Welcome back to RealAg Radio with your host Shaun Haney! Haney is joined on today's edition of the show by: Kristin Hoffman of Workplace Safety & Prevention Services on rural road safety; Chip Flory of Agritalk on corn markets and understanding current yield projections; and, Eric Bienvenue of Canada Beef on enhancing brand awareness for... Read More
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Health Canada is proposing a ban on "over-the-top" applications of dicamba herbicides in soybeans, following a special review by the Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) looking at impact of the herbicide on non-target plants. The proposal would restrict the use of herbicides such as XtendiMax and Engenia to prior to soybeans emerging from the ground,... Read More
Steven MacKinnon is taking over the transport file in Mark Carney's cabinet following the departure of former deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland announced her resignation as transport minister on Tuesday in a letter in which she said she will not be running in the next federal election. She had served as Minister of Transport... Read More
Fed cattle prices in Canada are holding steady even as U.S. markets begin to soften following the Labour Day weekend. While some may get a little nervous about prices stalling out, the pullback could reflect a healthy seasonal correction, says Anne Wasko of Gateway Livestock Exchange. “We’ve just come off all-time record highs in both... Read More
Quebec has a new agriculture minister for the first time in seven years, as Donald Martel was appointed to the post in a cabinet shuffle on Wednesday. He replaces André Lamontagne, who had served in the role since 2018. Martel was first elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2012, and represents a... Read More
The Canadian government's initial list of nation-building projects to be fast-tracked does not include any infrastructure that would benefit bulk agricultural exports off Canada's West Coast. Prime Minister Mark Carney in Edmonton on Thursday announced the first series of projects being referred to the government's new "Major Projects Office" (MPO), which has been set up... Read More
As Canadian canola faces steep losses from China’s tariffs, domestic biofuel production has emerged as a potential market demand lifeline. But Rick White, president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), says biofuels can only cover part of the gap. "If we get exactly what the biofuel market needs here in Canada, we... Read More
Challenges to farm profitability and the need to resolve trade challenges with China were two of the over-arching topics discussed as federal, provincial and territorial ministers of agriculture held their annual meeting in Winnipeg this week. "It's a very difficult time for farmers. It's something that we discussed at length in this this room this... Read More
Canada’s canola industry is staring down a potential $2 billion loss as China’s preliminary anti-dumping tariffs lock Canadian seed out of a crucial export market. While the federal government’s preliminary response package announced Friday promises longer-term consultations, Rick White, president and CEO of the Canadian Canola Growers Association (CCGA), calls the announcement "disappointing." “We just... Read More
The Saskatchewan Wheat Development Commission (Sask Wheat) has welcomed two new and two incumbent directors to its board. Malcolm Carnegie and Emiley Saunders will join returning directors Rob Stone and Scott Hepworth on the Sask Wheat board, each for a four-year term. Hepworth and Stone are each serving their second consecutive terms. The terms of... Read More