Alberta MP John Barlow will step in on the agriculture file for the first session of the 43rd Parliament, replacing MP Luc Berthold as Agriculture and Agri-Food shadow minister. Conservative Party of Canada leader Andrew Scheer named Barlow to the post while moving Berthold to shadow minister of Infrastructure and Communities. Originally from Saskatchewan, Barlow… Read More
Today’s show is a bit of a split between our regular content and Agronomy Monday, with host Shaun Haney. Hear about: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; and Weather, harvest progress, malt acceptability, year one of no pre-harvest glyphosate in beans, and a whole lot more with Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson. Have feedback… Read More
RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney may be a little excited for what he calls “the best holiday of the year.” Happy Canadian Thanksgiving weekend, everyone! Oh yeah, and today on the show: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; Pierre Petelle of CropLife Canada discusses season 2 of Real Farm Lives; and RealAgriculture’s Lyndsey… Read More
Toban Dyck farms near Winkler, Manitoba. He’s also a columnist for the National Post. And this week’s column struck a chord with RealAg Radio host Shaun Haney. Dyck joined the show to talk about his take on what farmers need right now, not just in light of the upcoming election, but overall as an industry,… Read More
First, did you watch the Ag Leaders Debate last night? What were your thoughts? Email, tweet, or give us a shout (info below)! After host Shaun Haney’s update on some listener feedback, you’ll hear: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s news lead Jessika Guse; Climate change, ag talking points, and mainstream contradictions, with Jeff Nielsen,… Read More
The Liberals, Conservatives, and NDP have been battling it out in Question Period over the past year, and on the election trail – who is a bigger supporter of Canadian dairy farmers and the future stability of supply management? Both the Liberals and Conservatives are in favour of compensation for dairy farmers based on market… Read More
The ag leaders debate on Tuesday night was a very entertaining two hours featuring lots of banter, blame, wild statements, and the frequent mention of climate change. The Liberals, Conservatives, NDP, and Green Party all had the chance to outline their respective party’s agricultural agenda for farmers across the country. But on that point, the… Read More
After a couple brief discussions on the highly controversial leaked photos of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some college football, and more, today’s show covers: The top ag news, with RealAgriculture’s Jessika Guse; What does the Federal Reserve’s move down on interest rates mean for Canada, especially given the lack of movement here? Farm Credit Canada’s… Read More
Time flies when you’re having fun. At this week’s Canadian Outdoor Farm Show at Woodstock, Ont., RealAg Radio host, Shaun Haney got the chance to catch up with the folks at PRIDE Seeds as they celebrated 70 years in the business. Doug Alderman, vice-president, sales and marketing, reflects back on the past with Haney, as… Read More
When the corn, soybean, and wheat growers of Ontario chose to join forces over a decade ago, they named a Westerner, Barry Senft, as their CEO. Since then, Senft has led the newly-formed Grain Farmers of Ontario through collaboration, the addition of two other commodity groups, restrictive regulations, and a big push for public outreach…. Read More
First, a moment of recognition, on this 18th anniversary of 9/11. Our thoughts are with all who were touched by the tragedy. We’re back at you from the Pride Seeds Pavilion at Canada’s Outdoor Farm Show, where there is a lot of discussion about whether or not the corn will finish. Frost continues to touch… Read More
Although the weekend is here, most of you are out in the combine. Be safe out there, and make sure to rest when need be. On today’s radio show: RealAgriculture news lead, Jessika Guse with the top agriculture news stories of the day; Chris White, president and CEO of the Canadian Meat Council explains how… Read More
On this edition of RealAg Radio, news lead Jessika Guse loses her job for about a minute as host, Shaun Haney cheers for the Bears, and Guse cheers for the Packers, if you’re not a football fan — sorry for the confusion. Today’s guests include: Top agriculture news stories of the day with Guse; Agronomist… Read More
It’s the first day back after the Labour Day weekend, and if you’ve been following the news, it’s been a busy one! Today’s top ag news with RealAgriculture’s Shaun Haney and Jessika Guse cover some big topics, including a recent Alberta activism case, a look at the Canadian economy, added tariffs on Chinese goods, and… Read More
On Labour Day Monday a turkey farm in Southern Alberta had to deal with trespassing animal activists attempting to bring media attention to the way turkeys are raised. About 30 protesters descended on to Jumbo Valley Colony by camping out along the wall in the turkey barn. The protestors demanded for the media to be… Read More