started with president-elect Donald Trump announcing a planned 25 per cent tariff on ALL goods coming into the U.S. There’s an on-going Canada Post strike. The House of Commons finally got one singular thing done late Thursday and passed… Read More

As the Canadian harvest season gets underway, there’s a noticeable shift in farmer sentiment across the country. That’s according to the latest Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index, gathered in July from over 500 farmers. Justin Funk and Shaun Haney, co-founders of RealAgristudies, are here to unpack the July 2024 results, touching on key topics such as… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this special issues panel Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio. First off, host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Christine McCraken of Rabobank to discuss the hog markets. Smith is then joined by Kelvin Heppner and Shaun Haney, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), for… Read More

For the late April intake of the Canadian Farmer Sentiment Index survey, RealAgristudies asked the Insights Panel some hard-hitting questions, such as “Who do you NOT want to win the Stanley Cup?” From there, though, we jumped back in to the same questions asked in previous surveys to plot a trend line for several topics… Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for the Beef Market Update. Smith is then joined by Shaun Haney, Kelvin Heppner, and Ontario farmer Andrew Campbell for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss a number of topics including:… Read More

Say what you want about the state of farm transition in Canada, but the numbers don’t lie: farm business transition from one owner to the next is a huge deal both in dollar figures and families involved. According to Farm Management Canada, about 75 per cent of farm businesses are set to transition to new… Read More