Happy Friday! Thanks for tuning in today, where we've got a great RealAg issues panel in store for you. You'll hear from Lyndsey Smith and Kelvin Heppner of RealAgriculture, and Jeff Nielsen, former chair of Alberta Barley. They're going to talk about: The recently announced federal climate plan; What Jeff Nielsen will do in his... Read More
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It's Thursday, and that means we have a Farmer Rapid Fire! You'll hear from: Stewart Skinner of Listowel, Ont; Ron Krahn of Rivers, Man; Danny Ottenbreit of Grayson, Sask; Tim Oleksyn of the Prince Albert area in Sask; and, Kevin Serfas of Southern Alta. Thoughts on something we talked about on the show? Connect with... Read More
Today's RealAg LIVE! guest is Jim Hale, of Lancer, Sask. If you wonder where the heck that is, we did too; so we googled it (it's east of Leader, south of Eston, and west of Kyle, in the Brown soil zone area of Saskatchewan). Don't miss RealAg LIVE! weekdays on social media at 1 pm... Read More
Conference season is upon us, and joining the virtual ranks of meetings is Farm Management Canada's (FMC) Ag Excellence conference. The virtual space can provide a lot more opportunity both to virtual speakers, and to people who otherwise can't physically make it. Joining RealAgriculture's Bernard Tobin to discuss the core concepts of the event is... Read More
We appreciate you joining us for this mid-week edition of RealAg Radio. On today's show you'll hear: The top ag news stories of the day with host Shaun Haney; Jaime Castaneda, senior vice president of policy strategy and international trade with National Milk Producers Federation; Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, on the new Canada's Food Price Report;... Read More
Dairy has become the first issue under the new NAFTA to be challenged with potential enforcement action. As expected, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) on Wednesday announced it is seeking consultations with Canada regarding the allocation of the dairy tariff rate quotas (TRQs) for market access negotiated in the USMCA. “Canada’s measures violate its commitments... Read More
If you're feeling rather exhausted, anxious, and a little overwhelmed, author Timothy Caulfield might know why. In his latest book, Relax, Dammit! A User's Guide to the Age of Anxiety, Caulfield explores how even just small decisions — like when to wake up, or if our kids should walk to school on their own —... Read More
The 11th annual Canada's Food Price Report forecasts an overall price increase of three to five per cent for the upcoming year — which equates to roughly $695 per household. Dalhousie University, along with 24 collaborators from multiple universities, published the report which predicts the most significant increases in food prices will be in the... Read More
When it comes to gauging the success of management decisions, it's important to run more than one replication in a trial -- observing differences is a great way to decide on what might deserve a closer look next year. In this week's Wheat Pete's Word, host Peter Johnson shares some of the plot results that... Read More