Just ahead of the busy planting and seeding season, another almost-as-important season began: hockey playoff season. Here at RealAgriculture, we know hockey plays a key role in the rural experience, in our communities, and our relationships, especially when it comes to friendly rivalries over our favourite teams. To honour the very important playoff season, RealAgriculture's... Read More
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It's Friday, which means we're talking the top ag issues of the week on our RealAg Issues Panel. Joining the panel today, hosted by Shaun Haney, is Andrew Campbell, of FreshAir Media, and Kelvin Heppner, of RealAgriculture. The trio discuss tractor subscriptions, the Conservative leadership debate, grocery profits, a breakdown of the ag sector's NHL... Read More
Across Canada, we are seeing sky-high diesel prices, with some provinces inching closer to $2 per litre, where other provinces are closing in on $3 per litre, is there light at the end of the tunnel? According to experts, if there is, it's not coming anytime soon. The market has seen a surge in demand... Read More
It's Thursday, so it's time to catch up with farmers across the country! It's go season, so let's get at'er and see what they are busy doing. You'll hear: Michael Groot, of Huron County, Ont.; Adam Gurr, of Rapid City, Man.; Daryl Fransoo, of Glaslyn, Sask.; and Shaune Harty, of Foremost, Alta. Thoughts on something... Read More
Producers in southern Ontario and throughout eastern Canada are likely to experience a cool and wet spring followed by a summer with lower than normal temperatures, as they push through to harvest. Temperature and all things weather however, are a matter of perception. Keeping in mind a dry spring for Ontario is 8 to 12... Read More
April brought upwards of 100 millimeters of rain to parts of Manitoba with a large part of Alberta begging for even a fraction of that moisture, as Saskatchewan is stuck in the middle with a grab-bag of weather ranging from average moisture, too much or not enough. One thing is for certain, it doesn't matter... Read More
May the 4th be with you on this episode of RealAg Radio! On today's episode, which was recorded live and brought to you by Federated Co-op Limited (FCL), you'll hear: Marie-Claude Bibeau, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, on the federal-provincial-territorial (FPT) meetings that finished up earlier this week; Lane Christiansen, with a FCL product... Read More