A resolution from the dispute panel regarding dairy tariff rate quota (TRQ) allocations has been reached, and the news is a bit, well, divisive. The panel's decision includes the statement that because Canada's reserving of access of 85 to 100 per cent of 14 separate TRQs for Canadian processors is "inconsistent with Article 3.A.2.11 (b),"... Read More
Category: Podcasts
Funny how the week goes by so quickly. For this first Farmer Rapid Fire of the year, you'll hear: Ryan Barrett of Belmont, P.E.I.; Kevin Buchner of Brownsville, Ont.; Korey Peters of Randolph, Man,; Lesley Kelly of Watrous, Sask.; Sarah Hoffman of Three Hills, Alta.; and The top ag news stories of the day. Thoughts... Read More
Did this middle of the week sneak up on anyone else? On this Wednesday, mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Amber Mac, president of AmberMac Media and co-host of The Feed on Sirius XM, on technology and how remote environments aren't living up to the hype anymore; Shawna Morris, senior vice president of trade... Read More
There have been major disruptions to school schedules since March 2020 when the first wave of COVID-19 hit the shores of North America. Students of all ages, from elementary through university, have now faced several stops and starts, the full impacts of which are not even fully understood yet. As provinces such as Alberta and... Read More
In this first-of-the-year episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson discusses Ontario Ag Conference (on now), soil nutrient bank accounts, and low volumes going through a combine. Plus, Johnson works through a tiling/drainage problem for clay textured knolls. Have a question you’d like Johnson to address or some yield results to send in? Disagree... Read More
When glyphosate-resistant waterhemp was first discovered in Lambton County in 2014, University of Guelph weed scientist Peter Sikkema never imagined the course the weed would take across Ontario, or the speed it would travel. Fast forward to 2022 and glyphosate-resistant waterhemp has moved 700 kilometres east to Leeds & Grenville County. The invading resistant weed,... Read More
On this Tuesday edition of RealAg Radio, you'll hear: Andrew Scheer, Conservative shadow minister for infrastructure and communities, on how the next CEO of CN Rail could affect service; Geoff Backman, manager of business development and markets at Alberta Wheat and Barley Commissions, on farmers' right to repair; Mohamad Fakih, president and CEO of Paramount... Read More
CN Rail is currently looking for a new CEO. Normally, an executive search wouldn't draw that much attention; however, when the position is potentially filled by someone from a shareholding hedge fund, it could impact the direction and mission of the company. That's according to the federal Conservatives, and Andrew Scheer, shadow minister for infrastructure... Read More
Happy New Year, everyone! We're back to the regular routine and kicking off 2022 with an agronomic Monday, featuring resident agronomist Peter "Wheat Pete" Johnson and Ontario soybean specialist Horst Bohner. On the show, hear about: Inter-row cultivation; N-fixation for non-legume crops; Where big bean yields came from; Our latest poll on '22 resolutions; and,... Read More
Welcome to this Friday (and last of 2021) edition of RealAg Radio! On today's show you'll hear the best interviews from October, November, and December, featuring: Lana Popham, B.C. Minister of Agriculture, on the recover efforts post-flooding in the south of the province; Greg Northey of Pulse Canada, talks about the Container Crunch website, and... Read More