Tag: Tyler McCann

Thanks for tuning in for today’s edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update! Then, Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, for the RealAg... Read More

On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. They discuss topics including: Calgary Stampede becoming a political and economic meet-up Seed sector modernization Poilievre's uncertain political future Red tape reduction and modernization and the government's... Read More

It's time for the Friday Issues Panel on RealAg Radio! On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute. They discuss several topics, including: Canada's economic performance; If Carney will get a deal with Trump (spoiler... Read More

Our world is increasingly digital — communication, data collection and analysis, remote monitoring and sensing — you name it. That also means farming is increasingly digital, too. But what does that actually look like in practice? What benefits or savings does digitial ag offfer? And at what cost? Building off the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute... Read More

On today’s show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann of CAPI for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss topics including: Annual FPT ag ministers’ meeting being postponed; Ideal outcomes for the upcoming G7 meeting; and, Recognizing the complex drivers of market prices. Plus, stick... Read More

Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! On today’s show, hear from Michael Harvey of the Canadian Agri-Food Trade Alliance on Bill C-202, and host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner and Lyndsey Smith, both of RealAgriculture, and Tyler McCann of CAPI for the RealAg Issues Panel. They discuss topics... Read More

By Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI)   Canada's new Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister Heath MacDonald arrives at a time when farmers and processors are facing more uncertainty—and more opportunity—than at any point in a generation. Prime Minister Carney has said his new cabinet reflects Canada’s “hinge moment.” Agriculture may... Read More

Thanks for tuning in for the Friday Edition of RealAg Radio! On today's episode, host Shaun Haney speaks with new Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald who shares his commitment to getting his boots on the ground on farms across the country and ensuring his cabinet colleagues understand the economic value of agriculture. Afterward,... Read More

In this episode of The Truth About Ag podcast, co-host Evan Shout sits down with Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), for a candid conversation about the state of ag policy in Canada. They start with a discussion on the role CAPI plays in shaping the agri-food dialogue, including the... Read More

By Tyler McCann, managing director of the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute, on the eve of a new cabinet The arrival of a new Minister of Agriculture in a new government with a new mandate creates a new opportunity for Canadian agriculture. Like other resource sectors over the last decade, agriculture has struggled to address its... Read More