The president of the Canadian Federation of Agriculture is welcoming the Carney's government's renewed focus on policies that are also long-standing priorities in agriculture: economic development, regulatory modernization, and infrastructure investments. But he also says it's time for action. "We're encouraged by what we're hearing out of Prime Minister Carney and and his team. They... Read More
Year: 2025
Thanks for tuning in to RealAg on the weekend! On this edition, host Shaun Haney is joined by: Keith Currie of Canadian Federation of Agriculture to talk about mid-summer meetings; Mark Redmond, chair of RDAR on the new AI tool, ROOT; and, Derek Penner of Genesis Fertilizer on stepping up as CEO, and the construction... Read More
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
Agriculture ministers from across Canada have agreed to temporarily implement changes to AgriStability that were announced by former federal ag minister Kody Blois on the eve of the federal election campaign in March. Federal, provincial, and territorial ag ministers met virtually on Thursday in lieu of the postponed in-person FPT meeting that was supposed to... Read More
Todd Frey with Clean Field Services is running John Deere's See & Spray technology for the first time in 2025. The Drayton, Ont., based custom applicator is eager to see how the system, which uses boom-mounted cameras to identify weeds and target herbicide application, fits in Ontario's cropping system. "We hear a lot of stuff... Read More
Despite a whirlwind of global trade tensions and fluctuating markets, North America's beef sector remains resilient, with cash cattle prices demonstrating surprising strength well into July. In this episode of the Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney is joined as always by market analyst Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to discuss the latest cattle market... Read More
Welcome back to RealAg Radio for the Farmer Rapid Fire presented by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today’s host, Lyndsey Smith, is joined by: Billy Beaudry of Saint-Hyacinthe, Que.; Mark Huston of Chatham-Kent, Ont.; Jim Hale of Lancer, Sask.; Rob Sommerville of Special Areas, Alta.; and, Pioneer Agronomist Derwyn Hammond, based at Man., to talk about assessing... Read More
In this episode of the Mind Your Farm Business podcast, Shaun Haney is joined by estate planning expert and bestselling author Dr. Tom Deans to discuss why avoiding conversations about succession, wills, and wealth can lead to disastrous consequences for farm families. Deans, author of Every Family’s Business, Willing Wisdom, and The Happy Inheritor, shares... Read More
Just one timely rain event turned the tide for many growers in west central Saskatchewan this summer, shifting the region from near-disaster due to drought conditions to cautious optimism. “In all honesty, if you would’ve asked me on June 20th, we were right on the edge of an epic disaster,” says Mike Palmier, agronomist with... Read More
Staging corn is a key step in managing the crop, especially when it comes to timing herbicide application. If growers and agronomists miss leaves or miscount them when staging plants in the field, they can apply products outside the recommended application window and potentially damage the crop. Bayer Crop Science agronomist Leanne Freitag says 2025's... Read More