Thanks for tuning in to this Thursday edition of RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Corteva Crop Protection. Host Shaun Haney checks in with: Tyler Lester of Bloomfield, Ont.; Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Jack Froese of Winkler, Man.; and, Josh Lade of Osler, Sask. Also hear from Corteva Crop... Read More
Year: 2025
The Manitoba government has announced provincial funding for a top-up to the AgriStability program that was proposed by federal Agriculture Minister Kody Blois prior to the federal election campaign. Premier Wab Kinew announced $10.7 million to match federal AgriStability funding during a visit to the Maple Leaf Foods hog processing plant at Brandon, Man. on... Read More
CNH Industrial, the parent company of Case IH and New Holland, as well as other brands, has announced it is temporarily halting all shipments from North American plants and European plants as of April 1, 2025. A statement on the decision to ground shipments was made just ahead of the so-called "Liberation Day" tariff announcement... Read More
It is the first warm day of spring and the smell of a good ribeye steak on the barbecue wafts in from an open window. That familiar scent might make your mouth water, but what truly defines the best-tasting beef? Is it the breed—Angus, Hereford, or Charolais? The feeding system—grass-fed, grain-fed, or grain-finished? Or does... Read More
In this 26th episode of The Truth About Ag, Evan Shout sits down with Shaun Haney, founder of RealAgriculture, to talk about the journey that took him from small-town Alberta to becoming one of the most trusted voices in Canadian ag media. Shaun opens up about his early days growing up in Picture Butte, how... Read More
Tyler Fulton, a cow-calf producer from Birtle, Man., is the newly-elected president of the Canadian Cattle Association. Fulton steps into the role at a critical time for Canada's integrated beef supply chain with the U.S. — an issue he sees as the most pressing facing the sector, given that half of Canada’s beef production is... Read More
"Turn your obstacles into opportunities and your problems into possibilities." - Roy T. Bennett I am not sure what your plans were for U.S. "Liberation Day," but I was tied to a TV to listen to what U.S. President Trump was going to say about his tariff strategy. Through a Canadian lens, I would say... Read More
Growers will have access to a new configuration of Case IH's Early Riser planter for crop year 2026. The planter will be the 10th configuration of the Early Riser and feature a 90-foot wide frame, 24-rows, and 22-inch row spacing. In this interview from Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado, Case IH planter marketing manager Dave... Read More
Canada and Mexico were spared new tariffs in the U.S. president's "Liberation Day" announcement on April 2. Speaking from the Rose Garden with most of his cabinet accompanying him, President Trump announced so-called "reciprocal" tariffs ranging from 10 to 50 per cent on a long list of countries starting April 9, with a baseline 10... Read More
Thanks for tuning in to this Wednesday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by: Tyler McCann with the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and Lauren Comin of Seeds Canada on the future of plant breeding funding (read the opinion column here); Derryn Shrosbree with 33seven Continuity Planning on valuing your farm is... Read More