Hard to believe it's the mid-week edition of RealAg Radio, but welcome here! Your host Shaun Haney is going to lead you through a deep dive of the Clean Fuel Standard in this show. You'll hear from: Marla Orenstein of the Canada West Foundation, who wrote "The Citizen's Guide to the Clean Fuel Standard"; and,... Read More
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Any optimism over the updated Clean Fuel Standard, set to be revealed Friday, December 18, has been over-shadowed by last week's environmental plan that includes an upward incline in carbon taxes to 2023. Markus Haerle, chair of the Grain Farmers of Ontario, has many positive things to say about the opportunity for diverting corn into... Read More
Much like 2020, the markets have been surprising. Ted Seifried of Zaner Ag Hedge joins us for this RealAg LIVE! Q&A to discuss all things corn, wheat, and of course, soybean meal. Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social media! SUMMARY: Is there a lack of liquidity? How close... Read More
In the pursuit of continuous learning, you've got to change things up every now and then. For this episode of Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson applies that concept to weed control and fertilizer rates and placement. There's also plenty of discussion on the tried-and-true things we know too, like the danger of apply manure... Read More
In the busyness of the everyday, it stands to reason that some risk management issues fall to the back of your mind. Currency risk is one of those that might seem so out of your control that it's not worth the brain power, but understanding what direction the Canadian dollar is headed and how that... Read More
Details of the Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) are expected this coming Friday, as it is scheduled to be published in the upcoming Canada Gazette. The opportunity for farmers as it pertains to producing biofuel stocks came up a few months ago, and as it stands now is still positive overall. But Andrea Kent, spokesperson for... Read More
Canada's Clean Fuel Standard is likely to be published Friday, kicking off a comment period ahead of the standard becoming law. For a what-we-know and what-we-don't discussion, we go to Marla Orenstein, of the Canada West Foundation, on this RealAg LIVE! Q&A. Don't miss a new LIVE! every weekday at 3 pm E on social... Read More
This Tuesday edition of the show features a big ag policy issue, specifically the upcoming Clean Fuel Standard. You'll hear from: Markus Haerle, chair of Grain Farmers of Ontario (GFO); Todd Lewis, president of Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan (APAS); Arnold Balicki, chairman of the Saskatchewan Cattlemen's Association; Sukhpaul Bal, of BC Cherries Association; and,... Read More
Glyphosate-resistant waterhemp was first identified in Ontario in 2014. Since that time the weed, which hails from the pigweed family, has spread across the province with confirmed sightings in 14 counties in 2019. To make matters more troubling, waterhemp resistance continues to grow beyond glyphosate, and now includes multiple resistance to Group 2, 5, 9... Read More
Herbicide resistant weeds lurk on millions of acres of Canadian farm land. There's no one way to manage resistant weeds or to delay resistance, but there are plenty of little hammers to use. That's the subject of this episode of The Agronomists! Join host Shaun Haney in discussion with Breanne Tidemann, research scientist at AAFC... Read More