Welcome to this week's edition of RealAg on the Weekend with your host Shaun Haney! On the show today, Haney is joined by Michael Harvey of CAFTA, Jim Wiesemeyer of the Wiesemeyer Perspectives Podcast, and Michael English of PwC to help unpack what's happening in Canada-U.S. trade. Also on today's show, Eric Olson of MNP... Read More
Year: 2026
Welcome to the Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Today on the show, host Shaun Haney is joined by Tyler McCann of CAPI and Kelvin Heppner of RealAg for the RealAg Issues Panel. Also on today’s show, Shaun is joined by Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange for a Beef Market Update. 00:00 - Coming up…... Read More
A shift in supply dynamics and shifting trade flows are weighing heavily on North American livestock markets, reversing months of tight inventory trends and record-high retail prices. In this Beef Market Update, Shaun Haney of RealAgriculture sits down with Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange to unpack the factors driving the recent downturn in cash... Read More
With the breakdown in Canada-U.S. trade negotiations and the implementation of new tariffs, the agriculture sector is once again dealing with elevated uncertainty on the trade front. To unpack what this escalation means on the farm and across the sector, the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI) and RealAgriculture brought together leading policy analysts, former government... Read More
Canadian exporters should have expanded access to Asian markets following the grand opening of CANXPORT, a new $750-million container transloading facility at the Port of Prince Rupert, on August 27. Operated by Montreal-based Ray-Mont Logistics, the Ridley Island site gives Canadian crops, forestry, petrochemicals, and mining commodities a direct ramp from trains into containers for... Read More
A little extra protein might sound like cheap insurance in a cattle ration, but when protein is one of the more expensive nutrients being fed, knowing what the cow actually needs matters. During Gateway Research Organization and Farming Forward’s Corn Stalk Tour at Byron Long’s farm in Barrhead County, Alta., Dr. Bart Lardner of the... Read More
More protein might sound like cheap insurance heading into winter, but there comes a point when that extra scoop is doing more for the feed bill than the cow. On this episode of Ruminating with RealAg, host Amber Bell is joined by Eric Bailey, state beef extension specialist and associate professor of animal science with... Read More
Welcome to this week’s edition of the Farmer Rapid Fire, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! On today’s RealAg Radio show, Shaun Haney is joined by Philip Shaw, Brendan Byrne, Aubrey Yule, Andrea Stroeve-Sawa and Pioneer agronomist Jenna Gregoire! 00:00 - Coming up... 01:40 - Philip Shaw of Dresden, Ont. 16:02 - Brendan Byrne... Read More
Last Friday, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the U.S. will import up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef and sell it to the consumer 25% below current market prices, saying, "This deal will reduce prices for Americans while giving space for our Great American Beef Herd to grow again." American farmers and ranchers were... Read More
Starting for the 2027 growing season, Pioneer brand canola will be sold by a seeds-per-bag minimum instead of weight-based packaging. All Pioneer brand canola products will transition from weight-based packaging to a standardized minimum 4.25 million seeds per bag, the company says, providing enough seed to plant approximately 10 acres. Bags will also be identified... Read More