In honour of International Women's Day, we decided at RealAgriculture that we'd highlight some of the fantastic women across this industry and spread a little joy in these tough times. There are so many brilliant women out there that we could spend the rest of the year talking about it. In the process of lining... Read More
Category: Podcasts
There's plenty of optimism for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to assist in a global economic recovery, but what happens after mass vaccination? What's at play to help the global economy recover? Jan Lambregts, head of RaboResearch, global economics and markets at Rabobank, recently joined Shaun Haney to talk all things global finance. Lambregts recently presented... Read More
Heather Watson joined Farm Management Canada to work in communications. Fast forward a few years, and instead Watson is leading a thriving, adaptive organization as its executive director, and has been for over a decade. As Watson explains, she stepped in to the role not fully knowing what to expect, but that she's leveraged her... Read More
What do hot air balloons, rodeos, and role models have in common? The answer is agricultural communications specialist Karen Lewis. As part of our series featuring women in agriculture in honour of International Women’s Day, we spoke with Lewis about how strong women in her life have helped shape her career in agriculture. Lewis makes... Read More
It's time for another Beef Market Update, and since StatsCan recently released the January 1 numbers, we're going to focus on inventory today. Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange says that there wasn't really anything of surprise in the numbers, as the pattern of a contracting beef cow herd in Canada continues. "We did... Read More
Welcome to this Friday edition of RealAg Radio. We've got a beef market update with Anne Wasko of the Gateway Livestock Exchange. We also have an issue panel featuring RealAg's Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner, and Member of Parliament for Foothills John Barlow. They'll be talking about: Being part of the "classic rock" generation; The... Read More
If you're on social media, chances are you've seen posts from Dickson Delorme, aka Quick Dick McDick (QDM). His YouTube videos cover his daily life on a grain and cattle farm, while bringing some humour and normality to some of the tougher topics out there. For this Friday edition of RealAg LIVE!, guest host Lyndsey... Read More
David MacNaughton, who served as Canada's Ambassador to the U.S from 2016 to 2019, says that while the Canada-U.S. leadership relationship is much improved under President Joe Biden, Canada still needs to proceed with caution. Yes, President Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have kicked off their relationship with friendly words of warmth and a... Read More
We've got a Farmer Rapid Fire for you on today's RealAg Radio! You'll hear from: Shawn Shill of Arthur, Ont. who's busy moving grain, doing shop work, and is looking forward to #plant2021; Landon Friesen of Crystal City, Man. who got a sunburn yesterday; A product spotlight with AGI about their sponsorship of the Brier,... Read More
Aquaculture! It's like farming except in the water, obviously, but not a lot of people know that aquaculture shares similar concerns with regular agriculture. It's the farming of seafood, and it's been going on in Canada since before confederation. On this RealAg LIVE! Kara Oosterhuis is joined by Cyr Couturier from the Marine Institute at... Read More