Thanks for tuning in to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney is joined by Kelvin Heppner, Tyler McCann and Lyndsey Smith for the RealAg Issues Panel, but first you'll hear from Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Heath MacDonald, to discuss the Halifax Statement and the direction for the next five-year Ag Policy... Read More
Year: 2026
Improving soil resiliency and water infiltration rates requires an evolving approach to residue management and equipment selection, especially in regions prone to excess moisture and poor drainage, says Marcel Van Staveren, who farms near Creelman in southeast Saskatchewan. VanStaveren shares how his operation’s transition to disc drills and stripper headers has helped his farm enhance... Read More
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), in partnership with RealAgriculture, this week hosted an Ag Policy Exchange webinar analyzing the directional impact of the Halifax Statement coming out of the federal, provincial, and territorial (FPT) agricultural ministers' meeting. The session features an interview between Kelvin Heppner and federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald. Minister MacDonald emphasizes... Read More
Threats of a 50 per cent tariff on Canadian dairy exports to the United States have put supply management back in the spotlight of trade negotiations between the two countries, creating friction for cross-border supply chains. While milk for the domestic market remains the priority for Canadian producers, says Dairy Farmers of Canada president David... Read More
Welcome and thanks for tuning in to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney, brought to you by Pioneer Seeds Canada! Today, Shaun is live from Ag in Motion just outside of Saskatoon for the Farmer Rapid Fire. Hear from Jesse Meyer, Trevor Sherman, Jim Hale, Todd Lewis, Franck and Luke Groeneweg, and Devon Walker.... Read More
Louis Dreyfus Company (LDC) celebrated the grand opening for its major facility expansion at Yorkton, Sask., on July 23. The completed complex includes LDC’s first-ever pea protein facility alongside an upgraded canola processing footprint: Canola: More than doubled capacity, now capable of crushing over 2 million metric tons annually. Yellow peas: A new annual processing... Read More
In a route-sharing deal that will see Union Pacific move more goods east and CN have better access to southern routes, including Mexico, the companies say they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that will improve both railroads' ability to serve their customers. Union Pacific gains expanded operating rights over CN's Elgin, Joliet & Eastern... Read More
The federal agriculture minister says he sees momentum for changes in Canada's next five-year agricultural policy framework that reflect how much the world has changed since the current framework was negotiated. Heath MacDonald is pushing back against stakeholder skepticism that the newly signed Halifax Statement charts a path toward the status quo, failing to adequately... Read More
The current agriculture policy framework is set to expire March 31, 2028. Like the five-year agreements before it, the ag policy framework is the umbrella policy program and funding envelope that governs a host of programs, from farm-level grants, to national research clusters. There are two major parts to any ag policy framework: federal initiatives... Read More
Thanks for tuning in for this midweek edition of RealAg Radio! Host Shaun Haney shares crop updates and overall optimism straight from the AIM show grounds, before handing it over to today's feature interviews. On today's show, Haney and occasional host Lyndsey Smith are joined by: Greg Meredith, former Deputy Minister in Ontario, on the... Read More