Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Bell Canada CEO Mirko Bibic announced Monday a major expansion of Bell’s AI Data Centre project in Saskatchewan, bringing the total estimated capital investment to more than $50 billion. The expansion will establish the headquarters for Bell AI Fabric in the Regina area. “This historic investment will create thousands of... Read More
Year: 2026
When it comes to balancing the price of land and market value of crops up against a tight seeding window, some producers are looking to diversify the crop rotation away from the most common spring-seeded crops. Shaun Haney, host of RealAg Radio, caught up with Kenny Piecharka, head of North America with KWS Seeds, to... Read More
Welcome to RealAg Radio, brought to you by Nutrien eKonomics! Today on the show, your host Lyndsey Smith is joined by Peter ‘Wheat Pete’ Johnson for an agronomy conversation, Amy Crozier of Nutrien eKonomics for a spotlight interview, and Shane Strydhorst, chair of Pulse Canada and director with Alberta Pulse Growers, to talk about the... Read More
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Minister Heath MacDonald today announced the launch of Farm Credit Canada's (FCC) $1-billion Agri-Food Project Finance program to expand domestic capacity for value-added processing and manufacturing across the country. Capital-intensive agricultural infrastructure often struggles to secure traditional debt financing, leaving a gap where Canadian commodities are exported as raw goods and... Read More
Three nominees have been acclaimed to the Saskatchewan Pulse Growers (SPG) board of directors and four directors have been acclaimed to SaskOilseeds following the close of the 2026 call for nominations. For SaskOilseeds, the following individuals who have been acclaimed and will join or continue on the SaskOilseeds board: Jon Fehr, Herschel SK; Kaitlin Lake,... Read More
The average price of diesel at the pump in Canada has hit an all-time record high, according to the head of petroleum analysis for the GasBuddy fuel pricing platform. The Canadian national average surpassed $2.50/litre as of Sept. 13—its highest level on record, says Patrick De Haan. U.S. diesel prices have also reached record highs... Read More
When you purchase fertilizer for this year’s crop, you want the fertilizer nutrients to be predictably available to this year’s crop. This helps your current crop achieve its best potential yield and gives you greater confidence that the rate applied will supply enough plant-available sulfur to meet crop demand. This is important for every fertilizer... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! Today on the show, Haney is joined by Craig Johnston of FCC to discuss the Canadian and U.S. dollars, Kenny Piecharka of KWS Canada on hybrid rye versatility, and geopolitical analyst Jacob Shapiro on the Canada/U.S. trade war. Thoughts on... Read More
A challenging growing season can make harvest decisions anything but straightforward, especially when crops in the same area respond very differently to the conditions. Near Neerlandia, Alta., Shane Strydhorst, chair of Pulse Canada and director with Alberta Pulse Growers, is seeing that contrast firsthand in his pea and faba bean fields. A cool, wet spring…Read More
Fall calf run is just around the corner, but cattle markets are sending mixed signals as producers head into one of the busiest marketing periods of the year. Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange says the short holiday week made for relatively quiet fed cattle trade on both sides of the border. In Western Canada,... Read More